Born in 1953, Chiao studied journalism at National Chengchi University before pursuing graduate studies in America. After one semester of work toward a graduate degree in journalism, she grew bored and shifted her focus to film.
一九五三年出生的焦雄屏，大學念的是政治大學新聞系，畢業後到美國進修，念了一學期新聞後，就覺得枯燥乏味，轉進電影領域，搖身成為終日埋首於夢工廠的電影人。