Biography
Laura Marie Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally as Ally Dawson. 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, and the Netflix original movie The Perfect Date.
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Complete Filmography

Choose Love
2023
as Cami Conway
The steady boyfriend. The one who got away. The charming rock star. Who will Cami choose? In this interactive rom-com, her love life is in your hands.

The Royal Treatment
2022
as Isabella "Izzy"
Isabella runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than lo...

The Royal Treatment
2022
Producer
Isabella runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than lo...

The War with Grandpa
2020
as Mia
Peter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the cr...

A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish
2019
as Kat Decker
Kat is an aspiring singer-songwriter who dreams of making it big. However, her dreams are stalled by her reality: a conniving and cruel stepfamily an...

A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish
2019
Songs
Kat is an aspiring singer-songwriter who dreams of making it big. However, her dreams are stalled by her reality: a conniving and cruel stepfamily an...

Saving Zoë
2019
as Echo
A year after the murder of her sister Zoë, Echo is determined to uncover the truth. With Zoë's diary as her guide, Echo finds herself pulled into the ...

Saving Zoë
2019
Producer
A year after the murder of her sister Zoë, Echo is determined to uncover the truth. With Zoë's diary as her guide, Echo finds herself pulled into the ...

The Perfect Date
2019
as Celia Lieberman
No beau? No problem! To earn money for college, a high schooler creates a dating app that lets him act as a stand-in boyfriend.

Lady Bird
2017
as Diana Greenway
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her up...

Mother and Daughter: California Dream
2016
as Herself
Barbara was sellected for a fashion contest, the World Fashion Summer Dress, but the contest takes place in California and she lives in Paris. Barbara...

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
as Hotel Babysitter
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City ...

A Sort of Homecoming
2015
as Young Amy
A Sort of Homecoming tells the story of Amy, a New York news producer who thought she left her high school experiences long in the past. She unexpecte...

Bad Hair Day
2015
as Monica Reeves
Monica is desperate to be prom queen, but on the big night, her hair is an uncontrollable mess. Meanwhile, FBI agent Liz Morgan is on the hunt for a j...

Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration
2014
as Self
Disney puts a “Frozen” twist on its 31st annual Christmas Day television special. More than a parade, the joyous occasion includes festive musical pe...

Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year
2012
as Ally Dawson
Austin's dream of performing in Times Square on New Years Eve seems to be on the verge of coming true, but it has hit a few snags along the way, like ...

Superbad
2007
as Young Becca
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

Goldfish
2007
as Suzy Jenkins
Two third graders embark on a mission to save their classes goldfish.

Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
as Additional Voices (voice)
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is ...

The Jacket
2005
as Young Jackie
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he ...

Finding Nemo
2003
as Additional Voices (voice)
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome ...
When We Collided
N/A
as Vivi Alexander
A teenager in Verona Cove copes with his father's sudden death while caring for his depressed mother and managing the family's restaurant. Their lives...
Last Train to Fortune
N/A
When schoolteacher Cecil Peachtree misses the last train to Fortune, he strikes a deal with outlaw Dooley to secure safe and timely travel. On the jo...
Original Sound
N/A
as Ryan Reed
A down on his luck aspiring musician gets his big break at the big time when an up and coming singer agrees to collaborate with him after she is caugh...
When We Collided
N/A
Co-Producer
A teenager in Verona Cove copes with his father's sudden death while caring for his depressed mother and managing the family's restaurant. Their lives...