Finally willing to make her big screen debut in 1994 with a minor part in “North” Scarlett then starred as Kate Armstrong, the daughter of Paul Armstrong, the character of Sean Connery, in “Just Cause” (1995). Nevertheless, regardless of the critics’ support she had got, it was through “Manny & Lo” (1996) that she started to attract media interest. For the first time, this particular film has contributed to her being nominated as Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards. Her acting career subsequently got a boost when she appeared as a depressed child who lost her legs in “The Horse Whisperer” because of a riding accident (1998). She effectively received tremendous acclaim and was known as a future Hollywood teen star, including the ironic circumstance of being granted a “introducing” credit.
“Scarlett smoothly strove to affirm her reputation as a brilliant and serious artist after taking part alongside Thora Birch in “Ghost Land” (2000), by entering the casts of “An American Rhapsody” and “The Guy Who Wasn’t There” that were both published in 200Eva Gardos, the director of “Rhapsody” also complimented her wholeheartedly. “When I met her, I just felt there was something very solid and strong about her,” she commented. “I think she has a really interesting face and interesting responses.” By 2002, Scarlett eventually was graduated from Manhattan’s The Professional Children’s Academy, but was failed to join New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2003, she then opted to center her attention on her acting career and called off her plan to pursue her studies at Purchase University.
