[2] In 2012, at the age of 16, she began appearing in minor parts in independent short films and television shows, including the Fox series Bones and Nickelodeon's See Dad Run.

Though the film received a generally lukewarm response, Through The Shattered Lens praised Obenreder's performance, and her work was also spotlighted by Fandango Movieclips.

[2][11][12] In the feature, she plays a teenager named Jess, who learns that she is pregnant with twins fathered by different boys, one of whom date-raped her.

[2] Throughout the rest of 2016, she appeared in the Netflix comedy film Mascots and the go90 show Mr. Student Body President, in which she played a snobby cheerleader.

[13] She portrayed Crystal Porter, a captive in a sex-trafficking ring who rebels and enters a witness-protection program, and received positive reviews by SoapHub.com.