Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering.

I started acting when I was about 18. I was a model for a couple of years before that

I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff.

Sometimes you work all the way through to 5am, then get a few hours and you're back on set again.

I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person.

The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately.

People are always surprised that I have a funny side because I'm usually so intense, strong and dramatic. But, I'd love to do something really, really silly and funny.