Laura Marano

Laura Marano began her acting career at the age of five, performing in theatre productions at the Agoura Children’s Theatre. Her early work also included appearances in national commercials and guest roles in various television shows. These included ‘Ghost Whisperer’, ‘Medical Investigation’, and ‘Joan of Arcadia’. She also had roles in films such as ‘The Jacket’ (2005), produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh, where she acted alongside Adrien Brody, and Judd Apatow’s ‘Superbad’ (2007). Marano also lent her voice to animated films including ‘Finding Nemo’ (2003) and ‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’ (2006).

Marano gained wider recognition for her recurring role as Ally Dawson in the Disney Channel series ‘Austin & Ally’, which premiered in 2011. This role ran for four seasons until 2016. During this period, she also developed her music career, recording songs for the ‘Austin & Ally’ soundtrack albums. In 2015, she signed a record deal with Big Machine Records, releasing her debut single “Boombox” in March 2016. The music video for “Boombox” featured Ken Jeong and garnered over 60 million views. She later transitioned to Warner Bros. Records in 2017 and subsequently became an independent artist, founding her own label, Flip Phone Records, in 2018.

Throughout her career, Marano has continued to take on diverse acting and music projects. In 2019, she starred in and produced the film ‘Saving Zoë’ and featured in the Netflix original movie ‘The Perfect Date’. Her recent work includes starring in and co-producing the Netflix rom-com ‘The Royal Treatment’ (2022) and the interactive rom-com ‘Choose Love’ (2023). She embarked on her first national concert tour, ‘The Us Tour’, in 2022 and released her debut studio album, ‘I May Be An Actress, but I Can’t Fake How I Feel’, in 2023. Beyond entertainment, Marano has engaged in philanthropic efforts, serving as a UNICEF Trick-or-Treat Ambassador in 2013 and supporting the ‘Step up to the plate’ campaign to promote healthy eating in 2014.