As an actress, Perkins's longest-running role was in the
Power Rangers franchise. She played the lead villainess Astronema in
Power Rangers in Space. She said of the role: "It's fun being the bad girl." Perkins returned as the reformed Karone in
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. She replaced
Valerie Vernon (who left to battle
leukemia) as the Pink Galaxy Ranger. She is the only person to have played the Power Rangers' arch-enemy in one season and a Power Ranger in the next season. Perkins also voiced a monster in
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. Perkins has also appeared as the babysitter Patty Henderson in
Malcolm in the Middle, an evil witch in
Charmed, and in episodes of various other series. She has also appeared in a commercial for
Allstate Insurance. Perkins retired from acting after she made a brief appearance in an episode of
CSI: Miami in 2004. In 2007, Perkins appeared on a cover for ''Let's Live'' magazine. Perkins has recently returned to acting, reprising her role as Karone in the final episode of
Power Rangers Super Megaforce, which aired in November 2014. Along with other past and current Power Rangers cast members, she makes regular appearances at various sci-fi/comic cons. ==Filmography==