Won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for her work in 2003's Thirteen; also shared a Screenwriting Award for that film with Catherine Hardwicke at the Nantucket Film Festival
Hardwicke later directed her in 2005's Lords of Dogtown, about the Zephyr skateboarding team, and in the 2008 film adaptation of Twilight
Was the executive producer of the 2006 Disney sports drama Invincible
Directed longtime pal Sage's music video for her 2010 single "Edie Sedgwick