TRUE TO PART: In Joe Dirt, she played the gorgeous girlfriend of a lovable putz (played by unlovable putz David Spade); on Dawson’s Creek, she played the mysterious, skimpily clad Eve; in her first movie, 1995’s The Basketball Diaries, she seduced the young Leonardo DiCaprio.
WONDERTWINS ACTIVATED: Brittany was born on March 17, 1976, five minutes before her twin sister Cynthia
ATTENTION STAMP-COLLECTORS: “I never go for the stereotypically good-looking guy. Maybe it’s unfair, but if I see a good-looking guy, inside I’m like, ‘What does he have to offer?’ If you’ve been told all your life that you’re good-looking, people just flock around you and you never really have to try or have to learn an interesting craft, skill or hobby—or even have depth.”
BUTTERFLIES AND POEMS AFFECT US, TOO: “I love butterfly kisses. Also, when a guy writes me poetry and sends it to me, it affects me internally.”
“Flying in planes relaxes me. For me, it’s like, ‘If I die right now, that’s how it was supposed to be.’ If the plane goes down, I don’t think I’ll be screaming. I’ll be more like, ‘Well, OK, this is it.’”
