Marisa Coughlan
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Biography
Biography
Blonde Marisa Coughlan started her acting career with guest appearances on television programs lending her sad-eyed innocent looks to episodes of "The Magnificent Seven," "High Society," "Diagnosis: Murder" (all CBS), "Weird Science" (syndicated) and "Step by Step" (ABC). She also had featured turns in "Fist of the North Star" (1996) and the telefilms "Our Son, the Matchmaker" (CBS, 1996) and "Sleepwalker Killing: From the Files of 'Unsolved Mysteries'" (NBC, 1997). Coughlan made her television series regular debut playing a graduate student in the short-lived Kevin Williamson's drama "Wasteland" (ABC, 1999), a "Dawson's Creek" for the older set, chronicling the exploits of a group of twentysomethings in New York. Starring opposite already recognizable names Brad Rowe, Rebecca Gayheart and Eddie Mills, Coughlan would reach her largest audience to date on this Miramax/Williamson production.
1999 would prove to be Coughlan's breakthrough year, starring alongside Katie Holmes in Williamson's directorial feature "Teaching Mrs. Tingle," a much-awaited black comedy. She cemented her "one to watch" status with a featured role in the ensemble of the college campus set psychothriller "Gossip" (2000). After appearing in a pair of poorly performing comedies in 2001 ("Freddie Got Fingered" and "Super Troopers"), Coughlan again returned to more independent-minded features when she appeared in 2002's "Pumpkin" with Christina Ricci, Hank Harris and Dominique Swain.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
1993
While still in high school, landed role in "Untamed Heart"; part cut from finished film
1995
Guest starred on an episode of "Step by Step" (ABC)
1996
Featured in an episode of the short-lived CBS sitcom "High Society"
1996
Played the younger version of Ann Jillian's character in the CBS telepic "Our Son, the Matchmaker"
1996
Appeared in the sci-fi adventure "Fist of the North Star"
1997
Had a featured role in the NBC mystery "Sleepwalker Killing: From the Files of 'Unsolved Mysteries'"
1999
Starred on Kevin Williamson's drama "Wasteland"; ABC made a 13-episode commitment, but the show was cancelled after the first season
1999
Made film debut in Kevin Williamson's "Teaching Mrs. Tingle"
2000
Featured in the ensemble cast of the psychodrama "Gossip"
2001
Appeared in gross-out comedies "Super Troopers" and "Freddy Got Fingered"
2002
Played the sorority sister of Christina Ricci's character in the Francis Ford Coppola produced comedy "Pumpkin"
2004
Appeared in the film ""Broken Lizard's Club Dread"
2005
Co-starred with Giovanni Ribisi in Adam Goldberg's "I Love Your Work"
2005
Had a recurring role as James Spader's assistant on ABC's "Boston Legal"
2007
Starred as Jenny McIntyre, a photographer who reconsiders her life in the Lifetime series, "Side Order of Life"
2009
Guested as Special Agent Payton Perotta on "Bones"
2014
Played Misty on sci-fi comedy "Space Station 76"
2018
Reprised role of Ursula in comedy sequel "Super Troopers 2"
