Raised in Montreal, Canada

Began acting at age 12

Lent her voice to the Co Hoedeman animated short "Masquerade", produced by the National Film Board of Canada

Had early feature film credit with a cameo in "Jacknife", starring Robert De Niro

Acted in the National Film Board of Canada short "The Journey Home"

Had early TV voice-over credits on the syndicated animated series "Young Robin Hood"

Trained as a painter before switching focus to acting

Attended the Harvard University-sponsored Institute of Advance Theater Training at the American Repertory Theatre

Featured in the American Repertory Theatre production of the Aeschylus trilogy "The Orestia"

Moved to NYC after graduation

Headed back to Cambridge, Massachusetts to work in the professional company at the American Repertory Theatre; the company's policy to not hire former student less than one year after graduation was changed in order to bring her on board

With American Repertory Theatre, co-starred as Miranda in "The Tempest"

Featured in the American Repertory Theatre production of Moliere's "Tartuffe"

Had early New York stage credit with "Mere Mortals and Others", a collection of six one-act plays produced at Primary Stages

Co-starred in the Playwrights Horizons presentation "Gun-Shy", playing a neurotic anorexic with a fixation on married men

Had a supporting role in the romance feature "The Horse Whisperer"

Voiced the character of Kayley in "Quest for Camelot", bringing to life the little girl who wishes to be a knight in King Arthur's court

Guest starred on an episode of the syndicated series "Viper"

Guested on episodes of the UPN series "The Sentinel" and "7 Days"

Played the young incarnation of Julie Harris' Annalise in a the Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center (Nyack, New York) production of "Scent of the Roses"

Featured as Sally Field's estranged daughter in "A Cooler Climate", premiered on Showtime

Had a two episode recurring role on "The Practice", playing Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Liner

Impressed with her performance on his series "The Practice", David E Kelley tapped her to replace departing star Paula Marshall on the spy series "Snoops" (ABC), but the show was cancelled before she could appear in any episodes

Starred as teacher Lauren Davis, the dedicated head of the history department, in Kelley's controversial high school-set drama "Boston Public" (Fox)

Joined the cast of "NYPD Blue," for five episodes as a new detective

Cast as the conning sex-addicted love interest of Dr. Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) on the F/X drama "Nip/Tuck"

Cast in "See This Movie," a "mockumentary" about a documentary filmmaker making a movie for the 2003 Montreal Film Festival