Marissa Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) 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.
Early life Ribisi began acting when she was nine years old.Inside Film Online – An Interview with Gay Ribisi, Producer of "Some Girls" Her twin brother, Giovanni, is also an actor. Like her brother, she is a Scientologist.
Career 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.
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. 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.
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.
Personal life Ribisi married musician and recording artist Beck in April 2004, shortly before giving birth to their son. The couple's second child was born in 2007. On February 15, 2019, Beck filed for divorce from Ribisi after nearly 15 years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized on September 3, 2021.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1993Dazed and ConfusedCynthia Dunn1995The Brady Bunch MovieHolly1995Kicking and ScreamingCharlotte1996The Size of WatermelonsLizzie1996Not Again!Rita1997Changing HabitsErin1997Looking for LolaBabs1997Dinner and DrivingJenise1998Some GirlAngie1998PleasantvilleKimmy1998Wild HorsesDakota1999True CrimeAmy Wilson2000100 GirlsDora2001Don's PlumTracy2001According to SpencerWendy
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1988My Two DadsGingerEpisode: "She'll Get Over It"1990BaywatchPaulaEpisode: "Old Friends"1991DEAWendyEpisode: "Zero Sum Game"1993Tales of the CityReceptionistEpisode: "Episode #1.4"1994Grace Under FireShelley SullivanEpisode: "Valentine's Day"1994Reform School GirlJoanie DuboisTelevision film1994Rebel HighwayEpisode: "Reform School Girl"1995CybillAnnieEpisode: "The Replacements"1996Encino WomanFionaTelevision film1996FriendsBetsyEpisode: "The One with the Flashback"1997Hollywood ConfidentialZoeyTelevision film1997Union SquareTeresaEpisode: "Enjoy Your Haddock"1998The Patron Saint of LiarsAngieTelevision film1998FelicityAstrid2 episodes1998–1999Tracey Takes On...Denise / Angie3 episodes1999–2000Grown UpsShari Hammel22 episodes2003Watching EllieVeronicaEpisode: "Feud"2021On the VergeHelen2 episodes
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