Background
Moran was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina.
Moran was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina.
She studied dance from the age of four and at the age of eight she was participating in national dance competitions.
After receiving the Palmetto Fellows Academic Scholarship in high school, Moran attended the University of Georgia and graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in genetics. In February 2003, Moran began touring with on The Dorothy The Dinosaur Tour as one of the Wiggly Dancers and as Dorothy the Dinosaur. On television, Moran had a recurring role on as Dorothy the Dinosaur on more than twenty episodes shown on the Disney Channel between 2005 and 2006, and also as one of their Friendly Pirates.