Marisa Petroro
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| Marisa Petroro | |
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| Born | February 11, 1972  Elizabeth, New Jersey United States |
| Other name(s) | Marisa Parker |
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Marisa Petroro (born February 11, 1972; sometimes credited as Marisa Parker) is an American actress.
[edit] Biography
Marisa was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She is the first generation Italian and Argentinean in her family.[clarify] 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. It wasn't too long before she found herself working regularly on a number of shows including appearances in Rescue 77, The Pretender and According to Jim. She currently appears as a model on Deal or No Deal holding case #18.
