Moved to Barcelona with her father and four siblings

Attended Swiss bording school from age 11 through 18

Acted in school plays

Moved to New York

Met photographer/documentarian Bruce Weber at a restaurant and began a modeling career

Canadian TV-series acting debut, "L'Isle"

American acting debut, "The Doors"

Feature debut as a lead, "Wide Sargasso Sea"

Starred opposite Brad Pitt as Isabel Two in "Legends of the Fall"

Cast in "The Last Man Standing," which starred Bruce Willis and Bruce Dern

Appeared with Kevin Sorbo in "Kull the Conqueror"

Guest starred in an episode of "Early Edition"

Starred in the comedy "Murder at the Cannes Film Festival"

Cast as Marina, in the Showtime series "The L Word," a story about the lives and loves of a group of lesbian friends