From 2000 to 2009, Kara worked as an actor, making 14 credited and minor uncredited appearances in feature films, short films, television series, music videos or video games. These include her first appearance in 2000 in a skit on an episode of MADtv, a 2005 role as 'Sexy Shopper' on an episode of Las Vegas, a recurring role (seven appearances over 2002–2003) as the nameless 'Alistair's Assistant' on the daytime soap operaPassions, and ending with a 2009 episode of the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
In 2005, she was chosen to be a model on NBC's game show Deal or No Deal. She and Tameka Jacobs were the assistants for the syndicated version of the show from 2008 until its cancellation in 2010.
Kara appeared on a Celebrity Edition of the GSNgame showCatch 21, playing for charity alongside fellow Deal or No Deal models Leyla Milani and Marisa Petroro. Kara won the main game, earning $1,500 (with a $500 bonus for getting the show's first "21") and an additional $1,000 in the Bonus Game, for a total of $2,500.[episodeneeded]
In 2018, Kara returned to Deal or No Deal, once again as the model for case #9.[1] She and Megan Abrigo were the only models to appear in all five seasons of the show and also appear in the CNBC 2018 revival.[2]