Wonders started her film career as the protagonist, co-director, and lead screenwriter in the 2009 film
A Trivial Exclusion. She also directed and wrote a feature-length film
Last Migration in 2015. In 2019, she starred as Makayla in the
psychological horror film ''
Daniel Isn't Real. Wonders starred in a small role in 2020 comedy-drama film On the Rocks'', directed by
Sofia Coppola. In 2021, Wonders joined the main cast of
HBO Max's
dramedy television series
Generation as Riley, an independent and self-possessed mature high school student. In 2022, Wonders teamed up with
Vogue China magazine to write and direct a short film titled
Wake starring herself and
Charles Melton. In May 2021, Wonders joined the cast of the satirical
slasher film Bodies Bodies Bodies, directed by
Halina Reijn. The film premiered at the 2022
South by Southwest, on March 14, and began a wide release theater run on August 5, 2022. In October 2021, she was cast in
Neil LaBute's
Out of the Blue, alongside
Diane Kruger and
Hank Azaria. In January 2022, she was announced as the lead character of
Apple TV+'s
City on Fire, series based on
the book of the same name. In 2025, she starred in Apple TV+ comedy
The Studio in a main role, playing Quinn Hackett, a young creative executive at a fictional Hollywood film studio. For her performance, she received nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the
2nd Gotham TV Awards and
5th Astra TV Awards. On 31 July 2025,
Kendrick Lamar and
Dave Free's multidisciplinary creative communications company
PGLang announced
Project 3, their newest branch and creative agency. The announcement was released along with a short film titled
The Agency, starring Wonders and
Lionel Boyce, directed by Jack Begert, who co-wrote it alongside Free. In 2025, Wonders was cast as Shirley in the upcoming
Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. As a model, she appeared in a fashion collaboration campaign between her aunt,
Anna Sui and
Batsheva Hay in 2021. == Filmography ==