She was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the Logie Awards for her role as Shevorne Shields in the ABC series Mystery Road.

[3] She is of Gunggandji, Kaurareg, Gugu Thaypan, Mualgal, Gumulgal, and Wuthathi heritage.

[7][8] Zalar began her career when she was 15 in the titular role of the short film Nia's Melancholy, which premiered at the 2009 Message Sticks Festival.

[2] In 2018, Zalar began starring as Shevorne Shields in the neo-Western series Mystery Road.

In addition to receiving a Logie nomination, she won two Equity Ensemble Awards alongside her cast mates.