Sabrina Carpenter

Luis Gonzalo · November 22, 2014

Sabrina Ann Lynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999 in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania) is an actress and singer, who stars as rebellious Maya Hart, the best friend of Riley Matthews (portrayed by Rowan Blanchard) in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World which debuted on June 27, 2014. She is signed to Hollywood Records. Sabrina placed third in a singing contest run by Miley Cyrus, "The Next Miley Cyrus Project"

She booked her first acting role in 2011, a guest role on NBC drama series Law & Order: SVU. She played a young rape victim interviewed by Detective Elliot Stabler. Around the same time, she performed live on the Chinese television station Hunan Broadcasting System, for the Gold Mango Audience festival. She performed Etta James' "Something's Got a Hold on Me", in the style of Christina Aguilera from the movie Burlesque. Less than two years later, Carpenter booked a series recurring role on Fox's The Goodwin Games as Young Chloe, a series regular role on Disney Channel pilot Gulliver Quinn and the ABC pilot The Unprofessional. She was a lead dancer in Just Dance Kids 2.

On March 14, 2014, Carpenter's debut single, "Can't Blame A Girl For Trying", premiered on Radio Disney, and was released on iTunes later in the day. The song is the title track on her debut EP, which was released on April 8 and was generally well-received.

Sabrina is featured on the Girl Meets World theme song, "Take On The World", which also features her co-star Blanchard. Her debut album is set to be released in late 2014. Carpenter contributed the song "Stand Out" to the Disney Channel Original Movie How to Build a Better Boy, which premiered August 15, 2014, on Disney Channel. On July 20, 2014 Carpenter contributed lead vocals to Disney Channel Circle of Stars's cover version of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"