She played Ophelia Franklin in the British drama film "Flashbacks of a Fool" (2008). In 2009, she landed a role as Rosa Sparks in the comedy-drama film "Whip It", opposite Elliot Page and Drew Barrymore. It received generally positive reviews from critics but did not perform well financially, having made $16.6 million worldwide against its $15 million budget. Also in 2009, she portrayed La-La Buendia in an episode of CBS' crime drama series "Numbers" and appeared in two episodes of Fox's musical comedy-drama series "Glee", appearing as Grace Hitchens. She portrayed Latisha in the crime thriller film "4.3.2.1." (2010) alongside Emma Roberts and Tamsin Egerton. Eve hosted the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards.