Before her work in film and television, she performed on stages throughout the United States, particularly in Ragtime on Broadway.
[2] She played Brianna Barksdale on The Wire, Dr. Noelle Akopian on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Detective Sheila Muncie on Ray Donovan, and Cissy Saint on Snowfall.
She starred in Spike TV's The Kill Point as SWAT team commander Connie Reubens.
She has guest starred on both Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
She has also made brief appearances in ER, 24, Law & Order, Six Feet Under, The Big Bang Theory, Veronica Mars, Oz, Criminal Minds, Joan of Arcadia, Dexter, and Glee.