Jordana Brewster was born on April 26, 1980 in Panama City, Panama. Her mother was a former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, and her Grandfather was a former president of Yale University. She first started acting in her teens on soap operas, with appearances on As the World Turns and All My Children, before her first big break in the movie The Fast and the Furious. She has been nominated for several Teen Choice Awards and MTV Movie awards, and will star in the new series Dallas.