Orkin was born to an English mother, Leah, and an American father, Bill, and grew up between Los Angeles and London.
[4] In 2020, Orkin made her television acting debut with a guest appearance in an episode of the Alibi crime drama We Hunt Together and played Kyle in the Brat web series Stage Fright.
[5] This was followed in 2021 by Orkin's feature film debut in Saving Paradise as a young version of Johanna Braddy's character Charlie.
[6] Orkin joined the cast of the Netflix series Stranger Things for its fourth season, which premiered in 2022, as school mean girl Angela,[7][8] having been inspired by the series and its lead Millie Bobby Brown in particular to pursue acting as a career.
[9] She then had a main role as Rosie Harper in the Paramount+ thriller series and adaptation of The Burning Girls in 2023.