She has also reprised the role in the Arrowverse shows The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl and voiced the character on the animated web series Vixen.

[8] Originally signed as a one-episode guest star,[9] positive reaction from her co-star, show-lead Stephen Amell,[10] and from Warner Brothers executive Peter Roth[11][12] as well as from journalists at preview screenings,[13] led to Rickards being signed as a recurring star for the rest of the show's first season.

[9][14][15] Speaking in 2013 about that decision, Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim stated "we were very lucky that we cast Emily Rickards, who just lit up the screen.

[27] In 2013, she portrayed Felicity in web-based promotional tie-in series Blood Rush, sponsored by Bose, which also featured the characters of Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) and Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne).

In May 2019, she appeared in the indie film, We Need to Talk,[43] co-starring James Maslow, and written and directed by Todd Wolfe.

It was an official selection at the FirstGlance Film Festival in Philadelphia, in November 2020[44] and Rickards was named best actress in a feature.

[51] In April 2019, she reprised her role in Reality Curve's Off-Broadway production at New York's SoHo Playhouse, in July and August of the same year.

[54] In 2016, Rickards launched a T-shirt campaign in support of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) through the crowd funding merchandise site Represent.com, with all proceeds going to the charity.

[55] During season four of Arrow, her character was paralyzed from the waist down following a shooting incident, later regaining the ability to walk through the use of a prototype microchip.

Rickards filmed a PSA in conjunction with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation advocating for advancements in the treatment of spinal injuries.