Mandy Moore [1] is gaining a lot of well-deserved praise for her role on This Is Us [2], but this certainly isn't her first encounter with the spotlight. Aside from her impressive singing career [3], she also has quite a few notable acting roles under her belt. Did you know that she was in a Nicholas Sparks movie [4]? Or that she voiced a Disney princess? See some of her most memorable TV and movie moments over the years.
The Princess Diaries
Everyone remembers Anne Hathaway [8]'s breakout Disney role, but Moore also played a minor character in the 2001 film as her nemesis, Lana Thomas. Honestly, who can forget her memorable number "Stupid Cupid" from the beach party scene?
A Walk to Remember
Moore's big breakout movie role was as Jamie Sullivan in this 2002 Nicholas Sparks adaptation.
How to Deal
A Walk to Remember wasn't the only book-to-movie adaptation Moore took on. She also starred in this 2003 romantic comedy based on Sarah Dessen's novels That Summer and Someone Like You.
Saved!
Seriously, Moore played a lot of mean girls [9] when she was younger. In this 2004 comedy, she played a devout religious teen who is actually a big hypocrite.
Chasing Liberty
In 2004, the actress starred in this sweet movie about the president's rebellious daughter who ends up falling for her attractive Secret Service agent (Matthew Goode).
American Dreamz
In this 2006 satire, the singer/actress played a rising star on a talent show called American Dreamz, which was more or less a parody of the real-life reality show American Idol.
Because I Said So
In 2007, Moore starred opposite Diane Keaton [10] in this film about an overbearing mother and her newly single daughter.
License to Wed
She really has starred alongside some attractive actors. In this 2007 comedy, she and John Krasinski [11] played a young couple forced to go through a prenuptial course before tying the knot.
Tangled
Yep, Mandy Moore [12] is a Disney princess. She voiced the role of Rapunzel in this 2010 animated film.
Love, Wedding, Marriage
In 2011, Moore played a newlywed who finds out that her parents' 30-year marriage isn't as perfect as it seems.
Red Band Society
Before scoring her role on This Is Us, Moore played a doctor on this short-lived series about a group of teens living in a pediatric ward from 2014-2015.
This Is Us
The actress currently stars on the hit NBC show about a family and how their lives intertwine.