Her first big role came playing Hilde Wangel in the 2012 filmA Master Builder. For her performance she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Her first lead role was in the sitcom Billy & Billie. She played one of the lead roles in the comedy-drama series Insecure. She was originally meant to play to lead role in a HBO show called Max created by Lena Dunham but due to her working schedule on Insecure she was replaced by Zoe Kazan.