
On May 23, 2012, in Cannes, France, Hampshire and fellow actress Sarah Gadon were presented with the first Birks Canadian Diamond award during Telefilm Canada's inaugural Tribute To Canadian Talent press event and reception. Hampshire has also done voice-acting, voicing the character Misery on the animated series Ruby Gloom, Diana Barry in Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, Chloe Crashman in Carl Squared, Starr in 6Teen, and Alyson Malitski in Braceface. In 2010, she starred in the Canadian indie film, Good Neighbours. In 2009, she appeared in The Trotsky as Leon Trotsky's love interest Alexandra. In 2006, starred alongside Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong in the 2006 romantic comedy It's a Boy/Girl Thing, in which she played the character Chanel. She played Margaret in The Life Before This, a feature film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999. She has starred in the Canadian series This Space For Rent, Carl², and Northern Town. Hampshire has been professionally active in the Canadian film and television industry since 1996. She was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts shortly after high school but never attended, as it conflicted with a film opportunity. At age 16, she moved to Toronto to pursue roles in TV and film. Her interests were solidified by the vice principal of her all-girls Catholic school, who praised her performance during a school theatre production. She became interested in acting at age 11 after attending a performance of Les Miserables with her mother.
