She starred in the thriller film YellowBrickRoad which was written and directed by Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland.

In September 2008, she began starring in The CW's Superman-inspired drama Smallville where she played Tess Mercer after the departure of Michael Rosenbaum's Lex Luthor and continued in this role until the show ended in May 2011.

[7] On January 13, 2012, Freeman was confirmed to have a brief three-episode run as Sage, in the third season of The CW's fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries.

[5][9] In November 2017, Freeman accused actor Jeremy Piven of predatory behavior, saying in an Instagram post "I know what you did and attempted to do to me when I was far too young."

[11] Freeman is an active member of the Heal the Bay charity, which works toward cleaning up and protecting the West Coast waters.