Sabrina Carpenter’s Career Began With An Emotionally Heavy Role On Law & Order: Svu

Before pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter was one of the most popular musicians on the planet, she was trying to get a leg up in the entertainment industry through acting. In fact, Carpenter’s very first appearance on screen was an emotionally heavy one. The starlet played a sexual assault victim in an episode of arguably the best police procedural of all time, “Law and Order: Svu.”

The episode Carpenter appeared in, titled “Possessed,” first aired in January of 2011 during the show’s 12th season. It follows the Special Victims Unit as they go after a man who pursues a young woman he…