Double majored in theology and English literature at Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana.

Graduated from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN

Measurements: 34-22-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Sister-in-law of Jeff Yagher and Megan Gallagher.

Won an acting fellowship to Cornell University and received a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Daughter, Catie, born [1992]

(When interviewed once about her own standards and her "7th Heaven" alter-ego) Was at first against Britney Spears' lifestyle. But, changed her opinion since her marriage and raising a family.

Appeared in the movie Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). Her television co-star on "7th Heaven" (1996), Stephen Collins, appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).

Has two things in common with her "7th Heaven" (1996) co-star Beverley Mitchell: each is an only child, and both are former cheerleaders.

She is of Irish descent