[1] In her junior year of high school, Farrell submitted her image to the Elite modeling agency in New York City.

Shortly after, at the age of 16, she was invited to New York City and, within two days of arriving, had an exclusive contract with Mademoiselle.

In 1989, she began studying acting with Stella Adler and appeared in a number of guest-starring roles in series, including Quantum Leap and The Cosby Show.

Soon after the Red Dwarf USA project folded, she was offered a lead role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

She played Regina "Reggie" Kostas, foil and love interest to Ted Danson's John Becker, for four years and 94 episodes, before her character was written out of the show.

Farrell told the Tampa Bay Times that she was fired from the show just after the season-four cliffhanger finale aired.

She is expected to appear in the same role in episodes of Renegades, which strips mention of Star Trek for legal purposes.