She is known for portraying the roles of Kelly Maguire in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Shameless (2005–2013), and Abi Franklin in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2017–present).
[3] Carman made her major television debut in 2000 when she starred as Bridget Salsabill in British drama Bomber, though she had previously featured briefly in an episode of City Central in 1998.
She appeared in the second series of the BBC 1 drama Prisoners' Wives,[5] starting 14 March 2013, as Kim Haines,[5] the wife of a man falsely accused of child abuse.
[6] She played DCI Sally Butcher in "River’s Edge" Parts 1 & 2, the final episodes of Silent Witness Series 19, in 2016.
In March 2014 she worked as a therapist at Buddah Beauty, a holistic therapy salon in Chorlton whilst continuing acting.