[7] At Dickinson High School, where she graduated in 1970,[5] Scoggins was an athlete, excelling in cheerleading, gymnastics, and diving.

As a student-athlete there, she was on the varsity gymnastics team[7] and graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education.

[9] After graduation, Scoggins briefly taught physical education before being recruited by John Casablancas of the Elite Model Management agency.

[8] Elite sent Scoggins to New York, where she worked for a year before embarking on a European fashion modeling circuit that included Italy, Germany, and France.

The following year, she was cast as a regular on the 1984 ABC television series Hawaiian Heat,[10]: 441  which lasted 11 episodes.

[14] In 1993, Scoggins returned to series television with the role of Cat Grant in the ABC comedy-drama Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

[9] She made guest appearances in Doogie Howser, M.D., Burke's Law, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Cybill, Wings and Silk Stalkings.

[18] She later starred in the horror films Asylum of the Damned (2003), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006) and Otis (2008).

In 2005, Scoggins landed a role as a main character, Grace Neville, on the gay supernatural series Dante's Cove.