Marisa Ryan

Career

Ryan made her screen debut in an small role in the 1983 film Without a Trace. From 1989 to 1993, she starred as Elizabeth Cooper McGillis in the CBS sitcom Major Dad opposite Gerald McRaney. She later went to star in the Independent films Love Always (1996), 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 as Det. Nell Delaney, during the show's fourth and final season. She later guest starred on The Practice, Sex and the City, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order.

In 2001, Ryan co-starred as Abby Bernstein in the ensemble cast satirical romantic comedy film Wet Hot American Summer. She reprised her role in the Netflix prequel series, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp in 2015. She also appeared in films Don's Plum (2001), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), and 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

Ryan was born in New York. In 1993, Ryan was married to actor Jeremy Sisto. They were divorced in 2002, after nine years of marriage.