She is best known for her role as Veronica Fisher on Showtime dramedy Shameless, Gabi Mosely in the NBC drama series Found, and as the face model of Rochelle in the video game Left 4 Dead 2.

[7] Hampton appeared in several television series, such as Shameless, Reba, Popular, Scrubs, Criminal Minds, Related, and Miami Medical.

She has also had roles in the movies: The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green,[8] The Hanged Man,[3] Christmas in the City, and You Again.

[citation needed] In Summer 2010, Hampton was cast as a series regular on the Showtime dramedy Shameless as Veronica Fisher, a role for which she has received critical acclaim.

[20] Hampton was born on Long Island, New York, where she lived until the age of four, then raised in Summerville, South Carolina.