She first came to attention with three long-running soap opera roles: Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions, Cara Castillo on All My Children, and Arianna Hernandez on Days of Our Lives.
Since leaving soap operas, Korman has appeared in a number of made for television films on the Lifetime network.
The role placed her opposite former Passions co-stars Galen Gering and Eric Martsolf, who would once again portray her brother and love interest, respectively.
On September 18, 2010, it was announced that Hartley had signed on to play the new character of Cara Castillo on All My Children; she first aired on December 7.
[2] In January 2013, it was announced that Hartley signed on to play Cara Castillo on the new All My Children being revived by Prospect Park and to begin airing sometime in April 2013.