Biography
Rocketing to stardom with high-profile roles in two of the year's biggest films - "American Pie" (1999) and "American Beauty" (1999) - the 20-year-old actress suddenly found herself in the precarious position of being one of Hollywood's hottest properties. There was, of course, the requisite sequel "American Pie 2" (2001), although impressive work in films like "Spun" (2002) and a recurring role on "Six Feet Under" (HBO, 2001-05) did much to …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Reprised role of Heather along with original cast in "American Reunion" | |
2011 | Played Elizabeth Short, the infamous Black Dahlia on the first season of "American Horror Story" (FX) | |
2009 | Appeared in the film version of Michael Chabon's novel "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" | |
2008 | Shaved her head to play the lead role in the feature adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Garden of Eden" | |
2007 | Co-starred with Freddie Prinze Jr. in Michael Corrente's "Brooklyn Rules" | |
2006 | Co-starred in the indie comedy "Standing Still" | |
2005 | Played Jennifer Aniston's younger sister in Rob Reiner's "Rumor Has It..." | |
2005 | Cast opposite Keira Knightley in "Domino," about model-turned-bounty hunter Domino Harvey | |
2005 | Appeared in the comedy "Beauty Shop," starring Queen Latifah | |
2004 | Landed recurring role as a fellow art student of Claire Fisher's on the HBO series "Six Feet Under"; earned a Screen Actors Guild nomination | |
2002 | Co-starred with Jason Schwartzman and Mickey Rourke in "Spun" | |
2001 | Played the female lead opposite Justin Chambers in "The Musketeer" | |
2001 | Co-starred in Francine McDougall's crime comedy "Sugar & Spice" | |
2000 | Co-starred with "American Pie" veteran Jason Biggs in Amy Heckerling's college-set comedy "Loser" | |
1999 | Portrayed Kevin Spacey's fantasy object, seductive cheerleader Angela, in Sam Mendes' "American Beauty" | |
1999 | Played virginal choir girl Heather in the Weitz brothers' ensemble comedy "American Pie" | |
1999 | Played Rob Lowe's rebellious teenage daughter in the NBC disaster miniseries "Atomic Train" | |
1999 | Played the only friend of a lonely girl with telekinetic powers in "The Rage: Carrie 2" | |
1998 | Acted opposite Natasha Lyonne in "The Slums of Beverly Hills" | |
1997 | Played a young girl abused by her uncle Adolf in Philippe Mora's "Snide and Prejudice" | |
1997 | Film debut in Gregg Araki's "Nowhere" | |
1997 | Appeared in episodes of the medical dramas "ER" (NBC) and "Chicago Hope" (CBS) | |
1996 | Played the recurring role of brash Sergeant Jim Marsh's daughter on ABC's "High Incident" | |
1996 | First acting roles, appeared on "Boy Meets World" (ABC) and "Minor Adjustments" (UPN) | |
| TV debut in a commercial for Rice-A-Roni | ||
| Relocated with family to California | ||
| Signed by the Wilhelmina modeling agency and did print work for Oscar de la Renta | ||
Awards
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Six Feet Under |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in American Beauty |
1999 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in American Beauty |