after allen's run as lulu spencer ended, she continued to film tv commercials including a mass mutual commercial which aired during both the 2006 and 2007 us tennis open. in 2006, allen was in her first theatre production as the evil stepsister anastasia in "cinderella" and in early 2007, allen shot another short film, this time a usc grad film entitled "open house", where she plays a younger version of the main character. in march 2007, allen shot a doritos commercial which featured the music group the black eyed peas. in october 2007, allen began filming another usc grad film called "sunnier days," where she plays the lead character on a road trip with her falling-apart family. "sunnier days" (now called "little canyon") won awards at the ucla directors spotlight. in may 2008, allen booked and shot another lead role in a student film called "the moment she fell", a story about a father and daughter learning to deal with the grief of their wife/mother as well as their new life together.