Vanessa & Laura Marano: Exclusive Portraits

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July 18, 2019 11:55AM EDT

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Vanessa & Laura Marano

Vanessa & Laura Marano — Vanessa & Laura Marano stopped by HollywoodLife to talk about their new film, ‘Saving Zoe.’ The acting duo, along with their mom Ellen, produced the film that’s based on Alyson Noël’s 2017 novel of the same name. Both ladies got their start in acting as young girls, and have each gone on the have successful, individual careers. In 2011, Laura started her breakthrough role of Ally Dawson in Disney’s Austin & Ally. The same year, Vanessa starred as Bay Kennish on the beloved Freeform TV series, Switched At Birth. Laura also ventured into the music industry, releasing her debut single “Boombox” in 2016.

Click through the gallery for exclusive portraits of Vanessa and Laura Marano!

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Vanessa & Laura Marano

Vanessa & Laura Marano — Vanessa and Laura parnered with Equality Now to help educate their fans on the horrors of sexual exploitation around the world, while promoting their film Saving Zoë.

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Vanessa & Laura Marano

Vanessa & Laura Marano — Vanessa & Laura Marano both read Saving Zoë over 12 years ago, and have been working to get it made into a film since.

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Vanessa & Laura Marano — In Saving Zoë, Laura Marano plays Echo, a highschooler who is grieving over her sister’s tragic murder.

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Vanessa & Laura Marano — In the film, Vanessa Marano plays Zoë, whose mysterious death begins to haunt her sister.

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Vanessa & Laura Marano

Vanessa & Laura Marano — Vanessa & Laura Marano stopped by HollywoodLife to talk about their new film, ‘Saving Zoe.’

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Vanessa & Laura Marano

Vanessa & Laura Marano — When asked if they’d like to produce another film, Vanesss and Laura said absolutely (but maybe something a little lighter next time!)

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Vanessa & Laura Marano

Vanessa & Laura Marano — Vanessa & Laura Marano revealed that it was important to them to stay as close to the book as possible when translating Saving Zoë to the big screen.

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Vanessa & Laura Marano

Vanessa & Laura Marano — While Saving Zoë was written in 2017, both Laura and Vanessa say it is more relevant than ever today, with the story of sexual exploitation and the ever-growing digital age.

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Vanessa & Laura Marano

Vanessa & Laura Marano — Saving Zoë is now available On Demand, as well as iTunes, Amazon, Spectrum, DirecTV and select theaters acrosse the country!

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