Laura Marano

Laura Marie Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer.[1] She is the younger sister of actress Vanessa Marano. Laura played Ally Dawson in the Disney Channel television series Austin & Ally.

Laura Marano
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Marano in 2022
Born
Laura Marie Marano

November 29, 1995 (aged 30)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2003–present
RelativesVanessa Marano (sister)
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Websitelauramarano.com

In the movie A Sort of Homecoming, Marano played Young Amy.[2]

Marano was born in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Finding Nemo Additional voices [3][4]
2005 Jacket, TheThe Jacket Young Jackie
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Additional voices
2007 Goldfish Suzy Short film
Superbad Young Becca
2015 Sort of Homecoming, AA Sort of Homecoming Young Amy
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Hotel Babysitter
2017 Lady Bird Diana Greenway
2019 The Perfect Date Celia Lieberman In post-production
2019 The War With Grandpa Mia [5]
TBA
Saving Zoë Echo In post-production[6]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003–2006 Without a Trace Kate Malone Recurring role (seasons 2–4)
2004 Joan of Arcadia Emily Episode: "Night Without Stars"
2005 Medical Investigation Brooke Beck Episode: "Tribe"
2005–2006 X's, TheThe X's Scout Y Voice; main role
2006 Ghost Whisperer Audrey Episode: "Friendly Neighborhood Ghost"
Huff Amelia Episode: "Black Shadows"
Dexter Young Debra Episodes: "Let's Give the Boy a Hand", "Father Knows Best"
2007 Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Herself / Judge / Mentor Season 1
2007–2008 Back to You Gracie Carr Main role
2007–2010 The Sarah Silverman Program Heather Silverman / Young Sarah Silverman Recurring role
2008 Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Mei Mei Voice; episode: "Kai-Lan's Trip to China"
Gary Unmarried Louise Brooks Episodes: "Pilot", "Gary Gets Boundaries"
2009 Heroes Young Alice Shaw Episode: "1961"
Little Monk Cousin Lauren Episode: "Little Monk and the Monk Cousin"
2010 True Jackson, VP Molly Episode: "Little Buddies"
FlashForward Young Tracy Episode: "Blowback"
Childrens Hospital Haley Episode: "Frankfurthers, Allman Brothers, Death, Frankfurters"
2011–2016 Austin & Ally Ally Dawson Main role
2014 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Rachel Voice; recurring role (season 2)
Fish Hooks Girl Hamster #2 Voice; episode: "Algae Day"
Liv and Maddie Fangs Special guest star; episode: "Howl-A-Rooney"
2015 Bad Hair Day Monica Reeves Television film[7]
Pickle and Peanut Veronica Voice: "Gory Agnes, Haunted Couch"
Girl Meets World Ally Dawson Special guest star; episode: "Girl Meets World of Terror 2"
2016 Mère et Fille, California Dream Herself Television film[8]
2018 Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Clara Nightingale Episode: "Frightningale"

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
2016 For the Record with Laura Marano[9] Host Radio Disney

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Comedy Austin & Ally Nominated [10]
2015 Kids' Choice Awards Favourite TV Actress Austin & Ally Won [11]
Remi Awards Rising Actress A Sort of Homecoming Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Female Austin & Ally Nominated [12]
Choice TV: Chemistry (with Ross Lynch) Austin & Ally Nominated [12]
2016 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star Austin & Ally Nominated [13]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Comedy Austin & Ally Nominated
Streamy Awards Original Song Boombox Nominated
2017 Detroit Film Critics Society Miglior Ensemble The cast of Lady Bird Nominated [14]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Cast The cast of Lady Bird Nominated [15]
[16]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Ensemble The cast of Lady Bird Nominated [17]
Florida Film Critics Circle Best Cast The cast of Lady Bird Nominated [18]
[19]
Online Film Critics Society Best Ensemble The cast of Lady Bird Nominated [20]
2018 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Acting Ensemble The cast of Lady Bird Nominated [21]
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Ensemble The cast of Lady Bird Nominated [22]

