She began her career as a child actor in the films A Little Princess (1995) and Harriet the Spy (1996), before her breakthrough role in Steven Spielberg's The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).
She started her career as a young actress in the movies A Little Princess (1995) and Harriet the Spy (1996), before landing her major role in Steven Spielberg's The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).