Received a scholarship to the San Francisco School of Ballet and, after eight years of dance, began studying acting at the American Conservatory of Theatre in San Francisco
Performed as a mime on a European tour at age 16
Attended Sarah Lawrence College and spent a year abroad studying theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in London, England
Briefly worked on the soap Another World, playing a troubled teen
At age 29, she won the role of 16-year-old Andrea Zuckerman on Beverly Hills, 90210; she was the oldest cast member to portray a teen
During her time on 90210, she also began a career as a producer, with a series of specials called Lifestories and her own syndicated talk show, Gabrielle
Appeared on the WB's reality series The Surreal Life (2003)
Elected vice president of SAG-AFTRA in 2012; she became acting president upon the death of Ken Howard in 2016
Spends a lot of time working with youth, volunteering with D