Murray made her film debut in the 2003 independent film
Deep Toad as Natashia. She was later cast in
Fifty Pills as Jayne, followed by
Legacy, also known as
Pretty Little Devils. Her first leading role was in
The Fun Park, a 2007 indie horror flick, playing a mentally unstable girl. In 2009, Murray portrayed Gwen Adams in the romantic comedy
American High School. She later played Heather in the spoof comedy
An American Carol, Abby Graves in the cult horror
The Graves, and Lex Mitchell in
Forget Me Not. Murray starred in a recurring role on the
Disney Channel original series
Sonny with a Chance, playing Portlyn. She was offered a series regular role after the 4th episode but declined due to many film offers on the table. She landed the lead female role in the comedy
Cougar Hunting playing Penelope (
Lara Flynn Boyle's daughter), as well as the female lead in her first studio film in
Wild Things: Foursome playing Brandi Cox. After wrapping that film in 2010 she was offered the lead female in her second studio film
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown playing Eve. This film is where she met her longtime boyfriend
Dean Geyer. Murray's face and body were used as the model for the character of
Liara T'Soni in the
Mass Effect franchise of video games. She appeared in the premiere episode of the 2011 revival of the reality series
Fear Factor (where she came in second place and lost the first place title because her partner fell). In 2012, Murray starred alongside
Danny Trejo and
Ron Perlman in the action film
Bad Ass, and was cast in the horror film
Cabin Fever: Patient Zero. She also produced her first film,
Visible Scars, and starred in the film alongside
Tom Sizemore. She landed a role on MTV's hit show
Awkward playing Olivia. In 2013 she landed numerous indie flicks including
Mantervention,
Windsor Drive, and
My Favorite Five. At the end of 2013, she played the female lead in a golf drama titled
The Squeeze alongside
Jeremy Sumpter,
Christopher McDonald and
Michael Nouri. In 2014 Murray was cast as Danni, one of the leads in the film
Dark Ascension (originally titled
Welcome to Purgatory). In 2015, Murray was cast in the recurring role of Dr. Heather Pinkney on
CBS's
Code Black; in summer 2016 she was promoted to series regular for the show's second season. ==Personal life==