Raised in Brisbane, Australia

Left Brisbane at age 17 to work as an international model

Cast in the London installment of MTV's "The Real World"

Featured in People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" issue

Made film debut in the anthology horror thriller "Campfire Tales"

Starred on the short-lived NBC drama "Wind on Water"

Appeared in an episode of UPN's "Guys Like Us," opposite series star and then boyfriend Chris Hardwick

Cast in a recurring role on the WB series "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane" as a girl who liked both Duncan and Jack

Played a lead role in the short-lived WB drama series "D.C."

Co-starred in the short lived CBS drama series "Citizen Baines"

Co-starred with Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in "The Human Stain"

Played Bridget's (Renée Zellweger) nemesis in the comedy "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason"

Portrayed the wife of Joaquin Phoenix's character in "Ladder 49"

Cast in director Wolfgang Petersen's remake of "The Poseidon Adventure"

Portrayed Zach Braff's girlfriend in "The Last Kiss"; directed by Tony Goldwyn and scripted by Paul Haggis

Cast opposite Kal Penn in director Mira Nair's "The Namesake," an adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri best selling novel