Received her Bachelor`s degree in English from UCLA in June of 2007, at the age of 19.

Briefly attended Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois and participated on the speech team.

She discovered she loved acting after taking a theater class at a camp and then became involved in community theater.

Her favorite projects have been Empire Falls (2005) (TV) and Sky High (2005).

Her favorite book is Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Has a Yorkshire Terrier named Peanut.

Her favorite actresses are Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Rachel McAdams, Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Jena Malone, and Diane Lane.

Her favorite actors are Paul Newman, Ed Harris, William Fichtner, Hugh Grant and Ryan Gosling.

Her favorite movies are The Notebook (2004), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Stepmom (1998), Saved! (2004), Mean Girls (2004), Notting Hill (1999) and Ferris Bueller`s Day Off (1986).

Her favorite TV shows are "Summerland" (2004), "Everwood" (2002), "The Wonder Years" (1988), and "My So-Called Life" (1994).

Actress Kay Panabaker, from the show "Summerland" (2004), is her younger sister.

Graduated from a California high school at age 14, was then accepted into the Scholar`s Program at a local Community College.