Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993)
[According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.] is an American teen actress and
pop rock recording artist. Cosgrove is best known for her roles as
Megan Parker in
Drake & Josh and as the
title character in
iCarly. Her career sprang forward at the age of three, mainly participating in
television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in
School of Rock. After years of small television appearances, Cosgrove was cast into the hit show
Drake & Josh and later in
iCarly. Following the success of iCarly, a
soundtrack album was released on June 2008, in which she performed four songs. Cosgrove is currently working on her debut album with The Matrix and
Dr. Luke.
Career
Early work
When Miranda Cosgrove was three years old, she was spotted by a talent agent while singing and dancing at a Los Angeles restaurant called "Taste of LA"; the agent suggested to her mother that she should act in
commercials.
This led to a career in advertising, as well as other roles and shows.
