In 1997, while performing in "Another World", Rhodes was nominated, along with Mark Pinter, for a "Soap Opera Digest" award as "Favorite New Couple". For Rhodes's first "Another World" fan club luncheon, she rewrote the lyrics for "All For the Best" from "Godspell". Prior to her Disney Channel début, she had previously acted with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for one season, portraying the roles of "Daphne Stillington" in Noël Coward's "Present Laughter" and "Helena" in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". In 2005, Rhodes was cast as Carey Martin on "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody". Her character was notorious for her spiky blonde hair and her can-do attitude.