Vanessa Marano

**Vanessa Nicole Marano** (born on October 31, 1992, Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. She acted in many television series. They include _Gilmore Girls_, _Grey's Anatomy_ and _The Young and the Restless_.

Marano began acting when she was seven-years-old.

## Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2002–2009|_Without a Trace_|Hanna Malone|Recurring role; 12 episodes||
|2004|_Grounded for Life_|Lexie|Episode: "Tombstone Blues"||
|2004|_The Brooke Ellison Story_|Young Brooke Ellison|TV movie||
|2005|_Six Feet Under_|Tate Pasquese|2 episodes||
|2005|_The Comeback_|Franchesca|Recurring role, 12 episodes||
|2005|_Malcolm in the Middle_|Gina|Episode: "Malcolm Defends Reese"||
|2005–2007|_Gilmore Girls_|April Nardini|Recurring role; 13 episodes||
|2006|_Boys Life_|Sheila|Movie||
|2007|_Hell on Earth_|Shelly|TV movie||
|2008|_Man of Your Dreams_|Maia|TV movie||
|2008|_Miss Guided_|Kelly|Episode: "Homecoming"||
|2008|_The Closer_|Theresa Monroe|Episode: "Problem Child"||
|2008|_Ghost Whisperer_|Alise Jones|Episode: "Ghost in the Machine"||
|2008–2010|_The Young and the Restless_|Eden Baldwin|Regular role; 59 episodes||
|2009|_Trust Me_|Haley McGuire|Recurring role; 5 episodes||
|2009–2011|_Dexter_|Rebecca Mitchell|Recurring role; 6 episodes||
|2010|_Untitled Michael Jacobs Pilot_|Bailey Davidson|Unsold pilot movie||
|2010|_Past Life_|Susan Charne|Episode: "Dead Man Talking"||
|2010|_Medium_|Jennifer Whitten|Episodes: "There Will Be Blood.. Type A", "There Will Be Blood... Type B"||
|2010|_Scoundrels_|Hope West|Main role; 8 episodes||
|2010|_Parenthood_|Holly|Episode: "Date Night"||
|2010|_Marry Me_|Imogen Hicks|TV miniseries||
|2011|_Private Practice_|Casey|Episode: "The Hardest Part"||
|2011|_Love Bites_|Becky Lerner|Episode: "Too Much Information"||
|2011|_CSI: Crime Scene Investigation_|Samantha Cafferty|Episode: "CSI Down"||
|2011–2017|_Switched at Birth_|Bay Kennish|Main role; 104 episodes||
|2012|_Grey's Anatomy_|Holly Wheeler|Episode: "The Girl with No Name"||
|2012|_Boys Are Stupid, Girls Are Mean_|Narrator|9 episodes||
|2013|_Restless Virgins_|Emily|TV movie||
|2013|_Perception_|Riley|Episode: "Toxic"||
|2014|_NCIS: New Orleans_|Natalie Lane|Episode: "The Recruits"||
|2016|_Outcast_|Sherry|Episode: "The Road Before Us"||
|2016|_Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life_|April Nardini|Episode: "Summer"||
|2017|_Silicon Valley_|Stanford University student|Episodes: "Intellectual Property", "Teambuilding Exercise"||
|2018|_Station 19_|Molly|Episode: "Not Your Hero"||
|2018- present|_Dead Girls Detective Agency_|Nancy Graves|Main Cast||

## Awards and nominations

|scope="col" style="width:0.5%;"|Year|scope="col" style="width:7%;"|Award|scope="col" style="width:2%;"|Work|scope="col" style="width:1%;"|Result|scope="col" style="width:0.5%;"|Ref|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|2011|Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star – Female|_Switched at Birth_||style="text-align:center;"|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|2013|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Drama|_Switched at Birth_||style="text-align:center;"|||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Vanessa Marano
- **image**: Vanessa Marano 2011.jpg
- **caption**: Marano at the Saturn Awards in 2011
- **birth name**: Vanessa Nicole Marano
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actress
- **years active**: 2002–present
- **relatives**: Laura Marano (sister)