Visited an ashram in India at age 13 and converted to Hinduism

Film acting debut in the as yet unreleased independent romantic comedy "Myth America" (lensed 1996)

Featured in the CBS miniseries "Mario Puzo's 'The Last Don'"

Acted in the festival-screened independent drama "East of A"

Played a feminist in the "1972" segment of HBO's well-made lesbian-themed anthology "If These Walls Could Talk 2"

Guest starred on an episode of "Freaks and Geeks" (NBC) playing high school tough Karen Scarfolli

Cast in the controversial Fox drama "Boston Public" as the sharp-witted assistant to principal Harper (Chi McBride)

Appeared on stage in L.A. with mother and uncle in the one-act play "Pitching to the Star"

Cast opposite Brittany Murphy in the romantic comedy "Little Black Book"

Joined the cast of NBC's "The Office" in the third season as a love interest to Jim Halpert (John Krasinski)

Cast in the Farrelly brothers produced sitcom, "Unhitched" (Fox)