- Nickname: Ru
- Interests: writing poetry and stories; playing the guitar; singing (her main enjoyment); and dancing.
- Has 5 cats named: MoMo, Scout, Oscar, Sweetpea Poteet Tennessee, and Mouse.
- When she was born, her father took one look at her eyes and exclaimed Firuze! (which is Persian for turquoise).
- Once appeared as a vampire in a ZZ Top video
- Owns her own Occult Craft shop in California called Panpipes.
- Appeared in techno-superstar Moby's music video for Natural Blues which began airing in early 2000, along with Christina Ricci.
- Has nine tattoos and a nose ring.
- Has a triangle tattoo on her shoulder because the Nazi soldiers branded the symbol on the gypsies in concentration camps. This is her way of paying respect to her culture and remembering the suffering her ancestors endured.
- Is of Persian and Gypsy heritage.
- A 2002 internet poll confirmed that fans' favorite movie she did, was THE CRAFT
- Has severe dyslexia and discalcula which means that she cannot process numbers however she sees, to be very good at memorization.
- Favorite authors: William Burroughs, James Joyce, Isabelle Allende, Michael Bulgakov, Jung, Oscar Wilde, and recently Ernest Hemingway and Balzac.
- Favorite bands: The Germs, The dead kennedys, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Ministry, Frontline, Butter8, Radiohead, and Blur.
- Loves motorcycles and owns a Honda 250 rebel.
- Color of hair: Brown
- Favorite music: Punk rock
- Favorite drinks: White Russians, carrot juice, coffee
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture at Screen Actors Guild Awards for ALMOST FAMOUS (2001)
Quotes- About breast implants: "I hate them. I think they're evil. Just imagine if anyone ever tried to exhume your body in 20 years all that they would find is a pile of dust and two bags of plastic saline/silicone...gross."
Awards- MTV Movie Awards: Best Fight, THE CRAFT (1997) - shared with Robin Tunney
- Florida Film Festival: Enzian Award (1994)
- Independent Spirit Awards: Best Female Lead, GAS FOOD LODGING (1993)
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