- 2009: Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Comedy
- 2008: Cast in the ensemble feature, "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer" (filmed in 2003)
- 2008: Reprised role of Carmen in the sequel "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2"
- 2006: Played Betty Suarez an unattractive but efficient secretary at a fashion magazine in "Ugly Betty" (ABC); earned Golden Globe (2008, 2009), SAG (2008, 2009) and Emmy (2008) nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- 2005: Joined an ensemble cast in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" playing Carmen
- 2005: Cast in the Catherine Hardwicke directed "Lords of Dogtown" a fictionalized take on a group of skateboarders that originated in Venice, California during the 1970's
- 2004: Appeared in the CBS TV-movie "Plainsong" co-starring Aidan Quinn
- 2002: Starred in the Disney Channel movie "Gotta Kick It Up!"
- 2002: First gained national attention for the HBO film "Real Women Have Curves"; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination
- Started acting in community theater and school plays at the age of eight




