On stage, Maxwell won the New York Musical Festival’s  “Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role” for originating the role of Laura in Sonata 1962, and she appeared as Deanna Durbin and Judy Garland U/S in the Papermill Playhouse production of Chasing Rainbows. On screen, Maxwell has starred in commercials for Humira, Olay, and Nissan and in print ads for Emrosi and Humira, also often providing voice over. Maxwell graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan’s acclaimed Musical Theatre program where she received the Alan Eisenberg Actors Equity award, awarded to one outstanding graduate every year.