- Her great-grandparents came over from Sweden to Minnesota; grew up with Scandinavian culture; can speak Swedish
- Has 3 sisters, two of them older and one younger
- Started school and finished school a year early
- Used to figure skate competitively.
- Is afraid of flying and thunderstorms.
- She learned to knit on breaks from rehearsals during her first play
- Raised in the Chicago suburbs.
- Admires the work of character actors like Cynthia Nixon, Annette Bening, Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett.
- Has a B.A. degree in Psychology, graduated with honors.
- Her first professional job was a powerful role in an Anti-Drug commercial that debuted during the Superbowl.
- Did some stunt work in "Something's Wrong in Kansas" (2005)
- Has played characters with mental health conditions in "Patients" (2004) and "Something's Wrong in Kansas" (2005)
- Was in a PSA for the Anti-Drug campaign (2004) and that same year appeared in a documentary film raising awareness about teens and drug abuse.
- Her family is of Swedish heritage. Coincidentally, she spent time filming in Lindsborg, Kansas which is an all Swedish community.
- filming a role in Tenacious D in: the Pick of Destiny (June 2005)
- shooting Somethings Wrong in Kansas (December 2004)
- Relocated to New York City (2007)
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