She co-starred with Paul Reiser in the sitcom Mad About You and appeared in the successful films, As Good As It Gets and The Sessions.
She went to several plays each week as a child, and later practiced ballet and attended UCLA.
She appeared on an episode of The Simpsons as Moe's girlfriend at a time when she was dating Hank Azaria, who provides the voice of Moe.
She began dating Matthew Carnahan in 2001, and the couple had a daughter in May 2004.
She co-starred with Mel Gibson in the 2000 romantic comedy film, What Women Want.
