Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993)is an American actress and pop recording artist. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove’s film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock. After years of small television appearances, Cosgrove came to prominence through the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh and later as the main character in iCarly. As of May 2010, Cosgrove earned US$180,000 per episode of iCarly, making her the second highest paid child star on television.She has been listed in the 2012 Guinness Book Of World Records as the Highest Paid Child Actress for iCarly.

Played the sister of Drake Bell in both “Drake & Josh” (2004) and Yours, Mine and Ours (2005).
Her role models are Anne Hathaway and Rachel McAdams.
She began homeschooling after elementary school.
Favorite color is purple.
Her celebrity crushes are Shia LaBeouf, Orlando Bloom and ‘Robert Pattinson’.
Her favorite artists are Gwen Stefani, Avril Lavigne and Paramore.
Her favorite movie is Mean Girls (2004).
She became a promotional brand ambassador when she signed with Neutrogena skin care (Feb. 12, 2010).
Is an only child.
She has a dog named Pearl.