Played Gretyl in "The Sound of Music" at the Palm Desert's McCallum Theater

Had lead role in a local production of "Annie"

Moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting career

First film appearance, "The Thirteenth Floor"

Had recurring role on "Safe Harbor" (WB)

TV series debut as regular on the short-lived NBC sitcom "Tucker"

Appeared in the festival-screened feature "Delivering Milo"

Cast as Michelle Pfeiffer's daughter in the screen adaptation of "White Oleander"

Co-starred with Nicholas Cage in "Matchstick Men"

Portrayed a young Jessica Lange in Tim Burton's "Big Fish"

Co-starred with Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth in Atom Egoyan's "Where the Truth Lies"

Cast opposite Giovanni Ribisi and Robin Williams in "The Big White"

Co-starred with Gael García Bernal in "The King," a low-budget American film by the British documentary-maker James Marsh

Starred as a feisty 16-year-old who befriends an unruly horse in "Flicka"

Co-starred with Benicio Del Toro and Halle Berry in "Things We Lost in the Fire"

Played Beowulf's mistress in Robert Zemeckis' big screen adaptation of the epic poem, "Beowulf"

Played the lead role in Sam Raimi's horror film, "Drag Me to Hell"