- Learned to play drums for her role in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).
- When she first auditioned for Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), the director, Sara Sugarman turned her down, as she had a more androgynous appearance in mind for the character of Ella. Pill took pictures of herself as a boy and auditioned a second time, and finally got the part.
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 30, a daughter named Wilder Grace Leonard on November 19, 2016. Child's father is her husband, Joshua Leonard.
- Was engaged to actor Jay Baruchel from December 2010 until March 2013.
- Nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "The Lieutenant of Inishmore".
- Her favourite actress is Patricia Clarkson, whom she worked with on Pieces of April (2003).
- (May 24, 2015) Married her longtime boyfriend Joshua Leonard following a 4-month-long engagement.
- Is a fan of the band Coldplay, and often camps out to buy tickets for their concerts.
- As of 2019, she has been in 3 films that were Oscar nominated for Best Picture: Milk (2008), Midnight in Paris (2011), and Vice (2018).
- Is of Estonian and distant Swedish descent.
- Appearing in an off-Broadway play "The Distance from Here" with Melissa Leo, Mark Webber and Anna Paquin. (June 2004)
- Off-Broadway show "Blackbird" opposite Jeff Daniels at Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II. (March 2007)
- Currently portraying Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker on Broadway. (March 2010)
- Is friends with Lorna Luft, whom she played in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).
- Her paternal grandparents were Estonian.
- Currently appearing off-Broadway in Neil LaBute's "Reasons to be Pretty . . ." which will transfer to Broadway in the fall of 2008. (June 2008)
- Appearing on Broadway in Theresa Rebeck's "Mauritius". (September 2007)
- Appearing in the Broadway play "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" at the Lyceum Theater, New York City (April 2006)
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