References

  1. ↑ Laura MaranoDisney Channel. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ 'Bad Hair Day'. Variety. https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/bad-hair-day-laura-marano-leigh-allyn-baker-disney-channel-original-movie-1201259014. Retrieved March 24, 2019. 
  3. ↑ 'Austin & Ally Show Bios. Disney Channel Press. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Stephanie Osmanski. 13 More Stars You Had No Idea Voiced These Animated Characters!. M Magazine (May 7, 2014). Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Robert De Niro’s Comedy ‘War With Grandpa’ Gets February Release. Variety (August 22, 2017).
  6. ↑ Studio71 Adapting YA Novel ‘Saving Zoë’ Into Feature Starring Laura, Vanessa Marano (August 24, 2017)Tubefilter.
  7. ↑ Disney Channel (January 7, 2015). "Original Movie 'Bad Hair Day' Starring Laura Marano & Leigh-Allyn Baker to Premiere Friday, February 13 on Disney Channel". Press release. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150107231353/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/07/original-movie-bad-hair-day-starring-laura-marano-leigh-allyn-baker-to-premiere-friday-february-13-on-disney-channel/346885/. Retrieved January 7, 2015. 
  8. ↑ Antoine Delplanque. Mère et fille, California Dream : la fiction avec Lubna Gourion (Plus belle la vie) et Laura Marano (Austin & Ally) (in French). Toutelatele (February 5, 2016). Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ YEAY: Laura Marano Announces 'For the Record' Radio Disney Show. J-14. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ Philiana Ng (June 17, 2014). "Teen Choice Awards Nominees: Selena Gomez, Austin Mahone and More". Hollywood Life. http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/06/17/teen-choice-awards-nominations-2014-nominees-full-list. Retrieved June 17, 2014. 
  11. ↑ Rebecca Macatee (February 20, 2015). "2015 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Honor Nick Jones,Meryl Streep: See the Complete List of Nominees!". E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/news/627610/2015-nickelodeon-s-kids-choice-awards-honor-nick-jonas-meryl-streep-see-the-complete-list-of-nominees. Retrieved August 6, 2015. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Wave 2 Nominees! (July 7, 2015)Teen Choice Awards. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ Rebecca Macatee (February 20, 2015). "Kids' Choice Awards 2016 Nominations are in: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Anna Kendrick & More Favorites Named". E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/news/736083/kids-choice-awards-2016-nominations-are-in-jennifer-lawrence-chris-pratt-anna-kendrick-more-favorites-named. Retrieved August 6, 2015. 
  14. ↑ The 2017 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards. Detroit Film Critics Society. http://detroitfilmcritics.com/the-2017-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/. Retrieved December 12, 2017. 
  15. ↑ 2017 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations (December 9, 2017)San Diego Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  16. ↑ 2017 San Diego Film Critics Society Award Winners (December 11, 2017)San Diego Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  17. ↑ Blade Runner 2049 Leads the 2017 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations. Seattle Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  18. ↑ 'The Shape of Water' Leads 2017 Florida Film Critics Awards Nominations. Florida Film Critics Circle. http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2017/12/20/the-shape-of-water-leads-2017-florida-film-critics-awards-nominations/. Retrieved December 21, 2017. 
  19. ↑ 2017 FFCC Winners. Florida Film Critics Circle. http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2017/12/23/2017-ffcc-winners/. Retrieved December 23, 2017. 
  20. ↑ Neglia, Matt. The 2017 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Nominations. NextBigPicture. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  21. ↑ Hammond, Pete (December 6, 2017). Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations: ‘The Shape Of Water’ Leads With 14; Netflix Tops TV Contenders. http://deadline.com/2017/12/critics-choice-awards-nominations-the-shape-of-water-dunkirk-this-is-us-netflix-1202220528/. Retrieved December 7, 2017. 
  22. ↑ 2017 Awards (January 8, 2018)Georgia Film Critics Association. Retrieved January 8, 2018.