milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Palm Springs, California
1988 
Began acting career as a child, playing Gretl in "The Sound of Music"
1991 
Had lead role in local production of "Annie"
1997 
Moved to L.A. to pursue acting career
1999 
Feature acting debut, small role in "The Thirteenth Floor"
1999 
Had recurring role on "Safe Harbor"
2000 
TV series debut as regular on the short-lived NBC sitcom "Tucker"
2001 
Appeared in the festival-screened features "Delivering Milo" and "Alex in Wonder"
2002 
Cast as Michelle Pfeiffer's daughter in the screen adaptation of "White Oleander"
2003 
Co-starred with Nicholas Cage in "Matchstick Men"
2003 
Portrayed a young Jessica Lange in "Big Fish," directed by Tim Burton
2005 
Portrayed journalist Karen O'Connor, opposite Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth in Atom Egoyan's "Where the Truth Lies"
2005 
Cast opposite Giovanni Ribisi and Robin Williams in "The Big White"
2006 
Co-starred with Gael García Bernal in "The King," a low-budget American film by the British documentary-maker James Marsh
2006 
Starred as a feisty 16-year-old who befriends an unruly horse in "Flicka"
2007 
Co-starred with Benicio Del Toro and Halle Berry in "Things We Lost in the Fire"
2007 
Played Beowulf's mistress in Robert Zemeckis' big screen adaptation of the epic poem, "Beowulf"
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