Dated actor Matthew Broderick [1994].

Has been in a relationship with writer Nick Flynn since 2004.

Grew up in suburban Illinois.

Owns a black pug dog named Gulliver, which she found on the side of the road in upstate New York.

Michael Rapaport pleaded guilty to the aggravated harassment of her. He was ordered to stay away from her and undergo counseling for one year. [1998]

Her father ran a hardware store.

Studied acting at the famed Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, Illinois with the likes of John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Ann Cusack, Aidan Quinn, Jeremy Piven, and Lara Flynn Boyle.

Was engaged to actor Michael Imperioli

Graduated from New Trier High School, same school as Rock Hudson and Ann-Margret.

Expecting her first child, a girl, in January 2008.

Her brother-in-law is famed New York casting director Daniel Swee.