She began her career playing Caitlin Deschanel on the NBC daytime soap opera Sunset Beach (1998–1999), before appearing in films Planet of the Apes (2001) and Catch Me If You Can (2002).
[2] She attended Grand Junction High School[citation needed] before she went on to study at Concordia College in Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Communications and Political Science.
Heskin' first role came in early 1998, when director John Woo selected her as the lead in his pilot Blackjack starring Dolph Lundgren and Kate Vernon.
Later that year, she replaced Vanessa Dorman as Caitlin Deschanel on the NBC daytime soap opera Sunset Beach.
Heskin later returned to daytime television, briefly replacing McKenzie Westmore as Sheridan Crane on Passions in 2006 and 2008, while actress was on a leave of absence on two occasions.