Laura Marano

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

In the movie _A Sort of Homecoming_, Marano played Young Amy.

Marano was born in Los Angeles, California.

### Film

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003|_Finding Nemo_|Additional voices||||||
|2005|__|Young Jackie||||||
|2006|_Ice Age: The Meltdown_|Additional voices||||||
|rowspan="2"|2007|_Goldfish_|Suzy|Short film||||
|_Superbad_|Young Becca|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2015|__|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||||||
|rowspan="2"|TBA|||||||
|''Saving Zoë (film)|_Saving Zoë_|Echo|_In post-production_|||||

### Television

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|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|__|Scout Y|Voice; main role|||||
|rowspan="3"|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|||||
|rowspan="2"|2008|_Ni Hao, Kai-Lan_|Mei Mei|Voice; episode: "Kai-Lan's Trip to China"||||
|_Gary Unmarried_|Louise Brooks|Episodes: "Pilot", "Gary Gets Boundaries"||||||
|rowspan="2"|2009|_Heroes_|Young Alice Shaw|Episode: "1961"||||
|_Little Monk_|Cousin Lauren|Episode: "Little Monk and the Monk Cousin"||||||
|rowspan="3"|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|||||
|rowspan="3"|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"||||||
|rowspan="3"|2015|_Bad Hair Day_|Monica Reeves|Television film||||
|_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|||||
|2018|_Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir_|Clara Nightingale|Episode: "Frightningale"|||||

## Radio

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2016|_For the Record with Laura Marano_|Host|Radio Disney||

## Awards and nominations

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Award|scope="col"|Category|scope="col"|Work|scope="col"|Result|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2014|Teen Choice Awards|Choice TV Actress: Comedy|_Austin & Ally_||style="text-align:center;"|||||||
|rowspan="4"|2015|Kids' Choice Awards|Favourite TV Actress|_Austin & Ally_||style="text-align:center;"||||||
|Remi Awards|Rising Actress|_A Sort of Homecoming_||style="text-align:center;"||||||||
|rowspan="2"|Teen Choice Awards|Choice Summer TV Star: Female|_Austin & Ally_||style="text-align:center;"|||||||
|Choice TV: Chemistry <small>(with Ross Lynch)</small>|_Austin & Ally_||style="text-align:center;"|||||||||
|rowspan="3"|2016|Kids' Choice Awards|Favorite Female TV Star|_Austin & Ally_||style="text-align:center;"||||||
|Teen Choice Awards|Choice TV Actress: Comedy|_Austin & Ally_||style="text-align:center;"||||||||
|Streamy Awards|Original Song|_Boombox_||style="text-align:center;"||||||||
|rowspan="5"|2017|Detroit Film Critics Society|Miglior Ensemble|The cast of _Lady Bird_||style="text-align:center;"||||||
|San Diego Film Critics Society|Best Cast|The cast of _Lady Bird_||style="text-align:center;"||||||||
|Seattle Film Critics Society|Best Ensemble|The cast of _Lady Bird_||style="text-align:center;"||||||||
|Florida Film Critics Circle|Best Cast|The cast of _Lady Bird_||style="text-align:center;"||||||||
|Online Film Critics Society|Best Ensemble|The cast of _Lady Bird_||style="text-align:center;"||||||||
|rowspan="2"|2018|Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Best Acting Ensemble|The cast of _Lady Bird_||style="text-align:center;"||||||
|Georgia Film Critics Association|Best Ensemble|The cast of _Lady Bird_||style="text-align:center;"||||||||

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **genre**: Pop music, Pop
- **instrument**: Vocals


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Laura Marano
- **image**: Laura Marano Soundcheck Cleveland July 2022.png
- **caption**: Marano in 2022
- **birth name**: Laura Marie Marano
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **years active**: 2003–present
- **relatives**: Vanessa Marano (sister)