Marisa Ramirez(I)
- Actress
Marisa attended an all-girl private school in East Los Angeles. Her career started when a Polaroid picture of the 13-year-old girl made
its way into the hands of a Los Angeles modeling agency. By the age of
15, Marisa began to work as a print model and as a commercial actress.
It wasn't long before demand became global, offering her opportunities
to work in Singapore, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong and Italy.
Despite her success in modeling, it was acting classes that helped
Marisa overcome her life-long shyness. After several guest appearances on Days of our Lives and The Bold and
the Beautiful, Ramirez finally got her big break in July 2000, when she
was cast in the contract role of supermodel Gia Campbell on General
Hospital. She left this role in December 2002 to star in the
short-lived ABC drama, Miracles. During her time on GH, she was
nominated for ALMA and NAACP Awards.
In April 2006, she joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as
Jabot Cosmetics public relations consultant Carmen Mesta for five
months. The character of Carmen was killed off. Ramirez briefly
returned to the show in early 2007 as Carmen's cousin, Ines Vargas.
Shortly after, she moved to Colombia to film the FOX summer series
Mental, opposite Chris Vance and Annabella Sciorra.
In 2011, she was a series regular on Lifetime's "Against the Wall,"
playing Detective Lina Flores. Despite respectable ratings, the series
was not renewed for a second season. Immediately prior to landing that
role, Ramirez starred as Melitta on "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena"
which filmed in New Zealand.
its way into the hands of a Los Angeles modeling agency. By the age of
15, Marisa began to work as a print model and as a commercial actress.
It wasn't long before demand became global, offering her opportunities
to work in Singapore, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong and Italy.
Despite her success in modeling, it was acting classes that helped
Marisa overcome her life-long shyness. After several guest appearances on Days of our Lives and The Bold and
the Beautiful, Ramirez finally got her big break in July 2000, when she
was cast in the contract role of supermodel Gia Campbell on General
Hospital. She left this role in December 2002 to star in the
short-lived ABC drama, Miracles. During her time on GH, she was
nominated for ALMA and NAACP Awards.
In April 2006, she joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as
Jabot Cosmetics public relations consultant Carmen Mesta for five
months. The character of Carmen was killed off. Ramirez briefly
returned to the show in early 2007 as Carmen's cousin, Ines Vargas.
Shortly after, she moved to Colombia to film the FOX summer series
Mental, opposite Chris Vance and Annabella Sciorra.
In 2011, she was a series regular on Lifetime's "Against the Wall,"
playing Detective Lina Flores. Despite respectable ratings, the series
was not renewed for a second season. Immediately prior to landing that
role, Ramirez starred as Melitta on "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena"
which filmed in New Zealand.