Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove is an actress, singer and producer known for iCarly, the pop album Sparks Fly, Margo in Despicable Me and the science series Mission Unstoppable.
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Overview
- Born
- May 14, 1993
- From
- Los Angeles, California
- Work
- Actress, singer and producer
- Breakout
- Megan Parker in Drake & Josh, followed by Carly Shay in iCarly
- Music
- Sparks Fly (2010) and High Maintenance (2011)
Mini bio
How it started.
Miranda grew up in Los Angeles and began auditioning for commercials at three after an agent approached her parents. School of Rock gave her an early film role as Summer Hathaway. She then became familiar to Nickelodeon viewers as the mischievous Megan Parker in Drake & Josh.
Carly and the music.
Starring as Carly Shay in iCarly made Miranda a familiar face to a generation of fans. Her recording career grew alongside the show: she sang its theme, released Sparks Fly in 2010 and followed it with the High Maintenance EP in 2011. Sparks Fly reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200.
Growing with her work.
She returned as Carly for the 2021–2023 revival and also executive produced it. Her other recurring work includes voicing Margo in Despicable Me and hosting and executive producing Mission Unstoppable, which spotlights women in STEM. In 2025, she led the Netflix romantic comedy The Wrong Paris.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2011High MaintenanceEP artist
- 2010Sparks FlyAlbum artist
- 2010Kissin USinger and co-writer
Film & TV
- 2026Abbott Elementary: TryoutsGuest star
- 2025The Wrong ParisDawn
- 2024Despicable Me 4Margo (voice)
- 2021–2023iCarlyCarly Shay; executive producer
- 2019–Mission UnstoppableHost; executive producer
- 2007–2012iCarlyCarly Shay
- 2004–2007Drake & JoshMegan Parker
- 2003School of RockSummer Hathaway
Awards
Quotes
I’m a huge rom-com lover, and one of the reasons I enjoy this genre so much is because of the aspect of escapism.Miranda Cosgrove, Netflix Tudum
Speaking about The Wrong Paris in Netflix’s September 2025 cast feature.
Trivia
- School of Rock inspired her to learn guitar.
- She co-wrote “Kissin U” about her first boyfriend.
- She told The Hollywood Reporter in 2025 that she fosters cats and dogs and loves getting updates from their new homes.
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