[1] She has appeared in documentaries as herself, including the Independent Film Channel's Indie Sex series,[2] on which she was a consultant.
Her work has been published in numerous magazines, including Entertainment Weekly, Seventeen, Glamour, and Self.
Her paternal grandfather took the name Bernard while passing through England en route to the United States; it is unclear what his original surname was or what country he came from in Eastern Europe.
Her father, Sam Bernard, studied woodcarving briefly under the tutelage of Chaim Gross, who volunteered to teach art to underprivileged youth.
"[4] Bernard has written eight books, including The Incredible Shrinking Critic, Chick Flicks, Total Exposure, First Films, Quentin Tarantino: The Man and His Movies, and Breast Cancer: There and Back.