Switched at Birth Star to Guest on CSI

Switched at Birth star Vanessa Marano is heading to CSI for an episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Marano, 18, will play Samantha, a street gang groupie and the estranged daughter of an ex-con named Frank (Johnny Messner). In the episode, Frank sets out on a harrowing journey to find her.

Robyn Ross

Sept. 7, 2011 at 6:08 a.m. PT

Switched at Birth star Vanessa Marano is heading to CSI for an episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Marano, 18, will play Samantha, a street gang groupie and the estranged daughter of an ex-con named Frank (Johnny Messner). In the episode, Frank sets out on a harrowing journey to find her.

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Marano's ABC Family co-star Katie LeClerc was also tapped for a guest-starring role on a CBS show this week. She'll stop by The Big Bang Theory in early October.

CSI returns to CBS on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10/9c.