She appeared on the soap opera, "Days of Our Lives", in 1990, portraying Melissa Anderson. The casting director was looking for a young actress who could sing. Caught off guard by a request to "sing something," Scott started singing the last song she'd heard on her car radio: Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All". The casting agent stopped her, saying, "You really can sing." After meeting with the producer, she was hired and began filming the next day. She remained on the series for two years.