Vanessa Marano
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 Marano at the 2011 Saturn Awards |
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| Born | Vanessa Nicole Marano October 31, 1992 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Vanessa Nicole Marano (born October 31, 1992[1]) is an American actress. She has appeared on the TV series Without a Trace, Gilmore Girls, Scoundrels and The Young and the Restless, among others. She is currently a main character on Switched at Birth, where she stars as Bay Kennish.[2]
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[edit] Personal life
Vanessa Marano was born October 31, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. She has a younger sister named Laura Marano, who is also an actress. Besides English she also speaks Italian.[3]
[edit] Career
Vanessa Marano began acting professionally when she was two years old.[citation needed] Since then, she worked for productions at the Stage Door Theater. Her biggest roles on television have been as Jack Malone's older daughter in Without a Trace (she and real life sister Laura play sisters), Valerie's stepdaughter in The Comeback and as April Nardini in Gilmore Girls. She also played Layne Abeley in The Clique based on the books by Lisi Harrison and Samantha Combs in Dear Lemon Lima.
Vanessa played Eden on The Young and the Restless and Hope on Scoundrels.
She now stars as Bay Kennish on the ABC Family show Switched at Birth.
On September 6, 2011 it has been reported that Vanessa will guest star on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation alongside Johnny Messner.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Easy | Little Jamie (uncredited) | |
| 2008 | The Clique | Layne Abeley | Direct-To-DVD film |
| 2009 | Dear Lemon Lima | Samantha Combs | |
| 2011 | The Secret Lives of Dorks | Samantha | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2004 | Without a Trace | Hanna Malone | 8 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 | Episode: "Time Flies" Episode: "The Silence" |
| 2005 | The Comeback | Franchesca | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Gina | Episode: "Malcolm Defends Reese" |
| 2005-2007 | Gilmore Girls | April Nardini | 13 episodes |
| 2006 | Boys Life | Sheila | TV series |
| 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 Gerick | 59 episodes |
| 2009 | Trust Me | Haley McGuire | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Hanna Malone | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Dexter | Rebecca Mitchell | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | The Untitled Michael Jacobs Pilot | Bailey Davidson | TV movie |
| 2010 | Past Life | Susan Charne | Episode: "Dead Man Talking" |
| 2010 | Medium | Jennifer Whitten | Episode: "There Will Be Blood... Type A" Episode: "There Will Be Blood... Type B" |
| 2010 | Scoundrels | Hope West | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Parenthood | Holly | Episode: "Date Night" |
| 2010 | Marry Me | Imogen Hicks | TV movie |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Casey | Episode: "The Hardest Part" |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Becky Lerner | Episode: "Too Much Information" |
| 2011–present | Switched at Birth | Bay Kennish | Lead Role |
| 2011 | CSI:Crime Scene Investigation | Samantha | Episode: "CSI down" |
[edit] References
- ^ Vanessa Marano at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Barney, Chuck. "Chuck Barney: 'Switched at Birth' another winner for ABC Family." San Jose Mercury News, June 29, 2011. Accessed on July 18, 2011.
- ^ Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (2011-06-03). "Q&A: SWITCHED AT BIRTH's Vanessa Marano". welovesoaps.net. http://www.welovesoaps.net/2011/06/vanessa-marano_03.html. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
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