 Jenkinson graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2004, winning the Nigel Rideout Award and has since been working constantly in drama and comedy on both stage and screen.In 2005, Jenkinson was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award for her role as Julia in Black Swan's production of "Zastrozzi" and was a regular on the TV comedy series "The Wedge" from 2005–07.She appeared as herself on "Thank God You're Here" in 2006–07, as well as "Forgotten Cities", a new pilot for Working Dog.