# Mandy Moore

By [Nadin](https://paragraph.com/@nadin11) · 2023-02-01

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**Amanda Leigh Moore** (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "[Candy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_\(Mandy_Moore_song\))", which peaked at number 41 on the [_Billboard_ Hot 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100). Her debut studio album, [_So Real_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Real_\(album\)) (1999), received a [platinum certification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_certification) from the [RIAA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA). The [title single](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_with_You_\(Mandy_Moore_song\)) from her [reissue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reissue) of _So Real_, "[I Wanna Be With You](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_with_You_\(album\))" (2000), became Moore's first [top 40](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40) song in the US, peaking at number 24 on the Hot 100. Moore subsequently released the studio albums [_Mandy Moore_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Moore_\(album\)) (2001), [_Coverage_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverage_\(album\)) (2003), [_Wild Hope_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Hope) (2007), [_Amanda Leigh_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Leigh) (2009), [_Silver Landings_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Landings) (2020), and [_In Real Life_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Real_Life_\(Mandy_Moore_album\)) (2022). As of 2009, Moore has sold over 2.7 million albums in the US according to [Billboard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_magazine).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Moore#cite_note-1)

Moore made her feature film debut in 2001, with a minor voice role in [_Dr. Dolittle 2_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dolittle_2), before playing a supporting role in the comedy [_The Princess Diaries_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Diaries_\(film\)). She received recognition for her starring role in the romantic drama [_A Walk to Remember_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Walk_to_Remember) (2002). Her subsequent film credits include [_Chasing Liberty_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasing_Liberty) (2004), [_Saved!_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved!) (2004), [_Racing Stripes_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_Stripes) (2005), [_Because I Said So_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_I_Said_So_\(film\)) (2007), [_License to Wed_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_to_Wed) (2007), [_Love, Wedding, Marriage_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Wedding,_Marriage) (2011), [_47 Meters Down_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47_Meters_Down) (2017), [_The Darkest Minds_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkest_Minds) (2018), and [_Midway_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_\(2019_film\)) (2019). Moore also voiced [Princess Rapunzel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapunzel_\(Tangled\)) in the [Disney animated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios) fantasy musical film [_Tangled_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangled) (2010).

From 2016–2022, Moore starred as Rebecca Pearson in the [NBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC) family drama series [_This Is Us_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Us), receiving nominations for a [Golden Globe Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award) and a [Primetime Emmy Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award). In 2019, Moore was awarded a star on the [Hollywood Walk of Fame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame).

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