Auditioned for the role of "Buffy" on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) but lost out to Sarah Michelle Gellar. Like a number of other actresses who tried out for the part (Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia), Julie Benz (Darla) & Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy)), she was given another role on the series, Harmony Kendall. The character made 15 guest appearances on the show over 5 years and played a pivotal role on the spinoff, "Angel" (1999).
After having returned to school from 2001 to 2003, she rejoined the acting world full time and straight away found herself with the cast of "Angel" (1999) in season five in her long-running role of Harmony Kendall.