Bennett was born in St Ives in Cornwall, England on 18 June 1968. She was educated at Mountview Theatre School and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[1]
In 1997, she played Laura Forester in the mini-series The Rag Nymph.[2] Between 1997 and 1999, she played Belinda Rhodes in the TV-series Family Affairs. She also made a guest appearance in Heartbeat in 1998.
Her television career in recent years has consisted mainly of guest appearances in Midsomer Murders (2001), Casualty (2002) and Down to Earth (2005).