Relocated to Los Angeles (Echo Park) after her parents divorce

First screen credit, "A Night at the Roxbury"

Cast as Vanessa in the sequel "Urban Legends: Final Cut"

Cast alongside Steven Seagal and DMX in "Exit Wounds"

Breakout role as Denzel Washington's girl on the side in "Training Day"

Cast as the female lead in John Singleton's "2 Fast 2 Furious"

Reunited with Denzel Washington for the feature "Out of Time"

Appeared in Robert Rodriguez's "Once Upon a Time in Mexico"; the final film in the "Mariachi Trilogy"

Co-starred with Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear in the Farrelly Brothers comedy, "Stuck on You"

Cast as the object of Will Smith's affection in the comedy "Hitch"

Appeared in Lee Daniels' indie film "Shadowboxer"

Cast opposite Billy Crudup in Bart Freundlich's "Trust the Man"

Co-starred with brothers Luke and Owen Wilson in "The Wendell Baker Story"; co-directed by Luke and Andrew Wilson

Appeared with Joaquin Phoenix and Robert Duvall in "We Own the Night"

Featured in Diane English's female ensemble "The Women," a remake of the 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce

Played Sand Saref and childhood friend of the title character in Frank Miller's adaptation of "The Spirit"