Was an understudy for the Broadway revival of A Month in the Country, starring Helen Mirren, in 1996; her Broadway debut did not occur until 2007, when she starred in Cyrano de Bergerac opposite Kevin Kline
Costarred with future husband Ben Affleck in 2001's Pearl Harbor and 2003's Daredevil
Was featured in a 2004 CIA recruitment video on the agency's web site
Directed the Alias episode "In Dreams," which aired in May 2005
Created her own production company named Vandalia Films
Became a Save the Children artist ambassador in 2009, lobbying Congress for funding of early-childhood education
Awards
2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:nominated