Miranda Cosgrove

About

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Her career began at the age of 3 with several television commercial appearances. Cosgrove's film debut came in 2003, when she appeared as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock. She appeared in a number of minor television roles over several years before coming to prominence as Megan Parker on the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh. In 2007, she landed the role of Carly Shay, the lead character on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom iCarly, on which she starred until 2012. As of May 2010, Cosgrove earned $180,000 per episode of iCarly, making her the second-highest-paid child star on television, and in 2012 was listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest paid child actress. Cosgrove also voiced Margo in the animated film Despicable Me (2010) and its 2013 sequel. That year, Cosgrove was cast in...

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SmallvilleSeries • 2001The Good WifeSeries • 2009The GoldbergsSeries • 2013iCarlySeries • 2007Despicable MeMovie • 2010Despicable Me 2Movie • 2013Lilo & Stitch: The SeriesSeries • 2003Drake & JoshSeries • 2004Grounded for LifeSeries • 2001What's New, Scooby-Doo?Series • 2002Zoey 101Series • 2005Despicable Me 4Movie • 2024Despicable Me 3Movie • 2017iCarlySeries • 2021The School of RockMovie • 2003CrowdedSeries • 2016The Wrong ParisMovie • 2025Minions & More Volume 1Movie • 2022Mother of the BrideMovie • 2024Yours, Mine & OursMovie • 2005UnfabulousSeries • 2004Merry Christmas, Drake & JoshMovie • 2008The IntrudersMovie • 2015Training WheelsMovie • 2013