Named for Jaime Sommers, the main character on the 1970s TV show Bionic Woman
Attended a local modeling school where, at 14, she was discovered by a New York agent; soon began appearing in magazines such as Vogue, Elle and Cosmopolitan
Went by the name James (her nickname) for a period of time because there was another model in her agency named Jaime
Was ranked No
16 on Maxim's 50 Sexiest Women list in 1999
First major acting job was the big-screen crime drama Blow (2001), in which she played the estranged daughter of Johnny Depp's character
Was a regular on several '00s TV series, including Kitchen Confidential, The Class and Gary Unmarried