Piya was in an International Miller Light Commercial with Oliver Stone when she was not trying to be an actress. She never auditioned for parts but was always selected to be in front of the camera. She also appeared on "Entourage as a bikini girl" and "She's all that before getting her S.A.G. card. She felt that she could do more meaningful work behind the camera so she went back to college to get her B.A. in film from Cal State Northridge.