Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (May 14, 1993) is a 16-year-old American actress and pop/rock recording artist. She is best known for her roles as Megan Parker in Drake & Josh and as the title character in iCarly. Her career sprang forward at the age of three, mainly participating in television commercials. Miranda's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock. After years of small television appearances, Miranda was cast into the hit show Drake & Josh and later in iCarly. Following the success of iCarly, a soundtrack album was released in June 2008, in which she performed four songs. She is currently working on her debut album with The Matrix and Dr. Luke.