- Was ranked 2nd in the state of Louisiana for tennis.
- Is an active member of PETA and a strict vegetarian.
- Her short film Dear Emily (2001) was financed by Eveo.com after she competed and won an IFFCON pitch contest for her upcoming movie, Loving Annabelle (2006).
- Has a rare collection of memorabilia from the 1931 film Maedchen In Uniform, which was the inspiration for her movie, Loving Annabelle
- Voted top 10 Women we Love on Lesbian Nation.
- A member of the Directors Guild of America.
- Her cult following on MySpace has also garnered a huge number of fans, in part due to her inspirational blogs that promote a refreshing outlook on life.
- Fought for three years to use actress, Erin Kelly, in the lead role of Loving Annabelle. She was offered a substantial investment in the film if she were to replace the lead with a name and decided to stick with Erin and do it for less money.
- Working on the script of 1140 Royal Street. (September 2010)
- Moved from her home in the south when she was 17 to pursue her dreams.
- She is an only child and was adopted when she was four days old.
- Lived in her car when she first moved to Los Angeles.
- One of the most successful reality television directors until she moved into writing and directing feature films.
- Lives on the same street as Charlize Theron and Scarlett Johansson.
- Was initially against adapting, Freak, the movie based around horse racing as she is a PETA member and spent much of her life rescuing injured horses off the track. It wasn't until she met Julie Krone and read her auto-biography, that she felt she could focus more on the intimate struggles of the character more than the sport of racing.
- Dropped out of high school at 15.
- Has a huge cult following from her first feature film, Loving Annabelle (2006).
- Directing "The Spin Crowd" for E! (July 2010)
- New Orleans, LA: Currently filming on location (December 2012)
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