- 2009: Teamed with Clive Owen and director Tom Tykwer for "The International"
- 2007: Co-starred with Viggo Mortensen in "Easter Promises," playing a midwife investigating the death of a young girl
- 2006: Starred in "The Painted Veil" with Edward Norton and Liev Schreiber
- 2005: Cast in the Fay Wray role, as Ann Darrow in Peter Jackson's "King Kong" a remake of 1933 classic
- 2005: Reprised her role of reporter Rachel Keller in "The Ring Two"
- 2004: Cast alongside fellow Aussies, Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom, in the Australian film "Ned Kelly"
- 2004: Cast in David O. Russell's ensemble comedy, "I Heart Huckabees"
- 2004: Re-teamed with Sean Penn for "The Assassination of Richard Nixon"
- 2004: Co-starred (also produced) with Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern and Peter Krause in the independent, "We Don't Live Here Anymore"
- 2003: Cast as Kate Hudson's sister in the Merchant-Ivory film "Le Divorce"
- 2003: Co-starred with Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro in director Alejandro González Iñárritu's "21 Grams"; earned SAG and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress
- 2002: Played a reporter out to break a curse in the remake of the Japanese horror film "The Ring"
- 2002: Co-starred with Brenda Blethyn and Alfred Molina in the British black comedy "Plots with a View"
- 2001: Breakthrough role as an aspiring starlet in David Lynch's highly acclaimed "Mulholland Dr."
- 2000: Had lead in the British TV drama "The Wyvern Mystery"
- 2000: Played title role in the independent feature "Ellie Parker"; also co-produced
- 1999: Portrayed the murder victim in the CBS drama, "The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer"
- 1999: Returned to Australia to co-star in "Strange Planet"
- 1998: Had a supporting role in "Dangerous Beauty"
- 1997: TV series debut in the short-lived NBC drama, "Sleepwalkers"
- 1995: Landed a supporting role as 'Jet Girl' in the cult film, "Tank Girl"
- 1992: Made first Hollywood film, "Matinee"
- 1992: Second collaboration with Duigan in "Wide Sargasso Sea"
- 1991: Had regular role on the Australian serial "Home and Away"
- 1991: Co-starred as a snobbish schoolgirl in the Australian film "Flirting"; first collaboration with director John Duigan
- 1986: Film acting debut, "For Love Alone"
- 1982: Relocated to Australia with mother and brother at age 14
- Born in Shoreham, England




