Coopes has appeared as a guest actor in various television series including White Collar Blue and The Secret Life of Us.

She was a series regular in the ABC comedy Dog's Head Bay and a semi-regular in All Saints.

After completing the third series of Life Support in 2004, she was awarded the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship and the Ian Potter Cultural Trust to study in Paris with Philippe Gaulier, the mentor and teacher of Sacha Baron Cohen.

[7] Coopes appeared on Dance Academy, as a drama teacher,[2] and is currently a regular presenter of the ABC's Play School.

[8][9] In her early years, Coopes trained with the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney.