Miranda Facts
Full Name: Miranda Taylor/Elizabeth Cosgrove
Age: 13
Birthdate: May 14th 1993
Starsign: Taurus
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rooster
Birthstone: Emerald
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Siblings: She's an only child
Nick-name: Mirry Furry (Unconfirmed)
Pets: A dog
Other Facts
- She likes to ride horses.
- She fences.
- She takes singing lessons and has since she was 5 years old
- She plays the piano and guitar.
- She is (in her own words) a movie junkie.
- She is a fan of Rachel McAdams and Orlando Bloom.
- Her first break was when she was seen by an agent at age 3, singing and dancing in a restaurant (Taste of LA).
- She talks to Rebecca Brown (her co-star in School of Rock) at least once a week on the phone.
- She filmed her biggest movie to date, School of Rock when she was 9 years old, making her the youngest cast member.
- Drake Bell, Miranda's co-star on Drake and Josh was/is reportedly* teaching her to play the guitar.
- She considers Emma Roberts to be a friend.
- She helped taste-test Wonka Donutz at the 2005 Kids Choice Awards.
- On May 21st 2005 she took part in the Ronald McDonald House Walk
for Kids in Griffith Park, LA.
- Her guitar is pink and has flowers on it.
- She used to watch The Amanda Show and was a fan of Drake Bell and Josh Peck even before she was cast.
- Miranda took a 45 minute "bad" singing lesson in order to sing poorly enough in School of Rock.
- She attended the 2004 and 2005 Kids Choice Awards, both for her show
Drake and Josh and in 2005 as a "fun, family outing".
- She wants a purse that carries dogs
- She was home-schooled for a time, but from this year (2006) she's in an online school.
- She "definitely" wants to go to college.
- If she wasn't an actress, she'd like to be a marine biologist.
- She has a journal that she writes in every day.
- She has a "burn box" where she keeps secrets she's heard about people.
- She gave Drake Bell a cat named Natasha.
- Devon Werkheiser (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) is a friend of hers.
- She attended the afterparty for the premiere of Charlotte's web, held at the Palladium.
*This was in Popstar Magazine in May. If anyone could send in scans of this it would be appreciated.Not all these facts are confirmed, so if you know of any innaccuracies or things we've missed, feel free to email us.
