- Tapped as new face of Maybelline New York (July 31, 2004)
- Was written out of MELROSE PLACE in 1996 after only being with the show a year, reportedly because the viewers hated her character, Brooke so much and the writers did not know what to do with her.
- Her parents divorced when she was a baby, and she was adopted by her stepfather shortly after he married her mother in 1968.
- Enjoys a wide variety of music, from Dave Matthews, to Brazilian music, to Joni Mitchell-type folk music and even Mozart.
- Hobbies: yoga, baking and hiking.
- Once owned a yogo studio.
- Her childhood hero was Gloria Steinem.
- Wanted to be an actress since age 10 when she was cast in a community theater production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television at Golden Globe Awards for Sex and the City (2004)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Sex and the City (2003)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Sex and the City (2001)
Quotes- "I had an accent before I went to training school and when I went to Rutgers they felt it would undermine my professional possibilities, so they were very hard on me to lose it. I am glad in retrospect that they did, but on the other hand when I hear one, I'm like, 'Awww.'"
- When asked to reveal upcoming plot lines for Sex and the City: "If I give away anything that hasn't happened yet, I tell you they will hunt me down and kill me."
Awards- Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Sex and the City (2004)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, SEX AND THE CITY (2002)
- Women in Film Lucy Awards: Lucy Award (1999)
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