Laura Marano
| Laura Marano | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 29, 1995 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Relatives | Vanessa Marano (sister) |
| Website | lauramarano |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Labels | Big Machine |
 Marano at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards
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Laura Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer, best known for her starring role in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally as Ally Dawson. Marano was one of the five original classmates in Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?. She starred in Without a Trace for three seasons and also Back to You, in both instances playing the daughter of the main characters. Marano starred in the indie film A Sort of Homecoming. Marano also starred in the 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie Bad Hair Day along with Good Luck Charlie actress Leigh-Allyn Baker. She was signed with Big Machine Records and released her debut single "Boombox" on March 11, 2016, but shortly after, Big Machine Records made the decision to drop all of their pop artists. She is also the younger sister of actress Vanessa Marano who currently stars in Freeform's Switched at Birth.
Marano was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of college professor Damiano Marano and former actress Ellen Marano. Her father is of Italian descent. Her mother is the owner of Agoura Children's Theatre. Marano was first introduced to acting at her mother's theatre. At age 5, Marano began expressing interest in acting professionally to her parents along with her older sister Vanessa, who is also an actress. However, her mother had trepidation about the idea of her daughters working in the tough industry of acting. She took them to one of the strictest talent agents in Abrams Talent Agency in hopes that they would be rejected and then lose interest. To her surprise, the agency wanted both Laura and Vanessa. From there, Marano began her career.
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