Previous credits include the OWN series, If Loving You Is Wrong, where she played Marcie Holmes for five seasons.

[5] In her early career, Hemmens had small roles in the films The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) and Glory Road (2006).

In addition, Hemmens has also directed and produced the short films Perils of an Active Mind and Designated which were both released in 2010.

[6] In 2010, she was cast as Alice Verdura in The CW series Hellcats, a comedy-drama about competitive college cheerleading, executive produced by Tom Welling.

In 2014, Hemmens was cast as one of leads in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera If Loving You Is Wrong, created, produced and written by Tyler Perry.