43 Fun Facts About Sabrina Carpenter

Which character did Carpenter play on Girl Meets World?

Maya Hart's show was cancelled by Disney Channel after three seasons, and fans begged Netflix to save it.

In which Pennsylvania town was Carpenter born?

She was raised in nearby East Greenville and homeschooled before moving to Los Angeles at thirteen.

Which Simpsons voice actress is Carpenter's aunt?

Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, confirmed it on TikTok in 2024: 'The rumors are true! Sabrina Carpenter is my niece!'

Carpenter placed third in an online singing contest run by which star?

Miley Cyrus ran the contest online, and around then Carpenter's father built her a purple recording studio in the family basement.

Carpenter's first acting role in 2011 was a guest spot on which NBC drama?

Law & Order: SVU gave the 11-year-old her TV debut while she was already releasing her own singles online.

Carpenter's 2014 single 'Can't Blame a Girl for Trying' was co-written by which singer?

Meghan Trainor co-wrote it months before her own debut single, 'All About That Bass', went to No. 1.

Which Disney-owned label signed Carpenter to a five-album deal?

Hollywood Records released four of her albums, and ex-managers she had fired later sued her, claiming they were owed commissions.

What was the title of Carpenter's 2015 debut studio album?

Eyes Wide Open debuted at No. 43, yet she has since said she feels 'a sense of separation' from her early records.

Carpenter starred opposite Sofia Carson in which 2016 Disney Channel movie?

Adventures in Babysitting was Disney Channel's 100th original movie, so the network aired all 99 earlier ones in the run-up to its premiere.

In 2017, Carpenter opened for which star's tour dates in Brazil?

Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour reached Brazil weeks after it paused when a bomb struck its Manchester Arena show.

Which actress plays Carpenter's murderous love rival in one of her 2024 music videos?

Jenna Ortega's character trades murder attempts with Carpenter's, then accidentally kills the boyfriend they were fighting over.

Carpenter appeared in which 2018 film based on an Angie Thomas novel?

The Hate U Give's screenwriter, Audrey Wells, died the day before the film opened.

Carpenter made her Broadway debut in 2020 in which musical?

Mean Girls cast her as Cady Heron for a planned three-month run, but COVID-19 closed the show the day after her debut.

Carpenter played the younger version of the murdered girlfriend in which Daniel Radcliffe horror film?

Horns, in which Radcliffe's Ig grows horns, adapts a novel by Joe Hill, who used a pen name to succeed on his own merits rather than as Stephen King's son.

Which 2020 Netflix film did Carpenter both star in and executive-produce?

She recorded "Let Me Move You" for it and later featured on a remix of Zara Larsson's "Wow".

Carpenter starred in which 2020 Disney+ film about Zach Sobiech, a teen musician with terminal cancer?

Clouds is named for Sobiech's own song, which became a hit after he died of a rare bone cancer in 2013.

Which label did Carpenter sign with in January 2021?

Her first single there, "Skin", became her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

What was Carpenter's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100?

Skin came out two weeks after Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License', and reports tied both songs to the same love-triangle drama.

What is the title of Carpenter's fifth studio album, released in July 2022?

It debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and featured "Nonsense" and "Feather".

Which song went viral thanks to improvised outros Carpenter sang on tour?

Nonsense's custom outros were retired on her 2024 tour, where a staged mic glitch and a 'technical difficulties' screen cut the song off.

The music video for which song was filmed in a Brooklyn Catholic church, costing a priest his post?

Feather's church shoot drew her reply that approval came in advance, 'and Jesus was a carpenter.'

Carpenter was an opening act on which 2023-24 run through Latin America, Australia and Singapore?

The Eras Tour made her Taylor Swift's opener; they first met backstage when Carpenter was 17, and Swift 'had her cats with her.'

What was the title of Carpenter's 2023 Christmas EP?

Fruitcake re-entered the Billboard 200 at No. 10 a year later, boosted by her Netflix holiday special.

Which Oscar-nominated actor appears in drag in Carpenter's 2025 'Tears' music video?

Colman Domingo stars in the video, and when Carpenter sang the song at the 2025 VMAs, some of her dancers carried 'Protect Trans Rights' signs.

Carpenter named two of her cats after members of which 1970s band?

ABBA songs turn up in her concerts too, since Carpenter covers the band on her Short n' Sweet Tour.

At the 2025 Grammys, Carpenter lost Best New Artist to which singer?

Chappell Roan used her acceptance speech to call on record labels to give developing artists a livable wage and health care.

Which Grammy did Short n' Sweet win?

Best Pop Vocal Album was one of her two wins, and Carpenter thanked fans by opening pre-orders for a deluxe edition.

Which act was the last before Carpenter to chart their first three top-five hits in one week?

"Taste" debuted at number two to complete the feat.

Which Short n' Sweet single was the longest-running UK number one of 2024?

She was the first artist in 71 years to spend 20 weeks atop the UK chart in one calendar year.

Which country legend duetted with Carpenter on a deluxe-edition track in 2025?

Carpenter has said she listened to Parton's Heartbreaker every morning and calls her an idol.

Which producer worked on both Carpenter's Short n' Sweet and Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department?

Jack Antonoff has said ELO was his own big reference point when working on her songs.

Which 2025 single debuted at number one on the Hot 100, her first to do so?

She premiered it at Primavera Sound before BST Hyde Park.

What is the title of Carpenter's seventh studio album, released August 2025?

Man's Best Friend later got an alternate cover, which Carpenter joked was 'approved by God.'

Which legendary band joined Carpenter at her 2025 Lollapalooza headline set in Chicago?

Two months later she headlined Austin City Limits with Shania Twain and the Chicks.

Carpenter features on the title track of which Taylor Swift album?

The Life of a Showgirl ends with Swift thanking 'of course, Sabrina', who calls back 'I love you, Taylor!'

Which pop icon joined Carpenter at Coachella 2026 to debut the duet "Bring Your Love"?

They also performed "Vogue" and "Like a Prayer" during the second-weekend set.

What was the name of Carpenter's debut fragrance, launched in 2022?

Sweet Tooth nods to her chocolate obsession, with notes such as chocolate marshmallow and Chantilly cream.

Which ice-cream brand made a limited-edition Carpenter flavour in 2024?

Van Leeuwen sent half the flavour's profits to the Ali Forney Center, which helps homeless LGBTQ+ youth.

Which song did the White House use in a 2025 ICE video that Carpenter called "evil and disgusting"?

Juno's snippet vanished when the White House deleted the video after Carpenter objected to its use.

Which actor did Carpenter date for most of 2024?

Barry Keoghan later hit back at the online abuse he and his family faced after the split, saying he could only take so much.

Which Christina Aguilera song does Carpenter credit with helping develop her own voice?

Beautiful was one of the songs she learned as a child, when she was also posting Christina Aguilera covers on YouTube.

Which Stranger Things star did Carpenter playfully 'arrest' for being too hot at a Short n' Sweet Tour show?

Millie Bobby Brown appeared on the big screens under an 'under arrest for being too hot' alert, part of Carpenter's nightly bit.

Carpenter's 2026 guest turn on which Disney+ special earned her an Emmy nomination as producer?

The nomination was for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).