 In the same year, she was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John A. Willis' Screen World.The following year, she starred alongside Wesley Snipes in the comedy film "White Men Can't Jump", and later had supporting roles in "Equinox", "Poetic Justice" and "The Perfect Score".Ferrell also played the leading role alongside Mare Winningham in the 1993 Lifetime Television movie "Better Off Dead".