Tolman received accolades for her performance as Minnesota police officer Molly Solverson, with Vanity Fair writing that she "calmly and assuredly stole the entire show".

[9] The same year, it was also announced Tolman would have a two-episode guest role on The Mindy Project as Abby Berman, a romance novelist.

[9] In 2017, Tolman starred in ABC's Downward Dog, based on the Animal Media Group web series, which was canceled after one season.

[13] In 2021, she starred as Alma Filcott in the second season of the drama series Why Women Kill,[14] and played Natalie Green in The Facts of Life portion of the third edition of Live in Front of a Studio Audience.

[15] In the fall of 2024, Tolman joined the NBC sitcom St. Denis Medical as a leading actress, portraying the character Alex in a main role.