Vanessa Marano: Winter Press Party Pretty

Vanessa Marano poses for pics with on-screen mom Lea Thompson at Disney ABC Television Group’s TCA Winter Press Tour party held at the Langham Hotel on Tuesday night (January 10) in Pasadena, Calif.

During the Switched at Birth panel the day before, the 19-year-old actress talked about costar Katie Leclerc‘s casting.

“When I read the script, I literally went they’re never going to find this girl. What? This beautiful, talented actress who’s deaf or hard of hearing and fluent in American Sign Language. Good luck, both of you,” she shared.

Vanessa continued, “She was, like, the second person cast. I’m so thankful that someone like Katie did get cast, someone who has been doing this for so long, because so much is going into this part that I think we forget the minor things of just someone who knows how to be on set, and Katie definitely knows how to do that.”

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