She made her movie debut portraying the character of Snow Vase in Netflix's 2016 wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny.

She was preparing to study for a Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Communication at University of Technology Sydney when she was cast for a leading role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016).

Bordizzo speculated she was cast due to her age, appearance, English fluency, and martial arts ability—she has a black belt in taekwondo, as well as training in Kenpō karate.

[4] In 2017, Bordizzo had the supporting role of Deng Yan in The Greatest Showman, an American musical film, directed by Michael Gracey.

Bordizzo portrayed Australian back-packer Bree, opposite Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi and Anupam Kher.