List Of The Top 15 Sabrina Carpenter Movies & TV Shows:
#15 Royalties
In 2020, Sabrina Carpenter appeared as Bailey Rouge in three episodes of Royalties, a musical comedy series exclusively on Quibi.
#14 The Muppet Show
In 2026, she appeared on The Muppet Show, which premieres February 4 on ABC and Disney+.
#13 So Close
In 2018, the Pennsylvania native appeared in Greg Malins’ NBC comedy pilot, So Close. Carpenter was cast to play “Jessica,” but the sitcom was not picked up by NBC.

Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2022 Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar – @Getty
#12 Girl Meets World
Sabrina performed alongside Rowan Blanchard on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World. The two sang the theme song Take On the World.
Carpenter played Maya Hart in 72 episodes.
“It’s fun to be able to play this strong character who is a little bit clueless underneath,” she later explained. “The thing I love so much about [her] is that she has so many layers.”
#11 Milo Murphy’s Law

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From 2016 to 2019, she was the voice of Melissa Chase in 40 episodes of the animated comedy, Milo Murphy’s Law.
#10 Work It
In 2020, Carpenter played in Netflix’s Work It, a dance comedy that also stars Jordan Fisher, Michelle Buteau, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Liza Koshy. The film follows a group of high school students trying to win the Work It dance competition.
“I think that trust, and support, was just constantly there,” she told E! Online. “I know I felt that from my castmates.”
#9 Tall Girl 1 & 2
Carpenter starred as Harper Kreyman, pageant queen and wise older sister, in another Netflix movie, Tall Girl. The romantic comedy film was directed by Nzingha Stewart.
The sequel was released in February 2022.
#8 Clouds

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In 2020, she starred in Clouds, a romantic musical drama film based on the memoir Fly a Little Higher: How God Answered a Mom’s Small Prayer in a Big Way by Laura Sobiech.
“Clouds” is directed by Justin Baldoni and premiered on Disney+.
#7 Adventures in Babysitting
In Adventures in Babysitting, Carpenter stars as Jenny, who is the archetypal “perfect” babysitter.
The film is a reimagining of the cult 1987 film as well as the 100th Disney Channel original movie.
“To get to remake it and to kind of play a newer version of that character was really cool,” Sabrina said in an interview.
#6 The Short History of the Long Road

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The Short History of the Long Road premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019. She starred as Nola, a 19-year-old van dweller who has lived most of her life on the road.
The film was written and directed by Ani Simon-Kennedy.
“There’s no ego which is just very much the heart and the raw beauty in this story,” Sabrina said about Ani. “She is so down to earth.”
#5 Orange Is The New Black
In 2013, she made one appearance in the TV drama Orange Is the New Black. One fan expressed that Sabrina’s good in the role was given that “she’s a mean girl at heart.”
Orange is the New Black ran for seven seasons in total, between 2013 and 2019.
#4 Emergency

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In 2022, the Grammy-winning pop star starred in the Amazon Prime movie Emergency. The film premiered at the 38th Sundance Film Festival.
“It’s a lot of drama, but there’s also a lot of comedy,” Carpenter told Interview Magazine. “It’s multi-genre and takes you through the story of one night.”
#3 Saturday Night Live
In 2024, she appeared as the musical guest in the season 49 finale hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal. In 2025, Sabrina returned for the show’s 50th anniversary special. On October 18, 2025, she hosted the show for the first time.
“SNL double duty was the least I’ve slept in my life and the best reason to ever not sleep,” she wrote on Instagram.
#2 A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter performs onstage during the Sabrina Carpenter Short n’ Sweet Tour at Barclays Center – @Getty
The Christmas special premiered on December 6, 2024, on Netflix. The 49-minute show is chock-full of celebrity appearances, including Sean Astin, Kali Uchis, Tyla, Chappell Roan, and Shania Twain.
“A Christmas shit show, which is way better than normal ones, because everyone’s festive and dressed up,” Carpenter said for British Vogue.
#1 The Hate U Give
She performed as Hailey Grant in The Hate U Give, a teen drama film based on the book of the same name by Angie Thomas.
“I loved the book, especially how it humanised all of these situations that we see on the news, filtered through how the media wants us to see it,” Carpenter revealed.

