Who plays Nora Parisi in Netflix’s Carry-On?

Christmas movie sensation of 2024 it’s not red nor is it any of the other non-Christmas holiday releases like Wicked, Gladiator II, or Moana 2. ok it could be “Hot Frosty”. But if this no “Hot Frosty” probably belongs to Jauma Calle-Sera Action-action “Carrie-na”. “Carry-On,” now streaming on Netflix, is an unabashed B-movie — a Collette-Sir specialty dating back to programmers like “House of Wax” and “Orphan” — that harkens back to an era of fast-paced 80s and 90s and produced action movies like Die Hard, Under Siege and Speed. These films weren’t mega-budgeted, but they had studio-level production value. There were no cut corners or gimmicky CGI; you always had the feeling that you were watching a great film made with professional pride. And best of all, you didn’t have to dive into the book series to become familiar with the larger mythology of the films.

That’s why so many people are excited about the meat-and-potatoes thriller. It’s self-sustaining work — something that shouldn’t be rare, but unfortunately has to do with studios’ and streamers’ franchise obsession with every original movie they make. And one of the reasons it works so well is because it was perfect, from the hero and villain (Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman, respectively) to the supporting cast (we’re always happy to see the likes of Daniel Deadweiler, Dean Norris and Theo Rossi).

One actor who is getting attention is Sophia Carson, who plays Egerton’s pregnant girlfriend Nora Parisi. She really makes an appearance here and makes you wonder where you might have seen her before. That’s why she makes a couple of calls to you.

Before starring in Carry-On, Carson was probably best known for her portrayal of Evie, the teenage daughter of the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in the Disney Channel musical Descendants (which earned Carson the single Billboard Hot 100 in “Rotten to the Core”). She also voiced a character in the Descendants: Wicked World animated series. Prior to that, she was a guest star in the popular Disney movie Austin and Ellie.

If you’re not a Disney fan, you may have come across Carson in the 2020 sci-fi thriller Songbird, where she starred alongside Riverdale’s KJ Appa. If you missed this movie because it had a dismal 9% critic rating. on Rotten Tomatoesyou may have seen her in the better-reviewed dance comedy Feel the Beat (also on Netflix). Chances are, you were a fan of her work on Netflix’s hit romance Purple Hearts, which topped streamer viewing charts for a while in 2022 and earned Carson an MTV Movie & TV award for Best Musical Moment.

Clearly, Carson has become one of Netflix’s stars, and the streamer has no interest in seeing her go. In 2025, she will star in the drama List of Life and show her romantic comedy chops in My Oxford Year alongside Cory Milchrist. No one will ask “Who is this?” Long on Carson!