# Marisa Ryan

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{{short description|American actress}}
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| occupation   = Actress
| years_active = 1983–present
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* {{marriage|[Jeremy Sisto](/source/Jeremy_Sisto) <br>|1993|2002|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Nathan Graf <br>|2008}}
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'''Marisa Ryan''' is an American actress, best known for her role as Nina Grabowski in the [HBO](/source/HBO) series ''[Sex and the City](/source/Sex_and_the_City)'', as Elizabeth Cooper-MacGillis in the [CBS](/source/CBS) sitcom ''[Major Dad](/source/Major_Dad)'' (1989–1993), and as Abby Bernstein in the 2001 comedy film ''[Wet Hot American Summer](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer)'', its [Netflix](/source/Netflix) prequel series, ''[Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer%3A_First_Day_of_Camp)'' (2015) and its Netflix sequel series ''[Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer%3A_Ten_Years_Later)'' (2017).

==Career==
Ryan made her screen debut in a small role in the 1983 film ''[Without a Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace_(1983_film))''. From 1989 to 1993, she starred as Elizabeth Cooper-MacGillis in the CBS sitcom ''[Major Dad](/source/Major_Dad)'' opposite [Gerald McRaney](/source/Gerald_McRaney). She later went to star in the Independent films ''[Love Always](/source/Love_Always_(film))'' (1996), ''[Slaves to the Underground](/source/Slaves_to_the_Underground)'' (1997), ''Taylor's Return'' (1997), and ''With or Without You'' (1998). In 1998, Ryan joined the cast of Fox police drama series ''[New York Undercover](/source/New_York_Undercover)'' as Det. Nell Delaney, during the show's fourth and final season. She later guest-starred on ''[The Practice](/source/The_Practice)'', ''[Sex and the City](/source/Sex_and_the_City)'', ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'', and ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''.

In 2001, Ryan co-starred as Abby Bernstein in the ensemble cast satirical comedy film ''[Wet Hot American Summer](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer)''. She reprised her role in the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) prequel series, ''[Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer%3A_First_Day_of_Camp)'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/wet-hot-american-summer-set-at-netflix-original-cast-to-return-1201397039/|title='Wet Hot American Summer' Series Set at Netflix; Original Cast to Return|author=Shelli Weinstein|work=Variety|accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref> She also appeared in films ''[Don's Plum](/source/Don's_Plum)'' (2001), ''[Riding in Cars with Boys](/source/Riding_in_Cars_with_Boys)'' (2001), and ''[Brooklyn Lobster](/source/Brooklyn_Lobster)'' (2005). In 1997, she made her directorial debut with the independent short film ''Three Women of Pain'' which she also co-wrote.

==Personal life==
[Jeremy Sisto](/source/Jeremy_Sisto) and Ryan were married in 1993. They separated but remained legally married until June 21, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/2002/09/23/starr-report-301/|title=Ryan's hope: A divorce from 'Six Feet' Sisto|website=[New York Post](/source/New_York_Post)|first=Michael|last=Starr|date=July 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name=tiesknot>{{cite web |author=Herald Wire Services |title=Jeremy Sisto ties the knot |url=http://news.bostonherald.com/track/star_tracks/view.bg?articleid=1205669&srvc=home&position=also |publisher=The Boston Herald |date=2009-10-19 |accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1983
|[''Without a Trace''](/source/Without_a_Trace_(1983_film))
|Justine Norris
|
|-
|1996
|[''Love Always''](/source/Love_Always_(film))
|Julia Bradshaw
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997
|''[Slaves to the Underground](/source/Slaves_to_the_Underground)''
|Suzy
|
|-
|''Taylor's Return''
|Liz
|
|-
|1998
|''With or Without You''
|Zoe
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 1999
|''[Man of the Century](/source/Man_of_the_Century)''
|Gertrude
|
|-
|''Trash''
|Alex Staley
|
|-
|''[Cold Hearts](/source/Cold_Hearts)''
|Viktoria
|
|-
|rowspan=4| 2001
|''[Wet Hot American Summer](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer)''
|Abby
|
|-
|''[Don's Plum](/source/Don's_Plum)''
|Anna
|
|-
|''The Cure for Boredom''
|Danya
|
|-
|''[Riding in Cars with Boys](/source/Riding_in_Cars_with_Boys)''
|Janet Donofrio - Age 19
|
|-
|2002
|''[Stella shorts](/source/Stella_shorts)''
|College Buddy
|Direct-to-video
|-
|2003
|''Justice''
|Julia
|
|-
|2004
|''Confessions of a Dangerous Mime''
|Susan Stapleton
|Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2005
|[''Alchemy''](/source/Alchemy_(film))
|Bridesmaid
|
|-
|''[Brooklyn Lobster](/source/Brooklyn_Lobster)''
|Lauren Wallace
|
|-
|2007
|''Puberty: The Movie''
|Lashonda
|
|-
|2010
|[''The Extra Man''](/source/The_Extra_Man_(film))
|Tanya
|
|-
|2017
|[''Middleground''](/source/Middleground_(film))
|Marcus' Wife
|
|-
|2019
|[''Human Capital''](/source/Human_Capital_(2019_film))
|Ella
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1989–1993
|''[Major Dad](/source/Major_Dad)''
|Elizabeth Cooper McGillis
|96 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[Boy Meets World](/source/Boy_Meets_World)''
|Irene
|Episode: "You Can Go Home Again"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997
|[''Promised Land''](/source/Promised_Land_(1996_TV_series))
|Samantha Markovich
|Episode: "The Collapse"
|-
|[''The Pretender''](/source/The_Pretender_(TV_series))
|Helen Diggs
|Episode: "Unhappy Landings"
|-
|1998–1999
|''[New York Undercover](/source/New_York_Undercover)''
|Det. Nell Delaney
|13 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
|''[The Practice](/source/The_Practice)''
|Cynthia Simonson
|Episode: "Closet Justice"
|-
|''[Sex and the City](/source/Sex_and_the_City)''
|Nina G.
|Episode: "Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000
|''[Mary and Rhoda](/source/Mary_and_Rhoda)''
|Meredith Rousseau
|Television film
|-
|[''Deadline''](/source/Deadline_(2000_TV_series))
|Stokes
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002
|''[The Pennsylvania Miners' Story](/source/The_Pennsylvania_Miners'_Story)''
|Leslie Mayhugh
|Television film
|-
|[''Hack''](/source/Hack_(TV_series))
|Melissa
|Episode: "All Night Long"
|-
|2003
|''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)''
|Laura Bergeron
|Episode: "Tragedy"
|-
|2005, 2008
|''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''
|Woman with Drink/Stacey Ranson
|2 episodes
|-
|2008
|''1%''
|Montana
|Television film
|-
|2014
|[''The Leftovers''](/source/The_Leftovers_(TV_series))
|Imposter
|Episode: "Guest"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2015
|''[Odd Mom Out](/source/Odd_Mom_Out)''
|Krista
|Episode: "Brooklandia"
|-
|[''Wet Hot American Summer:'' ''First Day of Camp''](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer%3A_First_Day_of_Camp)
|Abby
|3 episodes
|-
|''[The Mysteries of Laura](/source/The_Mysteries_of_Laura)''
|Susan
|Episode: "The Mystery of the Maternal Instinct"
|-
|2017
|[''Wet Hot American Summer:'' ''Ten Years Later''](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer%3A_Ten_Years_Later)
|Abby
|7 episodes
|-
|2019
|[''Divorce''](/source/Divorce_(TV_series))
|Ursula
|Episode: "Miami"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0752698}}

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