She played Judy Mallett in television soap opera Coronation Street from 1995 until 1999 and Megan Macey in Emmerdale from 2012 until 2019.

Faye played the role of Judy Mallett in ITV's Coronation Street from 2 October 1995 to 26 September 1999.

Before the arrival of twins in 1998, Judy had believed she was unable to conceive, leading the Malletts to buy pregnant teen Zoe Tattersall's baby, naming the child Katie.

Less than a year after becoming a mother, Judy was involved in a minor car accident, causing an undetected blood clot in her leg.

A few days later, she died suddenly when hanging out washing at No.9; Gary was attending Ashley and Maxine Peacock's wedding.

From 2006 to 2007, Faye starred as Anna Williams Bedford in The Chase, a television series co-written with her mother for BBC One.

Faye appeared in the stage adaptation of Calendar Girls alongside Lynda Bellingham at London's Noël Coward Theatre in 2009.

In September 2023, Faye starred in the Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance, appearing alongside Samantha Bond, Jemima Rooper, Rob James-Collier and Adil Ray.