Pop singer turned actress Mandy Moore experienced significant success with her debut album So Real, which went platinum, and her follow-up album I Wanna Be with You, which earned gold certification. Her breakout single, “Candy,” reached #41 on the Billboard charts, marking the beginning of her rise in the music industry. In 2016, Mandy made a major shift into television, landing a starring role as Rebecca Pearson in the critically acclaimed NBC drama This Is Us, which became a major hit.
Before her rise to fame, Mandy Moore was inspired to pursue acting by her grandmother and the musical Oklahoma!. At the age of twelve, she attended the prestigious Stagedoor Manor theater camp, where she began honing her craft. Her mother, Stacy, was a former news reporter, and her father, Donald Don Moore, worked as a pilot for American Airlines.
In 2009, Mandy married alternative country musician Ryan Adams in Savannah, Georgia. The couple eventually separated in 2014. A year later, she began dating musician Taylor Goldsmith, and the two quickly became a prominent pair in the music world. In September 2017, Mandy and Taylor announced their engagement, and they tied the knot on November 18, 2018, in a heartfelt and intimate ceremony.
The couple welcomed their first child together, a son named August Harrison, in February 2021. In June 2022, Mandy and Taylor shared the joyful news that they were expecting their second child. That October, they welcomed another son, Oscar Bennett Goldsmith. Continuing to grow their family, they were blessed with a daughter named Louise in September 2024, completing their happy and bustling household.
She is best known for her roles in A Walk to Remember and The Princess Diaries, two films that helped solidify her presence in Hollywood. Additionally, she lent her voice to the iconic character Rapunzel in the 2010 Disney animated feature Tangled. In November 2019, she made a big announcement about returning to the stage, revealing plans for her first tour in more than ten years, with the first shows set to kick off in March 2020.