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Feb 4

Carrie Underwood Lands Movie Role

Carrie Underwood photo by Matthew Rolston, courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.

Carrie Underwood photo by Matthew Rolston, courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.

Five-time Grammy award winner Carrie Underwood has landed a supporting role in her first studio movie Soul Surfer. The inspirational film is based on the autobiography of 19-year-old champion surfer Bethany Hamilton, who, for over six years, has defied all odds to compete and win professional championships after losing her arm in a shark attack at age thirteen. Underwood will play Sarah Hill, a church youth leader. Filming is to take place in February.

The film also stars Academy Award winner Helen Hunt as Bethany’s mother Cheri, Golden Globe nominee Dennis Quaid as Bethany’s father Tom, and Young Artist Award winner AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany Hamilton. The cast also includes Lorraine Nicholson (as Alana Blanchard) and Kevin Sorbo (as Holt Blanchard).

No word yet on will the film will actually hit theaters.

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Posted at 10:28 am, February 4, 2010 | Permalink

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