Eight weeks after landing the role of Marina Cooper in May 2004, Mandy Bruno graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.
In 2006, Bruno received her first Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.
When Many isn't hanging out with her cat, Faith, she's active with the New Haven Animal Shelter. The actress grew up in Beaverton, Oregon and currently resides in New York City.