Sabrina Carpenter is booked and busy. From having the song of the summer ('Espresso' is an absolute bop) to her casual Cosmopolitan UK cover, to being one half of the IT couple of celebsville right now. But did you know she's been beavering away behind the scenes for over a decade, putting in the work?
Here's a look back on every one of her TV shows and films that she's worked on before. Oh, and FYI, she's not done yet - and teased a potential return to the screen in her recent cover interview. "I go to the movies and I get really jealous of the people in the movies," she shared, when asked whether she might return to acting one day. "I’m like, 'Oh, I want to be in a movie.' And then I go to concerts and I get jealous of people onstage. I’m like, 'Oh, I want to be onstage.' I think that’s a good sign." Indeed!
Sabrina Carpenter TV and films
1999 - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Character: Paula Moretti
Aged 11 (!), Sabrina had her first on screen role in Law & Order: SVU, playing a minor character in the episode 'Possessed'.
2007 - Phineas and Ferb (TV Series)
Character: Girl (voice)
Sabrina then offered her voice as an unnamed character in an episode of Phineas and Ferb called 'Ferb TV', which then led to a reoccurring voiceover role almost a decade later in Milo Murphy's Law, which came from the same creators.
2011 - Austin & Ally (TV Series)
Character: Lucy
Hello, Disney Channel. Starring Laura Marano and Ross Lynch in the titular roles, the TV series followed singer Austin, who gained overnight success when he performed one of Ally's songs. The only issue? The two have complete opposite personalities.
Sabrina played Lucy Gluckman, a talented singer who was a contestant on fictional TV show America's Top Talent.
Disney
2012 - Sofia the First (TV Series)
Character: Princess Vivian (voice)
Another Disney show, Sabrina voiced Vivian in 13 episodes of Sofia The First, as a shy princess who the lead chracater meets during the dream castle project in art class.
2012 - Noobz (film)
Character: Brittney
Noobz follows four friends who travel to Las Vegas for a gaming convention. Sabrina plays Brittney, a young girl they encounter along the way.
2013 - The Goodwin Games (TV Series)
Character: Young Chloe
An American sit-com, The Goodwin Games follows three siblings who have to complete a challenge set by their father in order to inherit his fortune. She played Chloe, a shy geeky girl, in five episodes, while Becki Newton played the adult version of Chloe.
2013 - Orange Is the New Black (TV Series)
Character: Jessica Wedge
Yep, did you know Sabrina was in OITNB? In a time jump scene, she played Jessica Wedge, a former classmate of Alex Vause who bullied the now-inmate for being poor.
Netflix
2013 - Wander Over Yonder (TV Series)
Character: Melodie (voice)
Another Disney Channel animated series, Wander Over Yonder follows an intergalactic traveler and his companion - a horse. Sabrina voiced Melodie, a guest character with a nurturing personality.
2013 - Horns (film)
Character: Young Merrin
Horns is a mystery comedy horror film starring Juno Temple and Daniel Radcliffe. Aged 13, Sabrina played a young Merrin in flashback scenes.
2014 - Girl Meets World (TV Series)
Character: Maya Hart
Arguably the role that most people recognise Sabrina from is Girl Meets World, a Disney Channel TV show she was in for three seasons. She plays the best friend of Riley Matthews (played by Rowan Blanchard), a student who is struggling with high school.
Disney
2016 - Walk the Prank (TV Series)
Character: Candace
An American comedy series where children and teenagers hide cameras to record harmless pranks they pull on people.
2016 - Adventures in Babysitting (film)
Character: Jenny Parker
A remake of the 1980s film, Sabrina takes on one of the lead roles in this one. She plays Jenny, a teenager who accidentally loses the child she's meant to be babysitting, so she must team up with her total opposite Lola to try and find him.
2016 - Milo Murphy's Law (TV Series)
Character: Melissa Chase (voice)
Remember the Phineas and Ferb spin-off we were talking about? She voices Melissa, the best friend of 13-year-old Milo, who is always prepared for the unexpected.
2018 - The Hate U Give (film)
Character: Hailey Grant
Starring Amandla Stenberg in the lead role, The Hate U Give follows an African-American teenage who witnesses the shooting of her best friend by the police. Sabrina plays Hailey, a fellow student and ex-friend.
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2019 - Tall Girl (film)
Character: Harper Kreyman
A Netflix original, Tall Girl follows the tallest girl in school who falls for a foreign exchange student, and gets stuck in a surprising love triangle. Sabrina plays Harper, the sister of the main character, Jod.
2019 - The Short History of the Long Road (film)
Character: Nola
Starring Sabrina as the lead role, The Short History of the Long Road follows Nola, a teenager who is confronted by a life on the road following an unexpected tragedy.
2020 - Royalties (TV Series)
Character: Bailey Rouge
Created by Darren Criss, the 10-part musical comedy acted as a parody of the music industry, with Sabrina playing Bailey, who appears in the episode 'Perfect Song' - and sings a song of the same name.
2020 - Work It (film)
Character: Quinn Ackerman
Another one of Sabrina's most recognisable roles is in Work It, where she plays the lead role of an awkward 18-year-old who brings together a group of high school students from different backgrounds in the hope of winning a dance competition.
Netflix
2020 - Clouds (film)
Character: Sammy
That same year, Sabrina also starred as Sammy in Clouds, a Disney adaptation of a true story about a terminally ill 17-year-old boy, Zach, who follows his dreams of making an album, with his new girlfriend's help.
2022 - Emergency (film)
Character: Maddy
Sabrina's most recent project was in Emergency, a comedy thriller about three college students who come home from a big night out to discover an unconscious woman in their apartment.
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