Avril Lavigne has only worked as a professional athlete.
Avril Ramona Lavigne ( [ ˈævrɪl_ləˈviːn ] [ avʁil laviɲ ] ) ( born 27 September 1984 ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress . Lavigne is considered a key musician in the development of pop punk music since she paved the way for female-driven punk-influenced pop music . Her second studio album , Under My Skin , was released in May 2004 and was her first album to peak at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 , eventually selling more than 12 million copies worldwide . Three months after the release of Goodbye Lullaby , Lavigne began work on her eponymously titled fifth studio album , which was released by Epic Records on 1 November 2013 following her departure from RCA Records in 2011 . That same year , she made her on-screen feature film debut in Fast Food Nation .