Besides Cirque du Freak, Carlson has been in "Wonder of the World" and Blue Dress, The Life Before Her Eyes, Goyta, the Law & Order episode "Angelgrove", and The Big C episode "Blue-Eyed Iris". She played Laurie in an equity production of Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Emelin theater in Larchmont. Carlson also played Liesel Meminger in a "movie trailer" for the novel The Book Thief at the Teen Book Video Awards.[1]
For her role in Cirque du Freak, Carlson won Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film at the 2010 Young Artist Awards.
^Maul, Kimberly (November 29, 2006). "Teen Book Video Awards Event Wrap-Up". Book Standard. Carlson, 13, said… This implies a birthday between 30 November 1992 and 28 November 1993.