Marisa Coughlan
Born: 1974-03-17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marisa Christine Coughlan (born March 17, 1974) is an American actress, writer and producer. Early life Coughlan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated from Breck School, a small private school in Minneapolis. When she moved to Los Angeles, she enrolled in a BFA program at the University of Southern California. Career She has appeared in top 100 "hot" lists put out by numerous men's magazines in recent years and graced the cover of Stuff magazine in May 2001. Coughlan's first film appearance to gain mainstream attention was Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), in which she co-starred alongside Katie Holmes. Other films she appeared in included Pumpkin (co-starring with Christina Ricci), a drama about sorority girls; New Suit, a satirical comedy about the inner workings of Hollywood; Super Troopers, playing Officer Ursula Hanson; and Freddy Got Fingered as Betty. She had a recurring role on the television series Boston Legal as secretary Melissa Hughes in seasons two and three. In 2007, she starred as Jenny McIntyre in Lifetime Television's original series Side Order of Life. Lifetime did not pick the series up for a second season despite a strong following. In 2008-09, she appeared on three episodes of the hit TV show Bones. Coughlan began writing while she was pregnant and taking time off from acting. She wrote and produced her first pilot, Lost & Found for ABC in 2011.
Filmography
2026
- Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers as Ursula Hanson
2025
- Blue Eyed Girl as Jane
2020
- Infamous as Janet
2018
- Legacies as The Keeper
- Super Troopers 2 as Ursula Hanson
2014
- Space Station 76 as Misty
2008
- The Dissection of Thanksgiving as Deborah
2007
- Meet Bill as Laura
- Already Dead as Sarah Archer
- Side Order of Life as Jenny McIntyre
2006
- Wasted as Kelly
- The Damned Thing as Dina
2005
- Bones as Special Agent Payton Perotta
- Medium as Gabrielle
- Masters of Horror as Dina
2004
- Boston Legal as Melissa Hughes
2003
- Criminology 101 as Molly
- Dr. Benny as Candy
- New Suit as Marianne Roxbury
- I Love Your Work as Jane
- Dry Cycle as Ruby
2002
- The Twilight Zone as April Beech
- Pumpkin as Julie Thurber
2001
- Super Troopers as Ursula Hanson
- Freddy Got Fingered as Betty
2000
- Gossip as Sheila
1999
- Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Jo Lynn Jordan
- Wasteland as Dawnie Parker
1998
- The Magnificent Seven as Nora
1997
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Summer (segment "The Prophecy")
- The Sleepwalker Killing as Tanya Lane
1996
- Our Son, the Matchmaker as Young Julie
1995
- Fist of the North Star as Jenny
- High Society as Dana
1994
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Allison Porter