Her 2015 role as Liza Minnelli in television series Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door earned her a Logie Award nomination for Most Outstanding Newcomer.
[5][6] In 2015, West played the main role of Liza Minnelli in Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door, a television drama mini-series that was broadcast on Seven Network.
Prior to filming, West worked on mimicking Minelli's mannerisms, accent and her singing style.
[10] She also played "a self-described bookworm" called Tanya, in two episodes of the second season of the American comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead, which was broadcast via Starz.
[14] In 2018, West wrote and directed the short films titled Mutt and Disco Dykes for the streaming service SBS on Demand.
[17] That year, she played the role of Leah Baxter in the SBS crime series Dead Lucky.
Karla is characterised as a medical student who is desperate to cure her brother's terminal sleepless illness.
[21] In 2022, West joined the cast of ABC TV drama series Troppo, playing the character Brooke.
[22] In 2023, West joined the cast of the Australian soap opera, Neighbours, playing the role of Cara Varga-Murphy who is in a same-sex relationship.
West stated she was "honoured" to join the cast and hoped the inclusion of her character's family would "help better reflect the beautiful LGBTQIA+ community" that she proudly comes from.