Following in her parents' footsteps, French pursued a career in modeling up until her senior year of high school but always had a passion for acting. She first appeared on the big screen in 2006 with a small cameo role in the film
Accepted. French's first appearance on the small screen was in 2006, when French starred alongside
Tatum O'Neal in the prime-time telenova
soap opera Wicked Wicked Games. In 2007 she landed her breakout role when she joined the cast of
The L Word playing
closeted lesbian actress, and girlfriend of
Jenny Schecter, Niki Stevens, appearing in seasons 5 and 6. French also had a role in the teen drama series
South of Nowhere as Sasha Miller, a love interest of
Aiden Dennison. French then appeared in two episodes of the teen drama
Gossip Girl as Elle, a mysterious nanny. In 2010 French had a recurring role as Renee on
One Tree Hill and later had a recurring guest role as Riley Westlake in the
Hawaii-set
teen drama Beyond The Break. In 2009 French played a supporting role in the
independent horror film
Sutures and then had a leading role in the independent
romantic comedy Language of a Broken Heart, which was selected for the
Hollywood Film Festival in 2011. French featured in the
rock musical film Girltrash: All Night Long, which was released in 2014. In 2011, French starred alongside
Jason Ritter in the short film,
Atlantis, a
romance film centered around two strangers who fall in love in the lead up to the final launch of the
NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis. and had a leading role in the independent
thriller The Red House. French also had a guest role on the television series
Up All Night. In 2012, it was announced that French had a supporting role in the independent thriller
Channeling. French had a minor role in the
indie feminist film
Farah Goes Bang directed by Meera Menon. French was attached to the psychological thriller
Liquorice. She starred in 2014 in the drama horror film
Echoes and was awarded Best Actress at FilmQuest Cthulhu for this role. ==Other work==