She is known for her portrayal of Alina Pop in the British soap opera Coronation Street from 2019 until 2021 and in 2024.
[1] While attending university, she spent time in America as part of her course; seeing a "different way of life" inspired her to move away.
Porojnicu stated that although she loves Romania, she left since she felt that career opportunities there are limited.
She also began working as an extra and doing modelling, some of which was unpaid, so that she could build a portfolio.
[2] Porojnicu got signed to an agency that specialised in advertisements with an acting department, where she received an audition for the role of Alina Pop on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.