Originally auditioned for the role of Commandant Mele-On Grayza, not Noranti, on Farscape - Verschollen im All (1999) as commonly believed. The producers found that she was "too likable" to be considered a villain; thus executive producer David Kemper created the role of Sikozu Shanu for her in the fourth-season premiere episode Farscape - Verschollen im All: Crichton Kicks (2002) after being impressed by her audition for Grayza.