Vanessa Marano

'Vanessa Marano' (qv) started acting in the theater when she was seven years old, performing in numerous plays at A.C.T. in Agoura Hills, California. She began her professional career with several national commercials.Marano is most recognized for her roles as "April Nardini", the daughter of "Luke", in the highly popular show, _Gilmore Girls (2000)_ (qv) and for the role of "Francesca", the daughter of the Emmy Award-winning 'Lisa Kudrow' (qv), in the HBO original series, _The Comeback (2005)_ (qv). Recently, she starred in _Scoundrels (2010)_ (qv), playing the scheming, school-skipping daughter of 'Virginia Madsen' (qv). She has had recurring roles in shows including _Dexter (2006)_ (qv), _Without a Trace (2002)_ (qv), _Trust Me (2009)_ (qv) and _The Young and the Restless (1973)_ (qv). Her guest-starring credits include _Parenthood (2010)_ (qv), _Medium (2005)_ (qv), _Ghost Whisperer (2005)_ (qv), _Past Life (2010)_ (qv), _Six Feet Under (2001)_ (qv), _Malcolm in the Middle (2000)_ (qv) and _Grounded for Life (2001)_ (qv).She starred as a young girl who becomes a quadriplegic in the critically acclaimed television movie, _The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)_ (qv), directed by 'Christopher Reeve' (qv).Marano's first film was the animated hit, _Finding Nemo (2003)_ (qv), followed by the independent films, _Easy (2003)_ (qv), _The Clique (2008)_ (qv), Stopping Power (2000), _Dear Lemon Lima (2009)_ (qv) and, most recently, _The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013)_ (qv).Vanessa is working with 'Lucy Liu' (qv) on a miniseries, playing the troubled foster teenager, "Imogene 'Immy' Hicks" in _Marry Me (2010)_ (qv).Vanessa speaks Italian and is enrolled in her sophomore year in college.::es