Marissa Ribisi | |
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Born | December 17, 1974 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–2003; 2021 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Giovanni Ribisi (twin brother) |
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Marissa Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) [1] is an American actress. She has appeared in the films Dazed and Confused (1993), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), Pleasantville (1998), True Crime (1999), and Don's Plum (2001) and television shows such as Felicity , Friends , Grace Under Fire , Watching Ellie , and Tales of the City . She is the twin sister of actor Giovanni Ribisi.
Ribisi began acting when she was nine years old. [2] Her twin brother, Giovanni, is also an actor. [3] Like her brother, she is a Scientologist. [4]
Ribisi first appeared on television in 1988, playing a minor red-haired character, possibly because she's a natural redhead, named Ginger in "She'll Get Over It", an episode of My Two Dads . This was followed by similar brief appearances in Baywatch ("Old Friends" 1990), DEA (1991), and the miniseries Tales of the City (1993), playing a receptionist.[ citation needed ]
Ribisi's first role in a feature film was in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused . She starred alongside Matthew McConaughey and Adam Goldberg, who were then, like Ribisi, unknowns. [5] The actress played Cynthia, a socially marginalized girl who runs with two verbose outsiders (Goldberg and Anthony Rapp).
In 1998, Ribisi cowrote the film Some Girl and starred in it alongside Juliette Lewis, Michael Rapaport, and Giovanni Ribisi. The film, directed by Rory Kelly, relates the story of insecure young women searching for long-term relationships in 1990s Los Angeles. She has had roles in the films True Crime, The Brady Bunch Movie, Pleasantville , and Don's Plum . She has also appeared in television shows such as Felicity, Friends, Grace Under Fire , and Watching Ellie , as well as the TV miniseries Tales of the City . [5]
She also appeared on the short-lived TV series Grown Ups from 1999 to 2000. In 2001 she played the role of Dora in the movie 100 Girls . In October 2007, Ribisi launched a fashion line, Whitley Kros, with partner Sophia Banks . [6]
Ribisi married musician and recording artist Beck in April 2004, [7] shortly before giving birth to their son, Cosimo Henri. [8] The couple's second child, daughter Tuesday, was born in 2007. [9] On February 15, 2019, Beck filed for divorce from Ribisi after nearly 15 years of marriage. [10] [11] Their divorce was finalized on September 3, 2021. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Dazed and Confused | Cynthia Dunn | |
1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Holly | |
1995 | Kicking and Screaming | Charlotte | |
1996 | The Size of Watermelons | Lizzie | |
1996 | Not Again! | Rita | |
1997 | Changing Habits | Erin | |
1997 | Looking for Lola | Babs | |
1997 | Dinner and Driving | Jenise | |
1998 | Some Girl | Angie | |
1998 | Pleasantville | Kimmy | |
1998 | Wild Horses | Dakota | |
1999 | True Crime | Amy Wilson | |
2000 | 100 Girls | Dora | |
2001 | Don's Plum | Tracy | |
2001 | According to Spencer | Wendy |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | My Two Dads | Ginger | Episode: "She'll Get Over It" |
1990 | Baywatch | Paula | Episode: "Old Friends" |
1991 | DEA | Wendy | Episode: "Zero Sum Game" |
1993 | Tales of the City | Receptionist | Episode: "Episode #1.4" |
1994 | Grace Under Fire | Shelley Sullivan | Episode: "Valentine's Day" |
1994 | Reform School Girl | Joanie Dubois | Television film |
1994 | Rebel Highway | Episode: "Reform School Girl" | |
1995 | Cybill | Annie | Episode: "The Replacements" |
1996 | Encino Woman | Fiona | Television film |
1996 | Friends | Betsy | Episode: "The One with the Flashback" |
1997 | Hollywood Confidential | Zoey | Television film |
1997 | Union Square | Teresa | Episode: "Enjoy Your Haddock" |
1998 | The Patron Saint of Liars | Angie | Television film |
1998 | Felicity | Astrid | 2 episodes |
1998–1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Denise / Angie | 3 episodes |
1999–2000 | Grown Ups | Shari Hammel | 22 episodes |
2003 | Watching Ellie | Veronica | Episode: "Feud" |
2021 | On the Verge | Helen | 2 episodes |
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