Marisa Coughlan

Marisa Coughlan
Born	Marisa Christine Coughlan March 17, 1974 (1974-03-17) (age 37) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Occupation	Actress
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Marisa Christine Coughlan (born March 17, 1974) is an American actress.

Early life

Coughlan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She went to and graduated from Breck School, a small private school in Minneapolis. When she moved to Los Angeles, she enrolled in a BFA program at the University of Southern California.

Career

She has appeared in top 100 "hot" lists put out by numerous men's magazines in recent years and graced the cover of Stuff magazine in May 2001.^[1]

Coughlan's first film appearance to gain mainstream attention was Teaching Mrs. Tingle in 1999, in which she co-starred alongside Katie Holmes. Other films she appeared in included Pumpkin (co-starring with Christina Ricci), a drama about sorority girls, New Suit, a satirical comedy about the inner workings of Hollywood, Super Troopers, playing Officer Ursula Hanson, and Freddy Got Fingered as Betty.

She had a recurring role on the television series Boston Legal as secretary Melissa Hughes in seasons two and three. In 2007, she starred as Jenny McIntyre in Lifetime Television's original series Side Order of Life. Lifetime did not pick the series up for a second season despite a strong following. In 2008-09, she appeared on three episodes of the hit TV show Bones.

Personal life

She is married to Stephen Wallack, who is also from Minneapolis, and together they had a son, Finn, in May 2009.

Filmography

• 2009 - Medium, episode: "Soul Survivor" as Gabrielle
• 2009 - Bones, episodes:"Fire in the Ice", "The Princess and the Pear" and "The Hero in the Hold" as FBI Special Agent Payton Perrotta.
• 2008 - Poundcake as Deborah
• 2007 - Side Order of Life, 1 Season as Jenny McIntyre
• 2007 - Meet Bill, as Laura
• 2005–2006, Boston Legal, 12 episodes as Melissa Hughes
• 2001 - Pumpkin, as Julie
• 2001 - Freddy Got Fingered, as Betty
• 2001 - Super Troopers, as Ursula
• 2000 - Gossip, as Sheila
• 1999 - Teaching Mrs. Tingle, as Jo Lynn
• 1996 - Our Son, the Matchmaker, as Young Julie Longwell
• 1994 - Weird Science, as Barbara

References

1. ^ "Marisa Coughlan pictures and bio". Stuff magazine. http://www.stuffmagazine.com/cover_girls/girl.aspx?id=135. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 

External links

• Marisa Coughlan at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Coughlan, Marisa
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Date of birth	March 17, 1974
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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