She played Enid Nightshade in the children's television series The Worst Witch and later gained soap opera roles as Belle Wise in Crossroads and Nancy Hayton in Hollyoaks.

[citation needed] Fox received her acting training at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.

Shortly afterwards her career in television was furthered with roles in The Angel of Nitshill Road, May and June, Trial and Retribution, The Bill, The Detectives.

Co-starring with Sarah Lancashire, she then appeared in the role of Rusty Dickinson in Back Home.

[citation needed] Fox then gained her first soaps operas role, playing Belle Wise in Crossroads, and made a guest appearance in children's show Powers.