Miranda Cosgrove
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Miranda Taylor Cosgrove [1] (born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California) is an American child actress and singer. Her career began in 1996 when she was spotted by an agent who was so impressed by her singing and dancing in a restaurant called Taste of LA that he signed her up for a number of small roles such as commercials.[2][3] Since then she has appeared in School of Rock and other films, and has a starring role in a teen comedy, Drake & Josh. Cosgrove has been selected for the starring role in iCarly, which is written and produced by Dan Schneider.
Biography
Early life
Miranda was born in Los Angeles, California on May 14, 1993. When Cosgrove was about three years of age she began to sing and dance in a restaurant, Taste of LA, in which she was dining. A talent agent dining at the same restaurant saw potential in Cosgrove and signed her up for his talent agency, soon after leading to a career in advertising, as well as other roles and shows.[2][3]
Career
The starting point of her career was when she got roles in adverts for McDonald's. Later on she auditioned for roles in several movies and TV series. Her audition for the role of a student named Summer Hathaway in the film School of Rock starring Jack Black was successful and she began filming in 2002. School of Rock went on to be a hit. During School of Rock's premiere, news arrived that a pilot for a TV show she participated in had been green-lit, and that she would be playing the part of Megan Parker, the scheming sister of Drake, in the hit kids' show Drake & Josh. She also had a role in the 2005 film Yours, Mine, and Ours. Her character, Joni North, was the sister of Dylan North (Drake Bell), who is her co-star in Drake & Josh. In 2006, she had a minor role in the film Keeping Up with the Steins as Karan Sussman. In 2006, a feature-length episode of Drake & Josh called Drake & Josh Go Hollywood had her again playing the role of Megan Parker, and again in the second feature-length episode Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp, which aired August 3, 2007. In the same year, production on Drake & Josh had ceased. Cosgrove has also guest starred in a number of Nickelodeon television shows including Grounded for Life, All That, Zoey 101, Just Jordan and Unfabulous. She plays the role of Carly Shay in the new Nickelodeon series iCarly, that debuted on September 8, 2007. The theme song is performed by Cosgrove, backed up by Drake Bell.
Television and film roles
| Year | Film/Television | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Smallville | Lana Lang (age 5) |
| 2002 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Miranda Wright (voice) |
| 2003 | School of Rock | Summer Hathaway |
| 2004 | Grounded for Life | Jessica |
| Drake & Josh | Megan Parker | |
| 2005 | All That | Herself |
| Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie | Munch (Voice) | |
| Yours, Mine & Ours | Joni North | |
| 2006 | Drake and Josh Go Hollywood | Megan Parker |
| Keeping Up with the Steins | Karen Sussman | |
| 2007 | Unfabulous | Cosmina |
| Zoey 101 | Paige Howard | |
| Just Jordan | Lindsay Chandler | |
| Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp | Megan Parker | |
| iCarly | Carly Shay | |
| The Wild Stallion | Hannah Mills |
References
- ^ Middle name is not "Elizabeth", it is "Taylor", according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1993. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
- ^ a b Chau, Thomas. "An interview with the kids of "School of Rock"!". Cinema Confidential. UGO. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
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