[1][3] Henao appeared in two small films, and in 2007 made her television debut in an episode of Lifetime drama series, Army Wives.

In 2008 she starred in the horror film Grizzly Park, and appeared opposite Charles S. Dutton in a Lifetime Original Movie Racing for Time.

In 2013, Henao began starring as regular on the Oprah Winfrey Network sitcom, Love Thy Neighbor.

[7] Henao starred opposite Nia Long, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Amy Smart in the 2014 film The Single Moms Club, directed by Tyler Perry.

[10][11] Also in 2014, Henao was cast as adult film legend Vanessa del Rio, in an untitled biopic directed by Thomas Mignone.