Mandy Moore is an American pop singer and actress Born April 10, 1984. She grew up in Florida and came to fame as a teenager in the early 2000s, after the release of her teen-oriented pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, Mandy Moore, and Coverage. Mandy has branched out into a film career, starring in 2002's popular teen film A Walk to Remember and later appearing in the lead roles of less well-received movies also aimed at teenage audiences. Two of her later films, American Dreamz and Saved!, were satires in which Mandy portrayed darker characters than in her previous roles. In 2006, Mandy guest-starred in two episodes of Scrubs. The same year, she lent her voice to The Simpsons, playing Tabitha Vixx in an episode which aired in May. Mandy has appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan in May 2006 and has expressed dissatisfaction with the cover's "racy" headlines.

Mandy's favorite musicians are Elton John, Switchfoot and Bette Midler. Midler is also Mandy's favorite actress, and her film Beaches was Mandy's favorite film when she was a teenager. Mandy also enjoys Annie Hall and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and has described herself as a "glass-half-full kind of person". She lives in Hollywood Hills with her brother, Kyle. Mandy considers herself spiritual, and has said that she does not think of herself as distinctly Catholic nor Christian. In early 2007, Mandy stated that during the previous year, she had undergone a "really crazy time" in her life, asking herself "life-altering questions". Mandy does not know how to cook in the kitchen, but has set a goal for herself to take cooking classes.

Due to low sales for Coverage, Sony's Epic Records dropped Mandy. Mandy had signed to Sire Records after her contract with Epic Records ended, but left the company in May 2006. She signed with a new EMI Music-owned record company, The Firm, in July that year, describing her new contract as "especially exciting", and adding that she left Sire Records because she did not want to "follow the mainstream", but rather have "complete control and freedom" over her work.

Married Ryan Adams on 10 March 2009 in Savannah, Georgia.