- One of her favorite stage roles was as Velma Kelly in the musical Chicago in a reprisal showcase at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. While Brette loved the part of Velma, she still knows Roxie by heart, having devoured Vicki Lewis' portrayal from the wings at the Cincinnati Playhouse while her beautiful mom, actor Christine Parks, played the role of Matron Mama Morton.
- Brette used to exercise thoroughbreds at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, KY.
- Trained with The Cincinnati Ballet Preparatory Company.
- A Black Belt in Muay Thai and Tai Kwon Do.
- Brette does many of her own stunts.
- It was down to Brette Taylor and Lena Headey for the role of "Sarah Connor" in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008).
- Went to the same High School as Timothée Chalamet, Al Pacino, Esai Morales, Amy Ryan, Jennifer Aniston and Adrien Brody.
- Has been compared to Julia Roberts and Robin Wright for her strong acting chops and looks.
- Shares the same Birthday as Jewel and Douglas Fairbanks.
- Her agent once said she had many characteristics of a young Frances McDormand.
- Despite a strong performance opposite Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan in Laws of Attraction (2004), time constraints forced the director to edit out one of her courtroom scenes.
- Her stepfather Bob Fries was a cinematographer and music producer who often worked alongside John Lennon on his albums and films.
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