Lora Marano: biography and personal life

The American entertainment industry is put on stream and works with the intensity of the conveyor. Talented children, who can sing and play, are selected almost from infancy. Then they are led to adulthood, with might and main using their acting and musical skills in numerous television projects. One of these bright "stars" was Laura Marano, known to television viewers in the main role in the teenage series "Austin and Ellie." A lively, smart girl fell in love with the audience and was often invited to participate in projects aimed at the youth audience.

From the diapers to the scaffolding

The biography of Laura Marano begins on November 29, 1995. She was born in Los Angeles in the family of a college teacher and a former actress. The girl's daddy - Damien Morano - has Italian roots, and from it Laura inherited a bright southern appearance. Mom Ellen Morano was once an actress, and leaving active activity on the site, she opened her own theater Agoura Children's Theater. The elder sister of Laura Vanessa inherited the passion for the scene, also acted in film and subsequently became a member of the popular TV series "They were confused in the hospital."

With such a mother it was just impossible not to try their hand at the theatrical stage. In addition, the girl herself just adored singing and dancing, taking part in skits. Being so lively and energetic, she always followed her mother in her theater. Since the age of five Laura Marano has been taking part in the productions of the Agoura Children's Theater.

The first appearances on the screens

In 2003, a beautiful musical girl appears on television. Her first roles were very tiny, but still it was the beginning of her career. Laura Marano noted in the episodes in such projects as "Speaking with ghosts", "New Jeanne D Arc", "Medical Investigation".

More to get acquainted with the young actress her fans could in the series "Without a trace", which appeared on the screens from 2003 to 2006. Kate Melon, played by Laura Marano, became one of the notable characters of the project. The first full-fledged successful role was followed by others. To the films Laura Marano was added a sitcom "Return to you", where the girl played the role of Grace Carr.

One of the indicators of the success of the young actress is her appearance in the image of the main characters in her childhood. Laura Marano for her short career has accumulated a whole collection of such roles. Once she starred in the pilot series of The Sarah Silverman Program, where Sarah Silverman played as a child. The creators of the series were delighted with the work of Laura and specially wrote the script for the episode Not Without My Daughter, where she played the full role of Sarah, preparing for a beauty contest.

After that, she often played the role of the main characters in childhood. On her account Debra Morgan in "Dexter", Alice Shaw, Sister Petrelli in cult "Heroes".

Austin and Ellie

From 2006 to 2011 in the career of Laura Marano on television there is a certain break. She, however, is marked by participation in the show "Are you smarter than a fifth grader?", But almost does not act in other projects.

In 2011, she returns to her audience, and almost instantly finds a worldwide popularity after the start of the teenage sitcom "Austin and Ellie." Ally Dawson, played by Laura Marano, became one of the favorite heroines of all the girls of those years. She was alive, bright, she was just like them, experiencing the same problems in relationships and in the family.

The series became popular, gaining excellent ratings, and its producers decided to extend "Austin and Ellie" for the second season. Filming a new series of the series began in June 2012, and in October fans Ally Dawson could already enjoy new episodes on the screens.

The successful project lasted for four seasons and ended only in 2016, when Ellie was already quite grown up for the role of a teenager.

On the wave of success, another project was shot with Laura Marano's participation - "The Girl Knows the World", where she also played the role of Ellie Dawson.

Other hypostases of the actress

To sing and dance, Laura learned when the other children are barely starting to speak. She composed her first song in four years. From the age of nine, the girl seriously studied the piano. After shooting in Austin and Ellie, Laura took advantage of the success of the project and released as many as two albums with soundtracks from the series. One of the songs even entered the top ten best soundtracks in the USA.

In 2015, the girl decided to start an independent voyage in the world of music and signed a contract with the record company Big Machine Records. In March 2016, she released her first single, and a month later released a video.

The clear and sonorous voice of Laura Marano can be heard in several animated films. "Ice Age 2", "In search of Nemo" - in these cartoons, the characters speak through the lips of a young actress.

Life behind the screen

The personal life of Laura Marano remains a mystery for the fans of the actress. Practically around the clock employment on the set, recordings of albums do not leave much time for intimate feelings. In public, there was only a relationship with her friend Ross Lynch, with whom they recorded several songs for the series "Austin and Ellie."

Among other things, Laura Marano is fascinated by active social activities. She is a goodwill ambassador from UNICEF, helping children from third world countries.