- 2008: Co-starred with Will Smith in the superhero comedy, "Hancock"
- 2007: Played a police detective opposite Tommy Lee Jones in Paul Haggis' "In the Valley of Elah"
- 2005: Guest-starred in five episodes of the Fox comedy "Arrested Development," playing the love interest of Jason Bateman
- 2005: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September)
- 2005: Starred in the title role in the feature adaptation of the MTV cartoon "Aeon Flux"
- 2005: Cast in "North Country" a fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States; earned Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actress
- 2004: Cast as blonde bombshell and former Bond girl Britt Ekland in the HBO bio-pic "The Life and Times of Peter Sellers"; received Golden Globe, SAG and Emmy nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 2004: Signed on to be the new face of Christian Dior's fragrance J'adore; appeared in print ads and TV commercials
- 2003: Won an Oscar portraying real life serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster"
- 2003: Starred alongside Mark Wahlberg as the female lead in "The Italian Job"
- 2002: Starred in comedy "Waking Up in Reno" with Billy Bob Thorton
- 2002: Starred in drama "Trapped" with Kevin Bacon as parents whose daughter is kidnapped
- 2001: Reteamed with Keanu Reeves for the remake of "Sweet November"
- 2001: Reunited with Woody Allen for a role in "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion"
- 2000: Co-starred with Ben Affleck in "Reindeer Games"
- 2000: Played Robert De Niro's alcoholic wife in "Men of Honor"
- 2000: Starred with Matt Damon and Will Smith in Robert Redford's "The Legend of Bagger Vance"
- 1999: Played the title role in the thriller "The Astronaut's Wife"
- 1999: Offered a strong turn as a woman torn between two loves in "The Cider House Rules"
- 1998: Had featured role as an oversexed supermodel in Woody Allen's "Celebrity"
- 1997: Won praise for her performance as Keanu Reeves' neglected wife in "The Devil's Advocate"
- 1996: Had a featured role in Tom Hanks' directorial debut, "That Thing You Do!"
- 1995: Worked as an extra on "Children of the Corn III"
- 1994: Settled in Los Angeles; talent manager John Crosby volunteered to represent her after witnessing a colorful tantrum aimed at a bank teller who would not cash her out-of-state check
- 1991: Moved to Milan and for the next year and traveled all over Europe modeling
- 1991: At age 16, won an Italian modeling agency contest
- 1981: Began studying ballet at age six
- Grew up on family's farm in Benoni, South Africa
- Moved to Miami
- Narrowly beaten out by Elizabeth Berkley for the lead in the disastrous "Showgirls"
- Danced professionally in Johannesberg
- Relocated to NYC, taking modeling jobs to pay the rent; studied with the Joffrey Ballet for eight months before a knee injury curtailed dance career
- Will be directed by boyfriend Stuart Townsend for "The Battle in Seattle," a film about the 1999 World Trade Organization protests (lensed 2006)
- Film debut in John Herzfeld's "2 Days in the Valley"
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