Vanessa Marano is an American actress who works mainly in television. She is known to most viewers thanks to the series The Young and the Restless, Without a Trace and Gilmore Girls (2000-2007). Among the feature films with the participation of the actress, the most famous is the teen comedy "Confrontation".
Biography
Vanessa was born on October 31, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. Her mother Ellen is American and her father is Italian. Vanessa is the eldest of two children in the family, her younger sister Laura is also an actress.
TV career
Vanessa Marano got her first major role on television in 2002 in the police drama Without a Trace. Vanessa got the role of Hannah Malone. The series was a success in the United States - there it was watched by more than 18 million viewers. "Without a trace" lasted 7 seasons, won the approval of both critics and viewers.
In 2004, Marano played the role of the main character in the biographical drama The Story of BrookeAllison. The film tells the story of Brooke Allison, an American who was able to graduate from Harvard and make a political career despite a serious spinal injury.
A year later, the young actress performed a cameo role in the "black" comedy "The Client is Always Dead". The series was well received by critics. In the same 2005, Vanessa received a supporting role in the comedy series "Return", then played in one of the episodes of the series "Malcolm in the Middle".
From 2005 to 2007, Vanessa Marano worked on the teen comedy series Gilmore Girls, in which she played the role of April. In the US, the series has gathered a decent audience - 5 million viewers. From critics, the project "Gilmore Girls" received mostly positive reviews.
The next picture in the filmography of the actress was the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" - in it Vanessa got the role of Eden Baldwin. The series was a success with the audience. This project was followed by supporting roles in the series "Dexter's Justice" and "Trust Me".
In 2010, Marano played episodic roles in the series "Medium" and "C. S. I.: Crime Scene Investigation".
In 2011, Vanessa Marano successfully auditioned for the role of Bay Kennish in the TV series Switched at Birth. Bay is a high school student, a talented artist who accidentally learns that she is not her parents' biological daughter. Now she intends to find her real relatives. The series didn't do well.popularity, but was highly acclaimed by critics and collected many prestigious awards.
In 2012, Marano played in one of the episodes of the medical series Grey's Anatomy.
Since 2012, Vanessa appears mainly in episodes, she has not yet been able to get serious roles. The most famous series with her participation in recent times: the crime drama "Perception", the horror "Outcast" and the comedy "Silicon Valley".
Movie roles
There are very few full-length films with Vanessa Marano. In the movie, the actress made her debut in 2008, playing the role of Laney, the girlfriend of the main character, in the teen comedy The Stand. The film was released directly on DVD, so it did not gain much popularity.
In 2009, the actress played a small role in the family comedy Dear Lemon Lima, which remained unknown to most moviegoers. The next film with the participation of the actress, the comedy Senior Project, was also not a success.
The latest feature film with the participation of the girl at the moment is the comedy "Daphne and Velma", a spin-off of the Scooby-Doo films. The tape received mixed reviews from critics - many of them praised the acting, but were dissatisfied with the primitive plot and script. The picture did not gain much popularity.
Private life
Vanessa Marano is fluent in Italian.
The actress does not share withpress details of her personal life, so who she met before or is dating now, nothing is known.
