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Fact Sheet
| Occupation | Singer, Actor |
| Musical genre: | Pop |
| Birthday | 10 April 1984 (25) |
| Sign | Aries |
| Birthplace | Nashua, New Hampshire, USA |
| Height | 5' 8" (1m73) |
The first single, "Candy", off the CD So Real (1999), was released when Moore was only 15 years old. So Real was re-released as I Wanna Be With You (2000) and replaced several tracks with new ones. I Wanna Be With You spawned the hits "I Wanna Be With You" and "Walk Me Home." The track "I Wanna Be With You" was featured in the movie Center Stage.
Moore ventured into Hollywood when she appeared as a mean, blonde, popular cheerleader Lana Thomas opposite Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews in the movie The Princess Diaries (2001). Moore, as Lana, performs with friends Anna and Fontana. The song, "Stupid Cupid," can also be found on the movie's soundtrack.
Next, Moore released a self-titled album. The singles from Mandy Moore (2001) were "In My Pocket," "Crush," and "Cry." This album also showed her more mature and developed voice, in comparison to her past releases.
Shortly after the release of her album, Moore portrayed Jamie Sullivan, her first starring role, opposite Shane West in A Walk to Remember (2002). The movie, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, revolves around the developing romance between social outcast and Christian devout, Jamie, and West as bad boy Landon Carter. A heart warming romantic drama that led to Moore's acknowledgement as a genuine actress. (Fellow pop-star-turned-actress Britney Spears released her movie, Crossroads, and the movie is generally considered a failure, while Moore shone in her role and continued to star in more movies.)
In her second movie release, she stars as Halley Martin in How To Deal (2003). Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Alexandra Holden, and Trent Ford also star. Halley is a troubled teen who decides to abandon love after witnessing her parents' (Janney and Gallagher as Lydia and Len) divorce, her best friend's (Holden as Scarlett) unexpected incident, and her sister's rocky engagement. Macon (Ford) comes along and restores Halley's faith in finding happiness when in love.
Moore returned to her music and released a third album titled Coverage (2003). This album featured a unique concept, an album consisting entirely of covers of old songs that Moore was influenced by as a child and songs that she recently discovered. Her first single off the album is "Have a Little Faith in Me." Because of worse than expected sales of "Coverage", Sony dropped her. Warner Brothers Records quickly signed her.
Her other movies include Chasing Liberty (2004) and Saved (2004). Upcoming roles include the movies Romance & Cigarettes and Racing Stripes.
Early in her career it was reported in British newspapers that she was a relative of the British actor Ian Lavender, who played Private Pike in the sitcom Dad's Army. Moore is a Neutrogena spokesperson, appearing in both commercials on televison as well as print ads. (Neutrogena produces mainly facecare products, such as the Oil-Free Acne Wash that Moore advertises. Neutrogena commercials typically feature successful and talented young females, such as Jennifer Love Hewitt and Kristin Kreuk. She previously dated Wilmer Valderrama from "That '70s Show" and tennis star Andy Roddick.