2010 | Co-starred with Adrien Brody in the sci-fi thriller "Splice" |
2009 | Co-starred with Jared Leto and Diane Kruger in "Mr. Nobody" |
2008 | Portrayed Nabby Adams opposite Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney in the HBO biographical drama "John Adams" |
2007 | Feature directing debut, "Away From Her" starring Julie Christie and based on the Alice Munro short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain; also adapted the screenplay; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay |
2005 | Starred in "The Secret Life of Words," opposite Tim Robbins and Julie Christie |
2004 | Co-starred with Mekhi Phifer and Ving Rhames in "Dawn of the Dead," a remake of the 1978 horror film |
2000 | Offered a strong performance as a 19th-century woman who testifies at a murder trial in "The Weight of Water" |
2000 | Wrote, co-produced and directed the short "Don't Think Twice"; premiered at Sundance Film Festival |
1999 | Starred in "Go" and "Guinevere" both of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival |
1998 | Has supporting role in the Canadian feature "Last Night" |
1997 | Breakthrough screen role in Egoyan's "The Sweet Hereafter" |
1996 | Cast as Lily on the CBC television series, "Straight Up" |
2006 | Cast in Wim Wenders' neo-Western "Don't Come Knocking" starring Sam Shepard |
1996 | Dropped out of school to devote herself full time to political activism |
1994 | Underwent surgery for severe scoliosis, a recurring back ailment |
1994 | First film with Atom Egoyan, "Erotica" |
1994 | Acted in her debut stage role as Alice in "Alice Through the Looking Glass," a play based on the Lewis Carroll stories |
1994 | Moved out of her parents' home and into her own apartment at age 15 |
1990 | Co-starred as Sara Stanley in the Canadian series "The Road to Avonlea/Avonlea" (aired in the US on The Disney channel) |
1988 | Portrayed Sally Salt in Terry Gilliam's "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" |
1988 | Featured in the TV series "Ramona" (PBS) |
1985 | Made film debut in a bit role in "One Magic Christmas" |
