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• Has five siblings and is a former Mormon who no longer practices the religion.
• At age 8, was inspired to pursue acting after seeing the movie Annie.
• As a child, appeared in the recurring role of Heather on Touched by an Angel, which was filmed in her home state of Utah. Her breakthrough role came years later when she starred with Patrick Swayze in The Beast as Rose Lawrence.
• In 2010, joined the cast of HBO's True Blood the role of Crystal Norris, Jason Stackhouse's were-panther love interest.
• Is a strong supporter of the organization Stand Up to Cancer. Her father and former co-star Patrick Swayze both succumbed to the disease.
• Supports The Mutt Movement, a dog rescue based in Los Angeles.
• Enjoys collecting antiques, vintage clothes and movie posters.