Shortly after completing her studies, Post obtained her first television role as Julianna Sleven, a Dutch refugee, in The Sullivans,[3] an Australian drama television series about an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives.
[4] Post moved to Melbourne and worked on the series for 12 months before leaving in 1984 to take part in the John Duigan film One Night Stand,[3] in which she played Eva, a Czech-born bank teller.
[3] This was followed in 1986 with a feature role in the Richard Lowenstein film Dogs in Space,[3] a story about a group of young musicians and music fans sharing a house in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond.
[6][7] Post also appeared in numerous stage productions in Melbourne and Sydney, including Hating Alison Ashley, Salome, Endgrain, Train to Transcience, Could I Have this Dance?, In Angel Gear, Figures in Glass, Skin and Vincent in Brixton.
[9] Post died following a cardiac arrest from complications stemming from a congenital heart condition, at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on 16 March 2020.