Fishel played Topanga in "Boy Meets World," which followed her character's life from middle school to college. She reprised her role years later in the 2014 Disney Channel spinoff, "Girl Meets World," which is about Topanga and Cory, her high-school sweetheart, married with a daughter.

Since then, she has hosted a Style Network show, "The Dish," and has been a resident reporter at Popsugar.