Baird has since appeared in several high-profile television series that have been broadcast nationwide in Australia with roles in All Saints, A Place to Call Home and The 4400, and in Australian movies Alien Trespass and Backtrack.

In 2009, Baird appeared in the Australian comedy science fiction movie Alien Trespass in which she portrayed Tammy.

When the series was renewed for a second season following successful ratings, Baird returned as a recurring character and reprised her role.

In 2014, Baird shared with the rest of the cast of A Place to Call Home the nomination for Most Outstanding Drama Series at the Logie Awards of 2014.

In 2016, Baird appeared on the cover of the Australian newspaper The Guide in an article titled "How costumes complete A Place To Call Home".

[14] In 2004 Baird left the cast of All Saints after three years as a main character making her final appearance in the episode "Bad Pennies" on 27 April.

In 2005, Baird appeared in the Australian short film Amorality Tale which featured Her as the protagonist character of Roz.

Later in the same year, she made her debut on American small screens in the TV Movie Global Frequency in which she starred as Dr. Katrina Finch.

In 2006, she appeared was a guest star in the police mystery drama Justice as Linda Wallis in the episode "The Wrongful Death" which aired on 27 September 2006.

Later the same year, she was confirmed to have been cast in a main role in the fourth season of the Primetime Emmy-nominated American TV show The 4400.

In the fourth season of the show, Baird became a main character,[18] and in an interview with TV Guide, she expressed her opinion that Doyle was "quite different from everybody else".

[20] In 2009, after a year's break, Baird returned in the Australian science fiction drama movie Alien Trespass as Tammy.

For example, in the Boston.com review, critic Ty Burr dubbed it "pretty endearing" and also said the movie had "more simple joy to be found here than in all of DreamWorks' 3-D extravaganza".

In 2013, she was cast in Bevan Lee's Australian television drama A Place to Call Home as Regina Standish.

[28] In 2016, her portrayal of Regina Standish in A Place To Call Home earned Baird a Silver TV Logie Award nomination in the category of Most Outstanding Supporting Actress.

[29][30] Prior to the release of the fourth season of A Place To Call Home, Baird stated that the drama would be "darker than ever" and that the series is set to be "explosive".