ʃiː hæd stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ ɹˈoʊlz ɪnðə ʃˈɔːɹtlˈɪvd sˈɪtkɑːmz ðə mˈaɪnd ʌvðə mˈæɹid mˈæn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ænd kˈʌplɪŋ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː bᵻfˌoːɹ lˈændɪŋ hɜː ɹˈoʊl æz pˈɛni wˈɪdmoːɹ ɪnðɪ ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː dɹˈɑːmə sˈɪɹiz lˈɔst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn.
She had starring roles in the short-lived sitcoms The Mind of the Married Man (2001–2002) and Coupling (2003) before landing her role as Penny Widmore in the ABC drama series Lost (2006–2010).