However, realizing the work that would be involved including the expenses, travel, and line memorization, they pulled her out and encouraged her to pursue it if she was still interested when she got older.
In the series she portrays Maddy McAlister, the older sister to main character McKeyla, who, along with her friends, is recruited to join a spy organization and use STEM to save the day.
[9] Initially auditioning for the lead role of Henrietta "Henry" Coles,[10] Desjardins instead plays her soon-to-be stepsister, Jenna, whom she grows close to after finding out she was sexually assaulted by a classmate.
[12] In 2019, Desjardins began a recurring role on the fourth season of The CW drama series Riverdale, as Donna Sweett, a classmate whom Jughead Jones meets at his new school, Stonewall Prep, and later becomes one of the antagonists.
[13][14] In 2021, Desjardins began a recurring role on the Showtime series Yellowjackets as the ungrateful daughter of Shauna, a woman who survived a plane crash when she was in high school.