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Vanessa Marano

Vanessa Marano

Actor, also producer and writer · Born October 31, 1992 (33) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Vanessa Nicole Marano (born October 31, 1992) is an American actress. She has starred in movies and had recurring roles on Without a Trace, Gilmore Girls, Scoundrels, and The Young and the Restless.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 31, 1992 (33)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Vanessa Marano's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
33%
Power
10%
Morality
9%
Society
6%
Survival
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Hopeful
7
Joyful
6
Romantic
5
Melancholic
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vanessa Marano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vanessa Marano's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

48 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Make or Break Holiday(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • One Delicious Christmas(2022)

    as Abby Richmond

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Treatment(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • This Game's Called Murder(2021)

    as Jennifer Wallendorf

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Year(2020)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • How to Deter a Robber(2020)

    as Madison Williams

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Saving Zoë(2019)

    Producer · as Zoë

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Confessional(2019)

    as Noelle

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Girls Detective Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · as Nancy

  • Daphne & Velma(2018)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Molly

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Bad Boy(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vanessa

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sydney

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as April Nardini

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Senior Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sam

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Silicon Valley(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stanford Student

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Lives of Dorks(2013)

    as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Restless Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Emily

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Riley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Switched at Birth(2011)

    Show 103 episodes · as Bay Kennish

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Love Bites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Becky Lerner

  • Marry Me(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Imogen Hicks

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Scoundrels(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hope West

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Parenthood(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Holly

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Past Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Charne

  • Dear Lemon Lima(2009)

    as Samantha Combs

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Clique(2008)

    as Layne Abeley

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Casey

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · as Rebecca Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Alise Jones

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Theresa Monroe

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Comeback(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Franchesca

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Holly Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jennifer Whitten

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Brooke Ellison Story(2004)

    as Young Brooke Ellison

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Little Jamie (uncredited)

  • Finding Nemo(2003)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · as Hanna Malone

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tate Pasquese

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Grounded for Life(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Lexie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Samantha Cafferty

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 15 episodes · as April Nardini

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Malcolm in the Middle(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Gina

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Petunia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lily Hale

  • Ring Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • When We Collided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Co-Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles, 45 of them dated from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Highest rated

The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Switched at Birth (2011)

Film career

20002025

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 48: 42 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting1 of 48: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 48: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 48: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

48 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s18 · acting2010s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · 4 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 29% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Vanessa Marano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 39 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Daphne & Velma (2018)

82nd percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Finding Nemo (2003)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vanessa Marano's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles12–43 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles13–53 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Vanessa Marano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vanessa Marano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Suzi Yoonessi shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers