►Graduated from a California high school at age 14, was then accepted into the Scholar's Program at a local Community College.

►Actress Kay Panabaker, from the show "Summerland" (2004), is her younger sister.

►Her favorite TV shows are "Summerland" (2004), "Everwood" (2002), "The Wonder Years" (1988), and "My So-Called Life" (1994).

►Her favorite movies are The Notebook (2004), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Stepmom (1998), Saved! (2004), Mean Girls (2004), Notting Hill (1999) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).

►Her favorite actors are Paul Newman, Ed Harris, William Fichtner, Hugh Grant and Ryan Gosling.

►Her favorite actresses are Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Rachel McAdams, Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Jena Malone, and Diane Lane.

►Has a Yorkshire Terrier named Peanut.

►Her favorite book is Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.

►Her favorite projects have been Empire Falls (2005) (TV) and Sky High (2005).

►She discovered she loved acting after taking a theater class at a camp and then became involved in community theater.

►Briefly attended Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois and participated on the speech team.

►Received her Bachelor's degree in English from UCLA in June of 2007, at the age of 19.