Josette was born and raised in Vancouver, BC Canada and earned her Theatre Degree from Simon Fraser University. Her parents are originally from the Philippines.

Josette is a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominee and was the first recipient of Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre's Walk of Fame award, which acknowledged her work with the Asian-Canadian theatre community. She was featured as an "actor to watch" in the latest Georgia Straight's Fall Arts Preview and was named among the 30 under 30 for the city of Delta. Josette was also crowned winner in the Microsoft Windows Canada's DO or DIE competition. She won the contest by surviving in Portugal with no money, food, or shelter - just her creativity.