She attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona where she was taught by one of the greatest High School Theatre teachers, Deborah Carrick.

Auditioned for the role of Lindsay Weir on "Freaks and Geeks" (1999) before being cast as Kim Kelly.

Raised in Scottsdale, Arizona

Announced that she's expecting her first child with husband Marc Silverstein. [January 2008]

Her parents gave her the nickname Busy, because as an infant she was always moving, the name stuck, and it even appears on her driver's license.

Worked the toy fair circuit as a real-life Barbie before making her show-business debut.

She attended Loyola Marymount University at the same time as Colin Hanks and Linda Cardellini.

Filmed a pilot for a 2004 TV series for NBC called "Foster Home" with Macaulay Culkin, but the show was never picked up.

Godmother of Matilda, the daughter of her "Dawson's Creek" (1998) co-star Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger.

Auditioned for the television show "Roswell" (1999).