Amara gained an interest in entertainment at an early age doing community theatre. Since then she has made minor appearance in major films such as Joyful Noise, Barely Lethal and Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life. She appeared in a supporting role in The Boss as teenage Michelle Darnell (portrayed by Melissa McCarthy).

In 2017, she appeared in the comedy-drama film Wilson, portraying the daughter of Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern's characters,and played Sally Avril in the Marvel Studios production Spider-Man: Homecoming.She reprised the latter role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

In 2022, she appeared as Luna in the last two episodes of the second season of the teen drama series Euphoria.

Filmography:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Joyful Noise	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member
2013	Empire State	Young Vicky	Uncredited
2015	Barely Lethal	Heckler #2
2016	The Boss	15-Year-Old Michelle
2016	Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life	Heidi
2017	Wilson	Claire	Lead
2017	Spider-Man: Homecoming	Sally Avril
2018	The Tale	Franny
2018	Alex Strangelove	Gretchen
2018	Avengers: Infinity War	Sally Avril
2022	Vengeance	Paris
2022	Spider-Man: No Way Home	Sally Avril	Extended cut of 2021 film; archive footage: post-credits scene