Smart was born in Topanga, California, the daughter of Judy, a museum worker, and John Smart, a salesman. Inspired by her friend Vinessa Shaw, Smart studied ballet for 10 years and enrolled in acting classes when she was 16, but she began her career as a fashion model, working in Italy, France, Mexico and Tahiti (award-winning spots for Club Med directed by Bruno Aveillan).
While modelling in Italy, Smart met fellow model Ali Larter and the two "became instant friends", according to Larter. When Larter joined Smart in Los Angeles, Smart persuaded Larter to take acting classes with her. The two then moved into an apartment together
Smart's first film role was in director Martin Kunert's film Campfire Tales, followed by a small role as Queenie in the 1996 rendition of John Updike's short story, "A&P".[citation needed] She had a minor role in the 1997 film Starship Troopers as the co-pilot for (and friend of) Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards). She had a starring role in the mini-series The 70s, playing a young woman from OhioSmart was a speaker for the Heal the Bay organization;[citation needed] she has also worked with the Humane Society[citation needed] and the Environmental Media Association,[citation needed] and was named one of Organic Style magazine's "Women with Organic Style" of 2004.[citation needed]
She married Carter Oosterhouse from HGTV on September 10, 2011 in Traverse City, Michigan.
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