Marisa Ramirez

Marisa Ramirez
Born Marisa Maguire Ramirez
September 15, 1977 (1977-09-15) (age 34)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998-present
Spouse Nathan Lavezoli (2002-2011)

Marisa Carolina Ramirez (born September 15, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress.

Contents

Early life

Ramirez attended an all-girls' school in Alhambra, California at the Ramona Convent Secondary School. Her career began at age 13 when she was brought to the attention of a major L.A. modelling agency, which led to an international modeling career. Upon her return home, she transitioned into hosting and acting.

Career

Ramirez is known to TV audiences from starring roles on four prime time and two notable daytime series. In 2011, she was a series regular on Lifetime's "Against the Wall," playing Detective Lina Flores. Despite respectable ratings, the series was not renewed for a second season. Immediately prior to landing that role, Ramirez starred as Melitta on "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena" which filmed in New Zealand.

After several guest appearances on Days of our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful, Ramirez finally got her big break in July 2000, when she was cast in the contract role of supermodel Gia Campbell on General Hospital. She left this role in December 2002 to star in the short-lived ABC drama, Miracles. During her time on GH, she was nominated for ALMA and NAACP Awards.[1]

In April 2006, she joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as Jabot Cosmetics public relations consultant Carmen Mesta for five months. The character of Carmen was killed off. Ramirez briefly returned to the show in early 2007 as Carmen's cousin, Ines Vargas.

Shortly after, she moved to Colombia to film the FOX summer series Mental, opposite Chris Vance and Annabella Sciorra.

Personal life

She married Nathan Lavezoli on September 22, 2002. The couple divorced in November 2011.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1998 Backstreet Boys: All Access Video Girl in Video Release Straight-to-DVD
2005 All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos Alicia Barena
2007 Itty Bitty Titty Committee Ellen
2009 Action Hero Maria
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1998 USA High Liza Episode: Excess's Ex
1999 Roswell Vanessa Episode: Leaving Normal
2000 Senseless Acts of Video Host
2000–2002 Port Charles Gia Campbell
General Hospital Gia Campbell 107 episodes
2003 CSI: Miami Susanna Medesto Episode: Hurricane Anthony
Miracles Evelyn Santos 13 episodes
2004 Century City Christina Dobbs Episode: The Haunting
Dr. Vegas Eva Leon Episode: Pilot
2005 Hitched Unsold FOX TV-Pilot
2006 Without a Trace Sara Episode: Win Today
2006–2007
Unknown
The Young and the Restless Carmen Mesta
Ines Varges
24 episodes
Unknown episodes
2007 Shark Monique Episode: Eye of the Beholder
2008 Supernatural Tammi Episode: Malleus Maleficarum
2009 Mental Dr. Chloë Artis 13 episodes
2010 The Suite Life on Deck Francesca Episode #35: Mother of the Groom
2010 CSI: NY Mrs. Tania Santos Season 6 Episode 15: The Formula
2010 Past Life Rosa 2 Episodes
2010 Miami Medical Katherine Russell 2 Episodes
2011 Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Melitta Episodes 1 - 5

Other roles

References

External links