Appeared in her first commercial for Toys 'R Us when she was three years old

Discovered by M. Night Shyamalan who cast her as Mel Gibson’s daughter in “Signs”

Made guest appearances on “What I Like About You” (WB) and “Hack” (CBS)

Starred opposite Kate Hudson and older brother, Spencer Breslin in “Raising Helen”

Breakout role as a beauty pageant contestant in the independent film “Little Miss Sunshine”; received SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress

Co-starred with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart in “No Reservations”

Played Ryan Reynolds' daughter in “Definitely Maybe”

Co-starred with Jodie Foster in the adventure-fantasy film "Nim's Island"

Played the title role in the family film, "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl"

Played a young girl who sues her parents for medical emancipation in "My Sister's Keeper," a Nick Cassavetes-directed adaptation of the Jodi Picoult novel