Moore, Mandy

Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984), better known as Mandy Moore, is an American singer and actress. more...

She came to fame in 2000, after the release of So Real, her first album, and has since developed a career in both music and film, having played the leading role in several Hollywood movies, including A Walk to Remember and Chasing Liberty.

Early life

Moore was born in Nashua, New Hampshire to Don Moore (a pilot for American Airlines) and Stacy (a former newspaper reporter). Moore has Irish and Cherokee heritage on her father's side, while her maternal grandfather was Jewish and her maternal grandmother, who was a dancer at the theater district in the West End of London, was English. Moore has two brothers, Scott and Kyle; she grew up in Seminole County, Florida, outside of Orlando, moving there shortly after her birth. Moore was raised in the Catholic religion, and attended Park Maitland School (for elementary school) in Maitland, Florida, Bishop Moore Catholic High School and Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs.

Moore's interest in singing grew after seeing the musical Oklahoma!. She subsequently sang the National Anthem at a few athletic events, and was spotted by a FedEx employee, who sent her demo to Epic Records; Moore was signed with the record company at the age of fourteen and toured with The Backstreet Boys throughout 1999.

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