Worked as a model in Italy before beginning her acting career
Served on the board of trustees at Children's Hospital Los Angeles for 10 years
In 2002, played Julia in Geffen Playhouse's stage production of Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple
In 2005, established the Alex Meneses Endowed Scholarship Fund to provide tuition assistance to students attending her former high school, Mother McAuley's Liberal Arts High School
Is the founder and president of her own production company OOLaLa Productions/LADDS Entertainment
Serves on the boards for United Hope for Animals, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra