Switched At Birth
Switched At Birth is the new ABC Family hit about two girls involved in a hospital mix-up and discovered it years later. While Bay Kennish led a charmed life in a rich family, deaf Daphne Vasquez lived with her single parent mom after her father left many years earlier. This smash-hit show on ABC Family is high in views. Check it out on ABC Family every Monday at 9:00 after Secret Life. Bay Kennish (Vanessa Marano) is an artistic teenager being raised by her stay-at-home mom Kathryn (Lea Thompson) and former professional baseball player father John (D. W. Moffett), in the wealthy neighborhood Mission Hills, Kansas along with her brother Toby (Lucas Grabeel). After studying blood types in school, Bay begins to wonder why her blood type does not match her parents. The family gets genetic testing done and confirms that Bay is not biologically related to them. They discover that the hospital mistakenly switched her with another newborn, Daphne Vasquez (Katie Leclerc), a deaf teen living with her struggling single mother Regina (Constance Marie) and Puerto Rican grandmother in a working class neighborhood in Riverside, Missouri. A case of meningitis caused Daphne to lose her hearing as a child so she attends Carlton, a School for the Deaf, where she plays basketball.
When the two families meet, the girls toil with their identities as Bay relates to her birth mother's artistic abilities and Daphne is drawn to John's athletic skills, as well as the family's friendly demeanor. The Kennishes learn that Regina is facing financial woes and propose the Vasquezes move into their guest home. The new living situation forces the girls, along with both families, to understand their differences and embrace their similarities. Kathryn wants to bond with Daphne as her mother and unintentionally alienates Bay, whereas Regina is fighting to keep her accepting influence on Daphne and though she sometimes bonds with Bay, she doesn't want to switch children; she wishes to keep Daphne.[4]
Oscar winning actress and deaf advocate, Marlee Matlin,[5] plays a friend of Regina and the mother of Emmett (Sean Berdy), the best friend of Daphne. Both Daphne and Emmett attend the same school for the Deaf.[6]
Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc [Delete] Digital Drama
Switched At Birth stars Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc delete digital drama at the ABC Family rally. They're there to stop cyber-bullying along with some others ABC Family stars.
Vanessa Marano, Katie Leclerc, Shay Mitchell, Tyler Blackburn, Skyler Samuels, Gray Damon, Shailene Woodley, Darren Karasoff, Alexandra Chando, and Emily Osment. (below)
Vanessa Marano
Vanessa Nicole Marano (born October 31, 1992[1]) is an American actress. She has appeared on the TV series Without a Trace, Gilmore Girls,Scoundrels and The Young and the Restless, among others. She is currently a main character on Switched at Birth, where she stars as Bay Kennish. Vanessa Marano was born October 31, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. She is the older sister of Laura Marano. Vanessa Marano began acting professionally when she was two years old. Since then, she worked for productions at the Stage Door Theater. Her biggest roles on television have been as Jack Malone's older daughter in Without a Trace (she and real life sister Laura play sisters), Valerie's stepdaughter in The Comeback and as April Nardini in Gilmore Girls. She also played Layne Abeley in The Clique based on the books by Lisi Harrison and Samantha Combs in Dear Lemon Lima.Vanessa played Eden on The Young and the Restless and Hope on Scoundrels.
She now stars as Bay Kennish in Switched at Birth. She is a great actress and in my list of idols.
She now stars as Bay Kennish in Switched at Birth. She is a great actress and in my list of idols.
Katie Leclerc
Katie Leclerc (born November 6, 1986)[1] is an American actress. She has appeared on several television series, including Veronica Mars and Fashion House. In 2011, she received a lead role on the show Switched at Birth, starring as Daphne Vasquez. Katie Leclerc was born in San Antonio, Texas and grew up in Lakewood, Colorado. She is the youngest of three siblings in a close-knit family.[2] She is hard-of-hearing and at age 20 was diagnosed as having Ménière's disease, a degenerative, inner ear disorder whose symptoms include fluctuating hearing loss and vertigo;[3] both her father and older sister have Ménière's disease as well. Katie Leclerc discovered her passion for acting in grade school when she got the lead role in a production of Annie. When she moved to San Diego, Katie continued to pursue theatre at Valley Center High. She took part in commercials for Pepsi, Cingular, Comcast, and GE. She started her television career when she guest-starred on Veronica Mars. Since, she has acted in many other television shows. Her first main actress role was in the show Switched at Birth, where she plays Daphne Vasquez, a deaf girl who was given to the wrong family at the hospital after she was born. Follow her on Twitter. @katieleclerc. She is my idol and is awesome. I support her all the way!
