Raycole's acting career began in 1995, when she appeared in two films: voicing a puppy in
Babe and as Onika Harris in
Waiting to Exhale. One of her earliest roles on television was a guest spot on sitcom
Ellen. She also was once featured as the voice of a one-time appearing character named Chloe on
Nickelodeon's
Hey Arnold! in 2003. In 2001, Raycole appeared in the first dozen episodes of
My Wife and Kids as Claire Kyle, with
Damon Wayans portraying her father. However, she was subsequently replaced on the show by
Jennifer Freeman when the second season began. It is reported that Raycole herself said "I was 12 years old when I got that job. The producers wanted a different thing, they wanted someone a little bit older. I wasn't ready for that," she said. "I ended up going to New York to dance, which was my first passion. I really thank God for that because I got to grow and travel." She has made several guest appearances on television series, including
Malcolm & Eddie,
The Jamie Foxx Show,
Smart Guy, Between 2007 and 2008, she portrayed
Allison Hawkins in the post-apocalyptic drama
Jericho. She replaced Geffri Maya Hightower, who played the role in the show's pilot episode. Raycole appeared regularly as Lyric Ballentine on the
TV Land sitcom
The Soul Man (2012−14). From 2017 to 2018, Raycole starred as college student Sydney Fletcher on the
BET series
The Quad. She also played the daughter of Stanley Hudson on the TV show
The Office. Raycole appeared as Mae, the girlfriend of
Kimiko Glenn's character, in the television film
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (2019). She portrayed Sage, a pregnant woman who has
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, in short-lived series
Council of Dads. In 2020, Raycole was set to play in the lead role of Izzy, Mickey's client in the drama series
The Lincoln Lawyer, which was based on the
Michael Connelly novels and was written by
David E. Kelley. The pilot was passed on by
CBS due to a scheduling conflict, but in 2021, Raycole was one of the few actors who returned in her role when
Netflix picked up the series, taking it to air in 2022. == Filmography ==