Her character in the TV series Firefly (2002) never gave her real name. The three aliases the character used, Yolanda, Saffron, and Bridget, were contracted into the nickname “Yo-Saf-Bridge” in the episode “Trash”.

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, but raised in Twin Falls, Idaho since the age of three.

Although known as a redhead, Hendricks is a natural blonde having dyed her hair since she was 10 years old.

In 1989, her family moved to Fairfax, Virginia, where she appeared in several high school plays and local community theatre.

She was a teen model. She was in a Visa commercial with Pierce Brosnan.

Engaged to Geoffrey Arend (January 2009).

Appeared in a TV Commercial for Clean & Clear Strips (1999)