[2][3] Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copy writer in her home town.

She joined a small Sydney theatre, and landed a role as the love interest of Ian Moss in the music video for Tucker's Daughter off his 1989 debut album Matchbook.

In the audition Schultz yelled at Dash and while some of the other actresses burst into tears, Walton reacted by laughing.

In 2009, Walton joined the cast of City Homicide in the semi-regular role of criminal profiler, Claudia Leigh.

[6] On 27 July 2013, it was announced that Walton had rejoined the cast of Home and Away in the recurring role of Jade Montgomery.

[8][9] Other film and TV appearances include Water Rats, Sea Patrol, The Postcard Bandit, and Perdition.