| Marisa Petroro | |
|---|---|
Marisa Petroro attending a book signing event for the book "Another Man’s War" by Sam Childers, Beverly Hills, CA on May 5, 2009 |
|
| Born | February 11, 1972 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Marisa Parker |
| Occupation | Actress/Model |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | |
| http://www.marisapetroro.com | |
Marisa Petroro (born February 11, 1972; sometimes credited as Marisa Parker) is an American actress and model.
Marisa was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. When she was 4 years old, Marisa first started to perform in beauty pageants. At age eight, the New Jersey native began taking trips to New York to study acting at the highly acclaimed HB Studio.
In 1997, Petroro drove across country to Hollywood to pursue her acting career. She got her first TV show job by appearing in Ned and Stacey and her first national commercial, Clear Blue Easy, was directed David Lynch. It wasn't too long before she found herself working regularly on a number of shows including appearances in Rescue 77, The Pretender, The Young & The Restless, According to Jim, Reno 911!, Las Vegas, Scrubs and Rules Of Engagement. She was one of most recognized brief-case beauties for 4 seasons as a model on Deal or No Deal holding case #18, also guest starred opposite Eva Longoria on Desperate Housewives and currently recurs on Dexter.
In 2004, she starred in Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss' country music video for Whiskey Lullaby, along side Rick Schroder.