Oberman was a regular columnist for The Guardian newspaper during 2007.
Prior to EastEnders Oberman appeared in a variety of television programmes including Casualty 1997—1998 , Kiss Me Kate 1998 , and The Bill 2000 , and carved out a comedic niche with leading roles in Bob Martin 2000—2001 , Lenny Henry In Pieces 2000—2003 and Big Train 2002.
In 2004 she came a close second place on Celebrity Mastermind, specialist subject being The Imperial Roman Family Augustus to Claudius Caesar.