She is the fifth born child of the rich and esteemed Edwin and Magnolia Parrish. Ingrid was born fourteen minutes after her twin sister Rachel. She doesn't mind being compared to sister as much. She's a little more moral of the two, though she's still self obsessed. She doesn't remember who decided to dance first, but both girls jumped into and discovered a mutual talent for it. Ingrid was particularly smitten with ballet; she was decidedly more gifted than her sister. Upon graduation from a special dance academy (instead of going to high school, or private school) she was immediately taken up by a prestigious American ballet company. She had more than one offer, but she took the best.

After a few years she decided she wanted to go to Europe, spend a few years traveling and being a ridiculously rich party girl. She used the excuse of dancing with foreign companies to expand her repertoire. She was delighted when her sister agreed to come with her. She wasn't really upset about coming back to New York to help her brother and niece. She saw it as an opportunity to return home and party in her old stomping grounds, while still looking like a good sister. After getting bored of this gig Ingrid booked some tickets on the Hnakra to go for a cruise and goaded her sister into coming.