Starting out as a pop singer with several hits songs under her
belt without resorting to the belly-baring and body-hugging
clothes that catapulted her contemporaries to pop superstardom,
MANDY MOORE has proven to be a talented singer and an even
talented actress.
Mandy Moore was born April 10, 1984 in Nashua, NH but considers
herself a Florida native since she moved to Orlando, Florida when
she was seven weeks old.
Moore spent two summers at Stagedoor Manor, a performing academy
in New York, studying theater during the day and performing at
night at the Catskill resorts. Moore was even auditioned for
Broadway and on her first try she made it down to the final two
choices for "High Society".
She is known around town as the "National Anthem Girl" since she
has sung it for all of the major sports teams, and even won a
statewide contest to sing it for Chris Evert's Pro-Celebrity
Tennis Tournament. She was a charter member of "Civic Kids," an
elite performance troupe that performed all around Central
Florida. She has also had solo performances at the White House
and Opryland.
It was while she was in the recording studio working on a theme
song for a TV pilot that Moore was "discovered." One of the
producers in the studio thought Mandy had talent and offered her
a chance to complete a demo. A talent scout came into the studio
one day while she was working on the demo and heard Moore sing.
He sent a copy of the unfurnished demo to David McPherson, Senior
Vice President of Urban A&R for Epic Records/550. McPherson liked
what he heard, and flew down to listen to Moore himself. Word got
out, and Moore was also offered contracts by two other labels,
but chose Sony because "they are the best!"
Since then, Moore has released three successful albums and has
dove even further into acting. Playing a scheming cheerleader in
Disney's "The Princess Diaries," Moore moved from supporting, to
lead actress. Moore recieved critical acclaim for her portrayal of
a gawky teen who blossoms in to a beautiful woman in the immensely
successful "A Walk to Remember," based on Nicholas Sparks' novel.
Moore has currently finished filming her third major motion picture,
"Try Seventeen," co-starring Elijah Wood, and is currently working
on "Aurora Island" opposite Acadamy Award Winning actress Kim
Bassinger and Joaquin Pheonix. She has also begun filming the drama
"Saved" with Patrick Fugit, Jena Malone and "The Princess Diaries"
co-star Heather Matarazzo.
Moore is the newest face to campaign for the Filipino clothing brand
Penshoppe.
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