Following a turn as Steven Seagal's daughter in The Patriot (1998), she earned a 1999 Youth in Film Young Artist Award nomination for her portrayal of Sandra Bullock's character as a girl in Practical Magic (1998), as well as another nomination the same year for her guest appearance on the TV series Walker: Texas Ranger. She received her third and fourth Young Artist Award nominations respectively for the telefilm Replacing Dad (1999) and for her role in the Disney Channel TV Movie Rip Girls (2000). In 2010, she has teamed up with Akshay Kumar's Speedy Singhs earlier known by the International title, Breakaway directed by Robert Lieberman set to release on this september 23.
She was ranked #3 on the list of "Most Beautiful Faces 2009" and #1 on "Most Beautiful Faces 2010". In 2011, she was ranked #5 on People's "25 Beauties (and Hotties) at 25" list.
