She
is an only child of her Father David who is a car racing
promoter and her mother is an office
manager in California. She was discovered at the age of
4 in a mall when she had a temper tantrum
trying to get a toy that she really wanted. She was cast
into television commercials and was
even in an Oscar Mayer commercial. Other commercials soon
followed and eventually she was cast
in the daytime soapopera, Days of Our Lives.
Her big claim to fame was in 1996 when she was cast
in 7th Heaven and it made her a big star.
After getting hired for 7th Heaven her parents were
divorced and she lost a close friend to
Cancer. She has spent time with her 4 pets, 2 cats and
2 dogs to help her cope with her loses.
She also spends much of her time in shopping therapy.
She has made the transition into hit tv
very well and will hopefully accomplish even more in
the future.
Her distinction is that she is not like all the other
starlets in Hollywood. She has a look that
is her own and this will definately help her find work
in the future. She cares for others and
tries to keep her image squeaky clean to avoid falling
prey to the tabloids. She is attractive in
that girl next door type of way and is an aquired taste.
Her acting outweighs her looks and her
acting is mature enough to be of a 40 year old woman.
Her fans are mostly younger teenagers and 20 something
women.
