Marisa Coughlan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1974-03-17 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Marisa Coughlan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marisa Christine Coughlan (born March 17, 1974) is an American actress, writer and producer.
Early life
Coughlan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She 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.
Coughlan's first film appearance to gain mainstream attention was Teaching Mrs. Tingle (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.
Coughlan began writing while she was pregnant and taking time off from acting. She wrote and produced her first pilot, Lost & Found for ABC in 2011.
Acting
Days When the Rains Came
as Jane
Way of the Warriors
as Belinda Stephenson
(2020)
Infamous
as Janet
(2018)
Super Troopers 2
as Ursula Hanson
(2014)
Space Station 76
as Misty
(2008)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
as Deborah
(2007)
Meet Bill
as Laura
(2007)
Already Dead
as Sarah Archer
(2006)
Wasted
as Kelly
(2006)
The Damned Thing
as Dina
(2003)
New Suit
as Marianne Roxbury
(2003)
I Love Your Work
as Jane
(2003)
Dry Cycle
as Ruby
(2003)
Dr. Benny
as Candy
(2003)
Criminology 101
as Molly
(2002)
Pumpkin
as Julie Thurber
(2001)
Super Troopers
as Ursula Hanson
(2001)
Freddy Got Fingered
as Betty
(2000)
Gossip
as Sheila
(1999)
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
as Jo Lynn Jordan
(1997)
The Sleepwalker Killing
as Tanya Lane
(1996)
Our Son, the Matchmaker
as Young Julie
(1995)
Fist of the North Star
as Jenny
Crew
Days When the Rains Came
Writer