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Marisa Coughlan Bio, Husband, Kids, Height, Net Worth

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In late 2017, Marisa Coughlan made headlines after being named one of the people who accused scandalous filmmaker Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and sexual assault, which led to the launch of the #MeToo movement on social media. The actress, who is best known for her roles in Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), Super Troopers (2001) and the Boston Legal series (2006), has since become a writer, although she still has a passion for acting, more recently in the sequel to Super Troopers 2018. Join us as we take a look back at his early life, career, and marriage.

Bio of Marisa Coughlan

Marisa Coughlan was born Marisa Christine Coughlan on March 17, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His mother’s name is unknown, but his father is Daniel Merritt Coughlan. It is unknown whether his parents were ever married, separated or divorced as a few publications wrote that his father lived in the city of Minneapolis while his mother resided in St. Paul. Coughlan is said to have grown up in both cities because of her childhood spent shuttling between both parents.

She attended a small private school in Golden Valley, Minnesota called Breck School. Later, her father moved to Los Angeles, California, prompting his daughter to enroll at the University of Southern California, where she studied French and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. In 1995, her freshman year, Coughlan studied in Paris before returning to complete the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in 1996.

Before graduating, Marisa Coughlan had already begun to shape her career path as she was already in small roles in series and movies. In 1995, she appeared in series like Step by Step and Weird Science, then in the TV movie Fist of the North Star. In the years after graduation, she appeared in episodes of shows like The Burning Zone (1996), Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997), and The Magnificent Seven (1998) . She also appeared in films like Our Son, The Matchmaker (1996) and The Sleepwalker Who Kills(1997) before landing what turned out to be breakthrough roles, first alongside Katie Holmes and Helen Mirren in Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), then the recurring role of Dawnie Parker in The Wasteland ( 1999) .

After her breakthrough, Marisa Coughlan landed a role in the teenage psychological thriller Gossip (2000), then comedy films; Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Super Troopers (2001), and Pumpkin (2002) which also starred Christina Ricci. In 2006, Coughlan landed her next major role as secretary Melissa Hughes in the award-winning television series. Boston Legal (2006).

The following year, she appeared in the original Lifetime series Side Order of Life (2007) as Jenny McIntyre and then in the hit series Bones (2008-09) as Special Agent Payton Perotta. In the early 2010s, Marisa Coughlan took a step back from acting as she began writing and producing. His first job was the pilot Lost & Found for ABC in 2011.

Family – husband, children

Marisa Coughlan is married to Stephen Wallack, brother of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Melisa Wallack. Coughlan reportedly knew her then, her future husband, when they were teenagers growing up in Minneapolis. It’s unclear whether the couple aged very young before they exchanged vows on Nov. 1, 2008, at a private property in Pasadena, California. It’s also unclear what Stephen Wallack earns in life, as he doesn’t have a job in the entertainment industry like his wife and sister.

The couple, who once had a home in Studio City, California, before settling in Deephaven, Minnesota, have since welcomed four children; two boys and two girls. The first child is Stephen “Finn” Wallack III, born in May 2009. In March 2011, they welcomed the first of their two daughters; Merrit Wallack and second, Ireland Wallack, in August 2013. A few years later, at an unavailable date, they had their second son; Connor Wallack.

Height and measurements

Marisa Coughlan, who was number 34 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women Alive” in 2002, is 168cm (5ft 7in) tall and weighs approximately 57kg (126lb). Her other measurements are said to be 32-23-34 inches for the bust, waist and hips.

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