- 2009: Played the mother of a cancer stricken child in "My Sister's Keeper," a Nick Cassavetes-directed adaptation of the Jodi Picoult novel
- 2009: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (June)
- 2008: Co-starred with Ashton Kutcher in romantic comedy, "What Happens in Vegas..."
- 2007: Reprised role of Princess Fiona for "Shrek the Third"
- 2006: Co-starred with Jude Law in director Nancy Meyers' romantic comedy "The Holiday"
- 2005: Co-starred with Toni Collette in the film "In Her Shoes"; based on the book of the same name by Jennifer Weiner
- 2004: Returned to voice the character of Princess Fiona in "Shrek 2"
- 2003: Reprised role in "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"
- 2002: Played the love interest to Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's epic, "Gangs of New York"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress
- 2002: Starred in the romantic comedy "The Sweetest Thing"
- 2001: Voiced the character of Princess Fiona in the hit animated film "Shrek"
- 2001: Portrayed the spurned lover of a wealthy playboy (Tom Cruise) in Cameron Crowe's "Vanilla Sky"
- 2000: Joined Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu to star in the big screen version of "Charlie's Angels"
- 2000: Featured in the ensemble comedy-drama "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her"
- 1999: Portrayed the new owner of a struggling football franchise in Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday"
- 1999: Co-starred as the dumpy wife of a puppeteer in the Spike Jonze directed "Being John Malkovich"
- 1998: Headlined the surprise hit comedy "There's Something About Mary"; directed by the Farrelly brothers
- 1997: Co-starred with Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney in "My Best Friend's Wedding"
- 1997: Starred opposite Ewen McGregor in Danny Boyle's "A Life Less Ordinary"
- 1997: Had leading role opposite Harvey Keitel in "Head Above Water"; premiered on HBO before receiving a theatrical release
- 1996: Appeared in the ensemble of "The Last Supper"
- 1996: Played a tough career woman in the Edward Burns directed, "She's the One"
- 1994: Feature acting debut, "The Mask"
- 1989: Began modeling at age 16; signed to the Elite Modeling Agency
- 1989: Appeared on several magazine covers and in commercials
- Raised in Southern California




