Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Cosgrove was born on May 14, 1993 by the name Miranda Taylor Cosgrove. She was discovered by talent scouter at the age of three when singing and dancing at restaurant Taste of L.A. Since then, she became a child model and appeared in a number of TV commercials. In 2000, she began auditioning for theaters and TV roles. Her first appearance in the small screen project was as a 5-year-old Lana Lang in the 2001 pilot of TV series "Smallville".

Two years later, she made her debut in a feature film titled "The School of Rock". Her portrayal as a young girl with great ambition and discipline named Summer Hathaway was praised by movie critics and she got a nomination for Best On-Screen Team along with co-stars Jack Black, Aleisha Allen, Rebecca Brown and Kevin Alexander Clark at 2004 MTV Movie Awards.