Findley received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination for her performance in the 2015 drama film, Free in Deed.

She co-starred opposite Emayatzy Corinealdi and Lorraine Toussaint in the 2012 independent film Middle of Nowhere written and directed by Ava DuVernay.

In 2014, she was cast as one of leads in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong alongside Zulay Henao, Heather Hemmens, April Parker Jones, and Amanda Clayton.

[9][10][11] In 2016, she was cast in the Fox event series Shots Fired starring Sanaa Lathan and created by Gina Prince-Bythewood.

[12] In 2017, she was cast in AMC's Fear the Walking Dead[13] and The CW's superhero series Black Lightning playing Tori Whale.