Birth name: Amanda Leigh Moore

Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Amanda Leigh Moore was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 10, 1984 to Don (an airline pilot) and Stacy (a former news reporter). After seeing the musical "Oklahoma!", she decided that she wanted to pursue a career in singing. As a child, she performed the National Anthem at several athletic events around her hometown of Orlando, Florida, and became known as the "National Anthem girl" She has two brothers,one older brother named Scott, and a younger brother named Kyle, who is 20 and currently resides with Mandy in Los Angeles. At the ripe age of 14, while she was recording in a studio in Orlando, a Fed-Ex worker who happened to be passing through heard her and was interested in her talent. He happened to know someone at Sony as well. Moore worked on cutting a demo and shortly thereafter signed a record deal with Sony 550 Music. At 15, her first record "So Real" was released. Her first tour was with the Backstreet Boys. As her touring and recording schedule demanded more of her time, Moore withdrew from Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando and opted for a tutor/correspondence.

She has stated that her education is important to her and says that the fact that she wants to go to college motivates her to continue with her schooling. Though Moore's record sales are not up in the ranks of Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera, she has proved to be a formidable talent both in singing and in acting. She snagged an MTV Movie Award in June 2002 for her first feature film role in A Walk to Remember (2002) and has two other films coming out in the following year. Her biggest dream, though, is to perform on Broadway someday.

Now at 22, Mandy has kept accomplishing her dreams as an all around entertainer. She now has her own clothing line called Mblem, which is a vintage style of clothing for women and young girls. She is currently in the studio recording her first CD under Sire Records. She has signed on with many film projects that are due to be released late 2006, and sometime around 2007. Her most current film, American Dreamz opened in theaters April 21, 2006. Down to earth and real, Mandy Moore keeps insipiring many with her gracious, giving attitude. She is true to herself, which is what makes her one of the most likeable entertainers of our time.



Quick Facts:
Professional Singer
Her younger brother, Kyle, was an extra in her music video "Candy"
Hosted her own daytime MTV series during Summer 2000.
Mandy modeled in a cosmetics add in USA.
Wants to be a news reporter.
Mother Stacy is a former newspaper reporter. Father Don is a pilot.
Expressed her thoughts on revealing clothing and how she feels she doesn't have to display her midriff like such peers as Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. However, she displayed her midriff in a two-piece bathing suit for the May 2001 cover of YM.
She's a Neutrogena spokesperson
March 2002: Announced she and boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama split up a month earlier.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
Won at the 2002 MTV Movie Awards for Best Breakthrough Female
Cut her hair short for movie Try Seventeen (2002).
Cut her hair shorter for the movie How to Deal (2003).
Dated American professional tennis player, Andy Roddick. [July 2002 - March 2004]
Good friends of the Osbourne family. Mandy has appeared in some of the episodes of their reality TV show.
Often refers with self-deprecating humor to her size 10 feet.
Attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Camp
Filmed scenes playing the opening victim, Jenny, in Wes Craven's "Cursed" (2005). Her scenes were cut and later reshot with Portia de Rossi when the film underwent major changes.
Ranked #67 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).
Her debut single 'Candy' topped the Australian Charts at number 1.
High school GPA was 3.8.
Favorite color is red.

Some of this biography is the courtesy of the Internet Movie Database.