[3][4] Stables graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, earning a bachelor's degree in Communication with an emphasis in Television and a minor in Theatre Performance.
[3] Upon arriving to Los Angeles, Stables started working as an extra, including playing a monkey on the adventure film Planet of the Apes (2001), directed by Tim Burton.
[5] Early in her career, Stables did stunt work for films The Ring (2002), Spider-Man (2002) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).
Her two largest theatrical roles were in the Thousand Oaks Civic Light Opera's production of Peter Pan as Wendy, and in Sleeping Beauty as the title character.
[4] Her performance in The Ring films significantly elevated her profile, attracting attention and earning her recognition in prominent publications such as Rolling Stone and Variety.
I knew I couldn’t wait tables because I’m not strong enough to hold those big trays, and plus, I’m so short that they would be hitting people as I walked past them.
Stables had a recurring role as Alan Harper's receptionist Melissa in the sixth, seventh and eighth seasons of CBS' sitcom Two and a Half Men (2008–2010).
[citation needed] In 2010, she co-starred on the short-lived ABC sitcom Romantically Challenged playing Lisa Thomas, Alyssa Milano's character's sister.
[17] Stables joined the cast of The CW's comedy drama television series No Tomorrow (2016), playing Mary Anne, the sister of the main character, Evie.
"[20] She had voice roles on the DC Universe superhero animated seriesYoung Justice (2019, 2021) as Arrowette, and as Mouse in the fantasy adventure film Dolittle (2020).