Biography
Miranda Cosgrove
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About Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove is a talented actress from the United States who started her acting career at 8 years old and became the highest-paid child star at the age of 19, recordings her name in the Guinness World Records. She has become a successful actress and a singer, and she is still in the entertainment industry, giving her best performances.
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| Full Name | Miranda Taylor Cosgrove |
| Date of Birth | 14th May of 1993 |
| Birth Place | Los Angeles of California |
| Parent(s) | Chris Cosgrove and Tom Cosgrove |
| zodiac sign | Taurus. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Net Worth | 10 million dollars |
Early life
Miranda Cosgrove was born on 14th May of 1993 in the largest city called Los Angeles of California. Her full name is Miranda Taylor Cosgrove, and she is the daughter of a homemaker Chris Cosgrove and Tom Cosgrove. Her father owned a dry-cleaning business, and we can say that she grew up in a middle-class family.
Cosgrove was highly active in dancing and singing since her childhood. Her singing and dancing attracted the talent agent when she was just 3 years old. She started modeling and making her appearances in commercials soon after that. During those years, she started growing interests in acting. She started making her appearances in various theatres and dramas when she was 7 years old.
Career
Film:
Miranda Cosgrove made her film debut in 2003 in the musical comedy film School of Rock as Summer Hathaway. For her first performance, she earned Young Artist Awards and MTV Movie Awards nominations in 2004. In 2005, she starred in the American family comedy film Yours, Mine & Ours, where she portrayed the character of Joni North. She received her second Young Artist Award nomination.
Following years, she continued appearing in various other films. She voiced the character Kon Suay in the animated action-adventure film called Khan Kluay. She also made her small appearance in the comedy film Keeping Up with the Steins. In 2009, she received her first lead role in Craig Clyde’s film The Wild Stallion as Hannah Mills.
In 2010, Miranda Cosgrove made her breakthrough after her voice performance in the American 3D computer-animated comedy film called Despicable Me. In the film, she voiced the character, Margo. She then voiced the same character in the short film Despicable Me: Home Makeover, Despicable Me 2 in 2013, and the short film Despicable Me: Training Wheels the same year; in 2017, she again voiced the same character in Despicable Me3 and Despicable Me: Minion Scouts in 2019. Cosgrove won her first Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Animated Female and People’s Choice Awards nomination in 2011. She also earned Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie after her performance in Despicable Me 2.
Television:
Miranda Cosgrove made her television earlier than her film appearance. She made small appearances in tv series like Smallville, grounded for Life, What’s New, Scooby-Doo?. She received her first main role in the American sitcom Drake & josh as Megan Parker in 2004.
In 2007, she made her breakthrough from the hit American teen sitcom called iCarly as the main character Carly Shay. She won Gracie Allen Awards, Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico, Ology Awards, and 2 Young Artist Awards, including countless other nominations for her performance as Carly Shay.
In 2016, she landed another main role in the tv series Crowded as Shea Moore, and her other major tv film appearances are Mystery Girl, Big Time Christmas, Drake & Josh Go Hollywood, and so on.
Discography:
Miranda Cosgrove released her only first album in 2010 named Sparks Fly. Her other singles are “Leave It All to Me,” “Stay My Baby,” “About You Now,” Kissin U,” and “Dancing Crazy.”
Personal life
Miranda Cosgrove is currently single, and she seems to have been single for a long time now. During her early teen years, she was seen dating actor James Maslow whom she met during the film set of iCarly. Their relationship lasted for almost 2 years, from 2008 till 2009. She then started dating Nat Wolf in 2009 then they broke up in 2011. In 2012, she was seen with Max Ehrich, a singer, and actor. After that, she hasn’t been involved in any love affairs.
Cosgrove is active on both Twitter and Instagram. She has over 9 million followers on Instagram and over 7.1 million followers on Twitter. She is a pet lover, and she has both dogs and cats as her pets. She is also a singer, and when she is free out of her busy acting life, she seems to held her guitar and indulged herself in singing.
Physical statistics & others
Miranda Cosgrove turned 27 years old in 2020; she is beautiful, young, talented, and successful. As a former model, she is considered about her look and body figures. She has a height of 5 feet and 6 inches with a bodyweight of about 54 kg. She has a slim body build, and her body measurements are 32-24-34 inches.
Cosgrove belongs to white ethnicity, and she has Irish, French, and English ancestry. Her nationality is American. She possesses dark brown hair and eyes of the same color. Her sexual orientation is straight, and her zodiac sign is Taurus.
Net worth
Miranda Cosgrove’s net worth as of 2020 is estimated to be about 10 million dollars. As an early starter and is one of the highest-paid child stars of a year and with all the number of films and tv appearances, it is no new for her to earn this amount at the age of 20s. Thanks to her early successful career and her continuous hard work, she has accumulated such a huge amount. She earns her millions through acting, singing, and other voice roles, and her net worth is only heading in an upward direction as she is not showing any sign of quitting the entertainment industry. We will be able to see her performances more in the coming years.
