It's actually really great to be a student and an actor, because I get to do this job that I love, then just when I think my head might explode, I get to go to school where they don't really care about what magazine cover I'm on.

Her film career has included both commercial and critical successes ranging from teen romantic comedies such as 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) to dark art house pictures such as The Business of Strangers (2001). She guest starred as Lumen Pierce in the fifth season of the Showtime series Dexter a role that earned her Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations.