Emery has appeared in movies such as "A Map of the World", "Unfaithful", "The Night Listener" and "Margot at the Wedding". On television, she has appeared in episodes of "Ed", "Law & Order", "", "", "Third Watch", "Fringe", "Damages" and "Jessica Jones". Since 2017, she has starred as Darlene Snell in the Netflix drama series "Ozark".