She is known for her leading roles in several films, including Zinda Bhaag (2013), Good Morning Karachi (2014), Saat Din Mohabbat In (2018), Baaji (2019), and Ready Steady No (2019).

Ilyas has also starred in a series of television shows including the romantic drama Tum Mere Paas Raho (2015).

[1] Amna made her film debut with a leading role in the 2013 Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi's co-direction crime drama Zinda Bhaag alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Khurram Patras.

[2][3][4] That same year, she featured in an item song "Kaala Doriya" for the Asad ul Haq's romantic comedy Dekh Magar Pyar Se.

Directed by Hisham Bin Munaver, the film held a lot of witty humor and kept audiences in fits of laughter.