She acquired her first acting role in Hong Kong where a British television show was filming.

Her most notable acting role was as a Russian scientist Dr. Olga Vukavitch in the late 1990s and early 2000s UPN science fiction television series Seven Days.

[5] In 2000, she won a Saturn Award for best supporting actress, winning out over Stargate SG-1's Amanda Tapping.

The episode (along with several others like it) were attempts to pilot female immortal leads for the short-lived Highlander: The Raven.

She has been a recurring columnist for Backstage magazine,[12] and in 2012 she published her book How to be a Happy Actor in a Challenging Business: A Guide to Thriving Through it All.