Powell started her career in 1991 in Playboy: Girls of Spring Break as herself. She then went on to be a contestant on Round Trip to Heaven. Powell has guest starred in more than 25 different TV series such as Friends, Harry and the Hendersons, California Dreams, The Commish, Silk Stalkings, Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, The Sentinel, NCIS and Safety Geeks: SVI.