As Brisley grew up, she excelled at speech and drama and joined the Paradise Performer's Dance Academy, where she participated in classes such as jazz, ballet and tap, and took part in eisteddfods, winning many awards.

[citation needed] By the age of 13 she was on the books of the Studio Search Agency on the Gold Coast, with her first roles being the Australian telemovies The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?

Brisley maintained her acting career throughout this period with some of her notable roles being in Garage Days, The Crop and Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure.

After various guest appearances and hosting gigs, Brisley was featured in Dancing with the Stars in 2005, and then landed the permanent role of town vixen Amanda Vale on soap opera Home and Away, where she remained for two years.

[2] In July 2010, Brisley climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa for a charity trek, raising $50,000 for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation, a worthy cause that helps sick children.