Film and television In 1994, she received a positive review from
The New York Times for her role as a Jewish girl in
Kindertransport at the Manhattan Theatre Club. During this stage, she also landed a regular spot as Josie the assistant in the TV series ''
Beakman's World. Her early film roles included Airborne (1993), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Renaissance Man (1994), and The Brady Bunch Movie (1995). She later had roles in a series of indie films: Denise Calls Up (1995), in which she played the title character; Johns'' (1996), playing
David Arquette's girlfriend, and
Freeway (1996) with
Reese Witherspoon and
Kiefer Sutherland, playing a Latina gang girl. She also played roles in more mainstream films like
Clockwatchers (1997) and alongside Reese Witherspoon again in the two
Legally Blonde films. In 2004, Ubach starred in the film
Waiting..., alongside
Ryan Reynolds and
Anna Faris, and landed the role of a Latina caterer in
Meet The Fockers (2004). She also had recurring roles on
Hung (2009) and
Californication (2013). Ubach starred with
Lisa Edelstein as a regular cast member on
Bravo's first scripted series, ''
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce''. Ubach portrayed Jo, who moved to Los Angeles to reinvent herself in the guest house of her newly divorced best friend from college, Abby. Ubach described the show as "fun and stylish, it's very relatable". The role of Jo was created following the exit of
Janeane Garofalo. Recent television roles include
Suze Howard on
Euphoria, Tessa Flores on
Guilty Party, and Carol Atkinson on
The Flight Attendant. In 2024, Ubach starred in the lead role of Susan Bennett on the Peacock series
Ted, the television adaptation of
the hit film.
Theater In June 2008, Ubach starred in and narrated her ongoing one-woman show,
Patriotic Bitch, which ran at the Clurman Theatre in
Theater Row. Reviewing
Patriotic Bitch,
The New York Times described it as an "entertaining one-act series of character monologues" and noted that Ubach is "seriously talented". ==Personal life==