Miranda Cosgrove Biography and Photos

Miranda Cosgrove was born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California. She was discovered at a young age singing and dancing around a table in a restaurant, where an agent saw her talent and quickly signed her. Miranda's career started with commercials for Burger King, McDonalds and more as she auditioned for many roles and finally won her first role as the band's manager in the movie, The School of Rock (2003).

While filming The School of Rock (2003) in New York, she was informed that her pilot "Drake & Josh" (2004) had been picked up. She co-starred as Drake and Josh's little sister, while making brief appearances on other Nickelodeon shows, before landing in her own show for the network, "iCarly" (2007). Her "iCarly" (2007) popularity helped her launch a singing career, and she was named an MTV Pop Rookie for 2009. Her debut album, "Sparks Fly", was released in 2010 and reached #8 on the Billboard 200 chart, along with two EPs: "About You Now" in 2009, and "High Maintenance" in 2011.

While continuing her singing career, Miranda has expanded upon her voice-over work for the children's movies, including Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (2005) (V), and the Despicable Me (2010) films and related shorts, as well as expanding her film work with Yours, Mine and Ours (2005), Keeping Up with the Steins (2006) and The Wild Stallion (2009). Her TV reach has extended beyond Nickelodeon, with an appearance on the CBS legal drama "The Good Wife" (2009) during the show's second season. She has served as a spokesperson for Neutrogena skin care products since 2010.

She lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Trivia

Played the sister of Drake Bell in both "Drake & Josh" (2004) and Yours, Mine and Ours (2005).

Her role models are Anne Hathaway and Rachel McAdams.

She began homeschooling after elementary school.

Favorite artists are Gwen Stefani, Avril Lavigne and Paramore.

Favorite movie is Mean Girls (2004).

She became a promotional brand ambassador when she signed with Neutrogena skin care (Feb. 12, 2010).

Is an only child.

She has a dog named Pearl.

Broke her ankle in a tour bus accident August 11, 2011. She had to walk with crutches for a couple of months and the rest of the tour was canceled.

Was named the highest-paid child actress by Guinness World Records in 2011.

Has a cat named Midnight.

Where Are They Now
(2008) Currently working on shooting more episodes of her new Nick show "iCarly" (2007).

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