 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.For her role in "Cirque du Freak", Carlson won Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film at the 2010 Young Artist Awards.