Her acting debut was in 1988 in the film "Buster" where she played the young Nicky Edwards alongside Phil Collins. Another one of her first roles included Earth Warp where she starred in all 10 episodes. In 1991 she played the role of young Ada Corishant in the tv show "The mysteries of the dark jungle". After parts in "The Laughter of God", "Mole's Christmas" and "The Snow Queen" (the latter two being shows she provided voices for), she also provided voices for two other animated series, "The Dreamstone" and "Bimble's Bucket", in the 1990s, both of which were created by Michael Jupp. In 1995 she made her stage debut as Wendla in an RSC production of "Spring Awakening", and the following year saw her TV debut as Natalie Wild in the BBC series "The Wild House". This was followed by a role in the ITV series "Wavelength", about a children’s radio station, in which she played Kyla Kane.