Mariah O'Brien

Mariah O'Brien
Born	1971 USA
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–2006
Spouse	Giovanni Ribisi (1997–2001) (divorced) 1 child

Mariah O'Brien (born 1971) is an American film and television actress.

Career

O'Brien is perhaps best known for playing the role of "Beth" in the 1995 horror sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. Her feature film debut was a small role in the 1992 drama Gas, Food Lodging, which starred Brooke Adams, Fairuza Balk and Ione Skye. She appeared in the highly acclaimed comedy drama Being John Malkovich. She has had small roles in films including The Mod Squad, which stars Claire Danes and her then husband Giovanni Ribisi, Diamonds and Ticker. Her much bigger roles include Puzzles, in which she had the lead role, and the thriller Ordinary Madness.^[1] She also appeared with Ribisi in the 1998 film Some Girl and the 2000 film Pussykat.

Her television credits includes the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed.^[2] Others include, The Nanny, Once and Again and the short-lived sitcom Courting Alex.

Personal life

O'Brien was married to actor Giovanni Ribisi from March 18, 1997 to November 3, 2001; they have a daughter together, Lucia Santina (born August 6, 1997). Her mother is actress Jackie O'Brien, whom she appeared with in the film Together & Alone.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Gas, Food Lodging	Ivy
1995	Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers	Beth
1996	Welcome Says the Angel	Waitress at Toi
	Kiss & Tell	Emma the Sketch Artist
1998	Lone Greasers	Jezzabel	Short film
	Together & Alone	Buffy
	Some Girl	Thrift Store Cashier
1999	The Mod Squad	Tiffany
	Being John Malkovich	Girl Creeped Out by Malkovich
	Diamonds	Tiffany
2000	Pussykat
2001	Ordinary Madness	Betty
	Puzzled	Alexandra Norton
	Ticker	Desperate Woman
	Lovely & Amazing	Kevin's TV Co-Star
2004	Jam	Rose	Short film
2006	Jam	Rose[3]
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Nowhere Man	Nurse	episode: "Absolute Zero"
1996	The Nanny	Young Jewish Woman	episode: "That's Midlife"
1998	Charmed	Cynda	episode: "Thank You for Not Morphing"
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Nancy	episode: "The Wish"
1999	G vs E	Marci Welbi	episode: "Men Are from Mars, Women Are Evil"
2001-2002	Once and Again	Brandi	episodes: "Jake and the Women", "Chance of a Lifetime"
2006	Courting Alex	Leah	episode: "Big Client"

References

1. ^ "Mariah O'Brien as Betty". ordinarymadness.com. http://www.ordinarymadness.com/betty.html. Retrieved 5 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Thank You for Not Morphing". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539439. Retrieved 5 April 2011. 
3. ^ "Jam Cast Photos". flfilms.com. http://www.flfilms.com/cast_page.html. Retrieved 5 August 2011. 

External links

• Mariah O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database

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Date of birth	1971
Place of birth	USA
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