Career
She was discovered by chance, pulled off the streets for A Current Affair story featuring a model recruiter who could pick a model just by looking at them. Maxwell started her modelling career as a "Jeanswest girl", after which she transitioned to a career as television presenter. She shot a documentary in Ethiopia for World Vision Australia called "Aussie girl in Ethiopia".
She worked on the television channel Fox8.
She reported on night life for East News Australia. She was a "VJ" on Channel V Australia for 4 years interviewing international and national bands.
As an entertainment reporter on The Matty Johns Show on Channel 7, Maxwell performed interviews with various celebrities. Maxwell starred in the Australian comedy/thriller Under the Radar (2004) as Jo, a role which earner her a nominated for an American Film Institute Award.
She appeared in the 2008 series of the television gameshow lieutenant Takes Two.
She wrote a biography for Harper Collins called "Living with Max, Our Family Story". Currently Maxwell co-hosts Live Well on Channel 7 Australia.