 Hodgson was last seen on-screen as Carly in 2008.She returned briefly along with Adam Willits (Steven Matheson) and Debra Lawrance (Pippa Ross) for the departure of one of the soap's original character's, her foster sister Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie)

Prior to Home and Away, she had a guest role on popular soap "A Country Practice" in 1987 and in between her returning stints in "Home and Away", Hodgson has appeared in episodes of "Blue Heelers", "Police Rescue" (1995), "Wildside" (1998) and "Big Sky" playing Jodie Turner (1997–99).Hodgson dropped out of the limelight to become a mother and now lives on the NSW south coast with her husband Bruce and three children.