Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

Mandy Moore is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s with pop hits before building a successful acting career, notably in *A Walk to Remember* and *This Is Us*.

What it is

Amanda Leigh Moore was born on April 10, 1984, in Nashua, New Hampshire, and raised in the Orlando, Florida area. She signed a recording contract as a teenager, releasing her debut album *So Real* in 1999, which launched her pop music career.

Key details

Moore moved into acting in the early 2000s, starring in films like *The Princess Diaries* and *A Walk to Remember*. She voiced Rapunzel in Disney’s *Tangled* (2010) and later gained television fame as Rebecca Pearson in *This Is Us* (2016–2022). She married musician Taylor Goldsmith in 2018 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.

Why it matters

Moore’s career spans two decades across music and screen, making her a recognizable figure in pop culture. Her work—including *This Is Us* and *Tangled*—has been widely distributed in Canada, reaching a broad audience through TV and streaming.