Marisa Petroro

Marisa Petroro
Marisa Petroro attending a book signing event for the book "Another Man’s War" by Sam Childers, Beverly Hills, CA on May 5, 2009
Born	February 11, 1972 (1972-02-11) (age 39) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Other names	Marisa Parker
Occupation	Actress/Model
Years active	1997–present
Website
http://www.marisapetroro.com

Marisa Petroro (born February 11, 1972; sometimes credited as Marisa Parker) is an American actress and model.

Biography

Marisa was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. When she was 4 years old, Marisa first started to perform in beauty pageants. At age eight, the New Jersey native began taking trips to New York to study acting at the highly acclaimed HB Studio.

In 1997, Petroro drove across country to Hollywood to pursue her acting career. She got her first TV show job by appearing in Ned and Stacey and her first national commercial, Clear Blue Easy, was directed David Lynch. It wasn't too long before she found herself working regularly on a number of shows including appearances in Rescue 77, The Pretender, The Young & The Restless, According to Jim, Reno 911!, Las Vegas, Scrubs and Rules Of Engagement. She was one of most recognized brief-case beauties for 4 seasons as a model on Deal or No Deal holding case #18, also guest starred opposite Eva Longoria on Desperate Housewives and currently recurs on Dexter.

In 2004, she starred in Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss' country music video for Whiskey Lullaby, along side Rick Schroder.

External links

• Marisa Petroro at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site
• NBC Interview
• Deal for Donors
• Interview with Marisa

Persondata
Name	Petroro, Marisa
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	February 11, 1972
Place of birth	Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death