Due to the heavy workload as a child actress, she elected to drop out of Santa Monica's parochial school after the 8th grade, then earned her high-school diploma at 16 after working with tutors on the set.
Elder sister of Matthew Cox, who guest-starred on three (unrelated) episodes of her show Unhappily Ever After (1995). He credits her with making him the most popular student at his school.
Named #51 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Ranked #89 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)