| This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (February 2010) | Marisa Christine Coughlan (born March 17, 1974) is an American actress. Life and career Coughlan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She went to and 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. 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.[1] Coughlan's first film appearance to gain mainstream attention was Teaching Mrs. Tingle in 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. She is married to Stephen Wallack, who is also from Minneapolis, and together they had a son, Finn, in May 2009. Filmography - 2009 - Medium, episode: "Soul Survivor" as Gabrielle
- 2009 - Bones, episodes:"Fire in the Ice", "The Princess and the Pear" and "The Hero in the Hold" as FBI Special Agent Payton Perrotta.
- 2008 - Poundcake as Debroah
- 2007 - Side Order of Life, 1 Season as Jenny McIntyre
- 2005-2006, Boston Legal, 12 episodes as Melissa Hughes
- 2001 - Pumpkin, as Julie
- 2001 - Freddy Got Fingered, as Betty
- 2001 - Super Troopers, as Ursula
- 2000 - Gossip, as Sheila
- 1999 - Teaching Mrs. Tingle, as Jo Lynn
- 1994 - Weird Science, as Barbara
References - ^ "Marisa Coughlan pictures and bio". Stuff magazine. http://www.stuffmagazine.com/cover_girls/girl.aspx?id=135. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
External links - Marisa Coughlan at the Internet Movie Database
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