Biographie

Her great-grandfather, Martin Burke, was a boxer who fought Gene Tunney and sparred with Jack Dempsey. Later, he and his wife owned a string of nightclubs in the New Orleans French Quarter.

Her father is Iraqi; he was born in Baghdad, and moved to the United States in the 1970s. Her maternal grandfather was of half Irish and half Italian descent, and her maternal grandmother was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants. Her Italian ancestry likely includes Arbëreshë, ethnic Albanians who live in Italy.

Her maternal grandparents were actor Paul Burke of Valley of the Dolls (1967) fame, and former dancer Peggy Pryor (born Alice Louise Wikan).

Good friends with Elliot Page, her Ça roule! (2009) co-star.

Member of The Interstate 5 Tennis Association.

As an actress, you never know when you're going to work again - and there's so much dependency on working.

In my opinion FOX is known for being a network that just advertises, and that's pretty much how they get their viewers.

But I love singing, and I've been singing backup for friends' bands.

Kids can be harsh, especially when they get jealous.

When you focus on life, on enjoying and connecting with other people, that's when work comes. When you focus on work, you can never work. I'm always going through waves of that.