She was the Best Supporting Actress in Chicago, and is also Mrs. Michael Douglas.
She made her professional acting debut as the lead role in Annie at the age of fourteen.
Her breakthrough role was as Elena Montero in The Mask of Zorro.
She married Michael Douglas in 2000, and the couple had a son in 2000, and a daughter in 2003.
She starred in the movie Lay the Favorite with Bruce Willis.