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==Career==
==Career==
Ribisi's first major role{{fact}} was in the 1993 film ''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]''. She wrote and acted in the film ''Some Girl'' in 1998, and has had roles in the films ''[[True Crime (1999 film)|True Crime]], [[The Brady Bunch Movie]], [[Pleasantville (film)|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 (miniseries)|Tales of the City]]''.[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005356/]
Ribisi's first role in a feature film was in the 1993 film ''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]''. She wrote and acted in the film ''Some Girl'' in 1998, and has had roles in the films ''[[True Crime (1999 film)|True Crime]], [[The Brady Bunch Movie]], [[Pleasantville (film)|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 (miniseries)|Tales of the City]]''.[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005356/]


In October 2007, Ribisi launched a fashion line, Whitley Kros, with partner Sophia Banks.<ref name="Fashion Week Daily">{{cite news | last = Gardner | first = Chris | title = L.A. Confidential | publisher = Fashion Week Daily | date = 2007-10-12 | url=http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/parties/fullstory.sps?inewsid=478825 | accessdate = 2008-10-12}}</ref>
In October 2007, Ribisi launched a fashion line, Whitley Kros, with partner Sophia Banks.<ref name="Fashion Week Daily">{{cite news | last = Gardner | first = Chris | title = L.A. Confidential | publisher = Fashion Week Daily | date = 2007-10-12 | url=http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/parties/fullstory.sps?inewsid=478825 | accessdate = 2008-10-12}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:12, 6 July 2010

Marissa Ribisi
Born
Santina Marissa Ribisi
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
SpouseBeck (2004–present) 2 children

Marissa Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress.

Early life

Ribisi was born Santina Marissa Ribisi in Los Angeles, California. Marissa and her twin brother, Giovanni, were delivered by Bibbe Hansen, the mother of musical artist and Marissa's future husband, Beck.[1] Her mother, Gay (née Landrum), is a manager of actors and writers, and her father, Al Ribisi, is a musician.[2] Ribisi began acting when she was nine years old.[3] Her twin brother, Giovanni, is also an actor.[4]

Career

Ribisi's first role in a feature film was in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused. She wrote and acted in the film Some Girl in 1998, and 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.[1]

In October 2007, Ribisi launched a fashion line, Whitley Kros, with partner Sophia Banks.[5]

Personal life

She married Beck Hansen in April 2004,[6] shortly before giving birth to their son, Cosimo Henri.[7] The couple's second child, daughter Tuesday, was born in 2007.[8]

Like her husband, she is a Scientologist.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Scientologists Beck & Marissa Ribisi had their second child, daughter Tuesday in June 2007". Celebrific.
  2. ^ Giovanni Ribisi Biography (1976?-)
  3. ^ Inside Film Online - An Interview with Gay Ribisi, Producer of "Some Girls"
  4. ^ a b Deeken, Aimee (20 Nov 2009). "Celebrity Scientologists: L. Ron Hubbard's Most Famous Followers". Inside Movies. Retrieved 4 Jul 2010.
  5. ^ Gardner, Chris (2007-10-12). "L.A. Confidential". Fashion Week Daily. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  6. ^ "Beck Marries Marissa Ribisi". United Press International. 2004-04-20. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  7. ^ "Beck Expecting Baby No. 2?". Spin. 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  8. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (2008-07-06). "In a Chaotic Industry, Beck Abides". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-13.