In her role as
Ellie Nash on
Degrassi: The Next Generation, Farber plays a troubled girl who has problems with
depression and
cutting, while dealing with an alcoholic mother. She started off as a recurring character in the show's second season, but was promoted to a regular role in the third season and continued until the end of season seven. For her work on
Degrassi, she was nominated for Canada's top acting award, a Gemini Award, in the category 'Best Performance in a Youth Program or Series'. In addition to playing Ellie in
Degrassi, Farber also appeared in the Canadian short film
Bagatelle (2001). She played Young Kathryn in the crime film
Narc (2002), guest-starred as Lacy Sanders on an episode of the television drama
Doc, and guest hosted the 2004–05 season finale of The N's ''Best Friend's Date
. She also played Mary in the animated science fiction series Dark Oracle. She appeared as herself in Instant Star'', and in 2006 had a mini-series on
The N's The Click, ''Stacey's NYC 101''. From 2010 to 2011, Farber starred in
18 to Life with
Michael Seater. The CBC/CW series featured Seater marrying literal girl-next-door Farber at age 18, against both sets of parents' wishes. Critic Raju Mudhar wrote in the
Toronto Star that the series had an "almost
Juno-like quality". While disliking the series, he suggested the leads have "some chemistry and both are compelling, young actors to watch." The two were described as "getting along famously" in real life, having met only for the TV movie
Degrassi Goes Hollywood. The series was nominated for a
Gemini Award for best ensemble performance. In October 2020, Farber was cast in the recurring role of
Leslie Larr, described as a "hardened, world-worn dream killer", on the
CW television series
Superman & Lois. In December 2020, Farber was cast in the recurring role of Tara Anderson in the third season
Netflix drama series
Virgin River. In 2025-2026, Farber guest-starred in multiple episodes of
Brilliant Minds as "Michelle", the ex-wife of Dr. Vance "Van" Markus (Alex MacNicoll), a
neurology intern who works under Dr. Oliver Wolf (
Zachary Quinto), and who exhibits
mirror-touch synesthesia. Her character is a
social worker who helps Dr. Wolf's neurology team with a number of difficult cases, while rediscovering her connection with Dr. Markus. ==Filmography==