In 2013, she played the younger version of Jessica Lange's character, the witch Fiona Goode in the FX series American Horror Story: Coven.

She moved to Los Angeles to model, but, soon after, she joined an acting class recommended by an agent.

[1] Voelkel's first role was of a club girl in The Social Network, winning the part by audition.

Afterwards, she signed with an agent,[citation needed] and booked her first starring role, as Carrie in the independent film, The Secret Lives of Dorks, released in 2013.

[4][5] In the fall 2014, Voelkel was cast in an unnamed recurring role on The CW series The Originals during its second season.