Laura Marano
Department: Acting
Biography
Laura Marie Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her 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 Back to You. Marano starred in the indie film A Sort of Homecoming, the Disney Channel Original Movie Bad Hair Day, and the Netflix original movie The Perfect Date.
Known For
Superbad
2007
The Jacket
2005
Finding Nemo
2003
Choose Love
2023
Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year
2012
When We Collided
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Last Train to Fortune
2025
Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration
2014
Bad Hair Day
2015
A Sort of Homecoming
2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
Mother and Daughter: California Dream
2016
Goldfish
2007
Lady Bird
2017
The War with Grandpa
2020
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
The Perfect Date
2019
Saving Zoë
2019
A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish
2019
The Royal Treatment
2022
Original Sound
2026
Above and Below
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House of Holloway
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Medical Investigation
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Joan of Arcadia
2003
Heroes
2006
Tamron Hall
2019
Without a Trace
2002
Ghost Whisperer
2005
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
2007
True Jackson, VP
2008
Austin & Ally
2011
FlashForward
2009
Young Hollywood
2007
Radio Disney Music Awards
2013
Teen Choice Awards
1999
Dexter
2006
Fish Hooks
2010
Childrens Hospital
2008
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Little Monk
2009
Jessie
2011
Liv and Maddie
2013
Love Daily
2018
The X's
2005
Gary Unmarried
2008
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
2007
Huff
2004
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
Childrens Hospital
2008
The X's
2005
Back to You
2007
Girl Meets World
2014
Robot Chicken
2005