Laura Marano

Laura Marano
Marano in 2022
Born
Laura Marie Marano

(1995-11-29) November 29, 1995
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2002–present
RelativesVanessa Marano (sister)
Musical career
GenresPop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Labels
Websitelauramarano.com

Laura Marie Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Ally Dawson in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally. 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, the fifth installment of the A Cinderella Story film series A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish, the Netflix original movie The Perfect Date, and the Netflix interactive romcom Choose Love.

In 2015, she signed with Big Machine Records and released her debut single "Boombox" on March 11, 2016, and "La La" later that year. On October 5, 2018, Laura Marano released the single "Me" as an independent artist.