She grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut and attended New Canaan High School. She graduated in 1996. At the age of nine, she signed a contract with the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency and started her modeling career. She also worked for the Elite Modeling Agency.

In 1992 she received a role in "That Night", which was her first role in a movie.
Since then she has appeared in films like "My Father the Hero", "Wish Upon A Star", "Roswell", "Grey's Anatomy", "Side Effects" and many others.