Initially, Virgin had played the role of Ellie the dispatch girl on Police Surgeon, a CTV series originally named Dr. Simon Locke.
Virgin joined Colina Phillips and Patricia Grizzle after Brenda Russell had left the trio and moved to Los Angeles.
Virgin worked as the weather and community reporter for CBOT, the local CBC Television station in Ottawa, in the late 1980s.
Virgin then chose to leave CBC to complete further studies, gaining certification in teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) and taught students in Linhe, Inner Mongolia, China.
Virgin served on the board of directors for Phoenix Place, a second stage home for women and children who have survived domestic violence.
[12] Virgin applied her educational background and journalism skills to research, write and present stories of notable Blacks in Canadian and U.S.
[14] Virgin's educational presentations were often based on the exploits of her great-great grandfather, Private Lewis Toliver and his eleven-year service in the “All Coloured Militia” during the Upper Canada Rebellion 1837–38 and the building of the Second Welland Canal.
On July 31, 2007, after using a three-member panel interview process, the Ontario Liberal Party announced that Virgin had been acclaimed as the candidate in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek for the 2007 provincial election.
The panel consisted of incumbent MPP Jennifer Mossop (who did not seek reelection), a party organizer, and the riding president.
[24] Riding: Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (provincial electoral district) On May 2, 2016, it was announced that Virgin was named one of Canada’s 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women.
She had expected that this would lead her to be a contestant in the Miss Canada Pageant but was later told that, at that time, apparently a black girl would not be allowed to compete.