Her ad work led to roles in soap operas, and she was already considered a show-business veteran in 1996 when she landed the role of Alexandra "Alli" Fowler on Another World, "where she delivered more dialogue than any other 10-year-old in daytime serials" of the time.

Cardellini had her first major success when she landed one of the starring roles in the NBC series Freaks and Geeks, which debuted during the 1999-2000 season.

Few people outside of her label's A&R department knew who she was, so the label was slow in responding to publications wanting to report about her.

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Paris with no shirt...

Paris eating a cheeseburger?

Bears such an uncanny resemblance to actress Helen Hunt that many people believe she is Hunt's younger sister. The two are not related. Is fluent in French.

Wore a two-piece Les Habitudes ensemble that included a duchesse satin bustier with silver beads and ivory pearls, and an organza skirt consisting of five layers in her July 2003 wedding to Angelo Pagan.

Cavallari confirmed that she will joining the cast of the MTV reality series The Hills. She appeared in the season finale that aired on May 31st, 2009 and will appear in ten episodes in the rest of the series fifth season.