Underwood Makes Film Debut In “Soul Surfer”

Carrie Underwood’s first major motion picture, Soul Surfer, will premiere April 8. She plays a church youth group leader in the real-life story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm in a shark attack. The trailer is available on EW.com.

AnnaSophia Robb (Bridge to Terebithia) plays Hamilton, and her parents are played by Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid.

Underwood has also guest starred on the hit comedy “How I Met Your Mother.”