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.
A beautiful mermaid called Ariel (Hallie Bailey) makes a deal with Ursula (Melissa McCarthy), a sea witch, to meet Eric ( Jonah Hauer-King), a human prince she falls in love with. However, unaware of Ursula's evil plans, Ariel ends up in trouble.
