Her high school prom date was with her boyfriend at the time, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)'s Nicholas Brendon. He bought her 100 roses, wore a tux and drove a black
convertible Mustang. She said that he "totally did it right".
She was announced for the part of "Annabeth Schott" in The West Wing (1999)'s sixth
season but was replaced by Kristin Chenoweth when the character was aged
a bit and underwent a few other changes.
Gave birth at age 38 to her second child, daughter Ruby Jeanne Flynn, on May 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA. Child's father is her husband, Beau Flynn.
In July 2001 became engaged to producer Beau Flynn.