Studied education in college before moving to California to pursue acting
Scored her big break on Days of Our Lives in 1996 playing Billie Reed, a part originated by Lisa Rinna
Started her own T-shirt line called Sex Brand
Took a hiatus from acting to work on a novel and spend time with her son; returned to the small screen in 2010 with a part in the made-for-TV film Jesse Stone: No Remorse and a guest appearance on the series Life Unexpected