Laura Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American child actress. She may be best known from Without a Trace, where she played Jack Malone's younger daughter. She is Vanessa Marano's sister.
She first appeared in acting when she was only five years old. Since then, she worked for a lot of productions at the Stage Door Theater. She appeared in numerous commercials and has small roles on Ghost Whisperer, Medical Investigation, Huff and Joan of Arcadia. Her bigger roles in television have been in Without a Trace and many other shows. She has also been heard in the animated movies Finding Nemo and Ice Age: The Meltdown. She played child role of Kiera Knightly's character in the film "The Jacket", and had a small flashback role in the film "Superbad".
As of 2007, Laura Marano is 11 years old and in fifth grade. She was a regular cast member on the FOX game show, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and now plays the role of Gracie Carr on FOX's sitcom Back to You. Her spot on Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? was filled by Marki Ann Meyer.
Marano has since appeared in several episodes of The Sarah Silverman Program as the child version of Sarah Silverman. She has also appeared in Dexter as the child version of Debra Morgan.