. Teegarden has modeled for campaigns including Alltel, Hollister,
Old Navy, Tommy Hilfiger, and
YMI Jeans. She has made several television appearances including
Cold Case, ''
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'', and
Disney Channel's
Hannah Montana. Teegarden joined the cast of the
NBC drama
Friday Night Lights, opposite
Kyle Chandler and
Connie Britton, as Julie Taylor, the elder daughter of
Eric Taylor (Chandler), a high school head football coach, and
Tami Taylor (Britton), a high school guidance counselor. The show ran for five seasons from October 3, 2006, to February 9, 2011. On August 24, 2007, during the
Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant, Teegarden posed the question ("Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?") that led to an infamous reply by contestant
Caitlin Upton. In 2009, Teegarden guest-starred in three episodes of
The CW's
90210 as Rhonda, a West Beverly student who crosses paths with Ethan Ward. During the time, Teegarden guest-starred on
Legend of the Seeker, portraying a teenage girl who just found out she was a
confessor, and later appeared in episodes of
CSI: Miami and
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2010, it was reported she had been cast to star as Amanda Miles in the
Warner Premiere and
Dolphin Entertainment action web series,
Aim High with
Jackson Rathbone. The show discusses
Facebook being the first "social series" ever created and premiered on October 18, 2011. It returned for a second season on December 9, 2013, on
Crackle. In 2011, Teegarden co-starred in Wes Craven's
Scream 4 as horror loving high schooler,
Jenny Randall featuring in the opening scene. Also in 2011, Teegarden starred opposite
Thomas McDonell in the
Disney film
Prom as Nova Prescott, an
overachieving high school senior, bound for
Georgetown University after graduation, trying to put together the prom while dealing with love, heartbreak, and pressure from her parents, and falling in love with the school bad boy Jesse Richter (McDonnell). In May 2011, she was named "TV Actress of the Year" by
Young Hollywood Awards for her work on
Friday Night Lights. In June 2011, she signed on to co-star in the war drama
Love and Honor, with
Liam Hemsworth and
Teresa Palmer. Teegarden also played Abby in
Beneath the Darkness. In February 2012, Teegarden was cast as America Singer in The CW pilot
The Selection. However, the pilot was not picked up to air in the fall. It was reworked and expected to be picked up for a midseason replacement or the following season and the second pilot was filmed, but it was also passed by the network. In 2014, Teegarden starred as Emery Whitehill in The CW science fiction romantic drama
Star-Crossed which ran for one season. In 2017, she co-starred in
F. Javier Gutiérrez's horror film
Rings. In April 2022, Teegarden signed a multi-picture contract with
Crown Media Family Networks. ==Personal life==