Marano was first introduced to acting at her mother's theatre. She is the younger daughter of college professor Damiano Marano and former actress Ellen Marano, who owns the Agoura Children's Theatre.
Marano was born in Los Angeles, California. On October 5, 2018, Laura Marano released the single "Me" as an independent artist. In 2015, she signed with Big Machine Records and released her debut single " Boombox" on March 11, 2016, and "La La" later that year. Marano starred in the indie film A Sort of Homecoming, the Disney Channel Original Movie Bad Hair Day, the fifth installment of the A Cinderella Story film series A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish, the Netflix original movie The Perfect Date, and the Netflix interactive romcom Choose Love. She starred in Without a Trace for three seasons and Back to You. Marano was one of the five original classmates in Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?. She is known for her role in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally as Ally Dawson. Laura Marie Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer.