Meet The New Eden

YOUNG AND RESTLESS's Vanessa Marano (Eden) may only be 16, but she already has a career that most adult actors would envy. Her looong resumé includes memorable stints as Lisa Kudrow's obnoxious stepdaughter Frenchesca on THE COMEBACK, Luke's precocious long-lost daughter April on GILMORE GIRLS and outcast Layne in the movie version of THE CLIQUE books. Digest caught up with this young, intelligent actress and got a first-hand glimpse of just how wise beyond her years Marano is. MORE