After suffering a severe back injury that abruptly ended her dance career, she modeled in Asia and Europe, and lived abroad in Hong Kong, Paris and Milan.
Before acting she worked in music with recording artists and producers: Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Michael Bolton. She credits Babyface as one of her mentors.
Has 5 brothers. Three from her mother and 2 from her biological father.
Took a few years off from acting to join the management team of Grammy winning rock-n-roll band Velvet Revolver.