Carrie Underwood
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
2005
Auditioned for Fox's "American Idol" with Bonnie Raitt's 1991 classic "I Can't Make You Love Me"; on May 25, 2005, Underwood beat out rocker Bo Bice to win the competition
2005
First single "Inside Your Heaven" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts
2005
Released her debut album Some Hearts
2006
Nominated for Song of the Year ("Jesus, Take The Wheel") at the Grammy Awards
2007
Performed the theme song "Ever Ever After" for Disney¿s animated/live action fairy tale, "Enchanted," starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey; nominated for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at the Grammy Awards (2008)
2008
Nominated for Song of the Year ("Before He Cheats") at the Grammy Awards
2008
Became youngest person inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
2009
Nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("Just a Dream") at the Grammy Awards
2010
Made her television acting debut on the CBS comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" as an enigmatic pharmaceutical sales rep and a love interest for Ted (played by Josh Radnor)
2010
Performed the theme song for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"; also co-wrote the song with David Hodges and Hillary Lindsey
2011
Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ¿ Motion Picture ("There's a Place for Us" from "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader")
2011
Made her feature acting debut in "Soul Surfer" opposite AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt
2012
Announced to star as Maria von Trapp in NBC live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," slated for 2013 release