Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Cosgrove
Cosgrove in 2022
Born
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove

(1993-05-14) May 14, 1993 (age 31)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2]
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • producer
Years active1996–present
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Signature

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress, producer, and former singer. A teen idol of the 2000s and early 2010s, she was listed as the highest-paid child actor of 2012 by Guinness World Records and appeared on Forbes' "30 Under 30" list in 2022. Her accolades include four Kids' Choice Awards and an Emmy nomination.

Cosgrove began her career at the age of seven, making several appearances in television commercials. She made her acting debut as Summer Hathaway in the film School of Rock (2003), and her breakthrough role was Megan Parker on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh (2004–2007). She rose to mainstream prominence for playing Carly Shay on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly (2007–2012) and its Paramount+ revival run (2021–2023), the latter of which she executive produced. She also voices Margo in the Despicable Me film series (2010–present), appeared in the films The Intruders (2015), 3022 (2019), North Hollywood (2021), Drugstore June (2024), and Mother of the Bride (2024), and hosts the CBS series Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove (2019–present).

Cosgrove made her musical debut in 2008 with the soundtrack for iCarly, in which she performed four songs, including the show's theme song, Leave It All To Me. In 2009, she debuted her first extended play, About You Now. In April 2010, she released her debut studio album, Sparks Fly. The album featured the single "Kissin U" which peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold. The following year, she released the extended play High Maintenance and embarked on the Dancing Crazy Tour.

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  3. ^ "Miranda Cosgrove". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ ""Dancing Crazy" (CD single) by Miranda Cosgrove - Music Review "". Commonsensemedia.org. December 21, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.