Her first acting role was for a Publishers Clearing House commercial when she was two years old.

First wife of James Van Der Beek.

Her sister, Jennifer McComb, introduced her to her future husband, James Van Der Beek, after having worked with him in an episode of Dawson's Creek (1998). Jennifer played "Ursula" in the famous "Friday the 13th" episode, The Scare (1998), broadcast in May 1998.

Got engaged to actor James Van Der Beek in 2002; they were married in 2003 and divorced in 2010.

Of Clan MacKinnon.

Is of Scottish ancestry.