Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was born in Los Angeles, California. She first started her career in 1998 in various commercials. She is best known for her roles as Megan Parker in "Drake and Josh", Summer Hathaway in "School of Rock" and her lead role as Carly Shay in Nickelodeon's "iCarly". She has also guest-starred in shows like "Zoey 101". She also had her debut soundtrack album called "Sparks Fly" in April 2010 and "High Maintenance" in March 2011.