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Marisa Ramirez

Full / Real Name: Marisa Maguire Ramirez
Born: 15 September 1977 (47 years old)
Gender: Female

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Marisa Ramirez is an American actress best known for her starring (initially recurring) role as Detective Maria Baez in the police procedural television series Blue Bloods.

Marisa attended an all-girl private school in East Los Angeles. Her career started when a Polaroid picture of the 13-year-old girl made its way into the hands of a Los Angeles modeling agency.

By the age of 15, Marisa began to work as a print model and as a commercial actress. It wasn't long before demand became global, offering her opportunities to work in Singapore, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong and Italy.

Despite her success in modeling, it was acting classes that helped Marisa overcome her life-long shyness. After several guest appearances on Days of our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful, Ramirez finally got her big break in July 2000, when she was cast in the contract role of supermodel Gia Campbell on General Hospital.

She left this role in December 2002 to star in the short-lived ABC drama, Miracles. During her time on General Hospital, she was nominated for ALMA and NAACP Awards.

In April 2006, she joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as Jabot Cosmetics public relations consultant Carmen Mesta for five months. The character of Carmen was killed off. Ramirez briefly returned to the show in early 2007 as Carmen's cousin, Ines Vargas.

Shortly after, she moved to Colombia to film the FOX summer series Mental, opposite Chris Vance and Annabella Sciorra.

In 2011, she was a series regular on Lifetime's Against the Wall, playing Detective Lina Flores. Despite respectable ratings, the series was not renewed for a second season.

Immediately prior to landing that role, Ramirez starred as Melitta on Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, which filmed in New Zealand. She later had a recurring role on Body of Proof as well.

Marisa has also had guest starring roles in numerous television series including Roswell, CSI: Miami, Dr. Vegas, Without a Trace, Shark, Supernatural, Castle, CSI: NY, Miami Medical, Rizzoli & Isles, Bones and The Mentalist.

In 2013 she joined the cast of Blue Bloods as a recurring character, replacing the recently departed Jennifer Esposito. She was promoted to series regular for the fourth season.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Lina Flores

Det. Maria Baez

Det. Maria Baez

Det. Maria Baez

Det. Maria Baez

Det. Maria Baez

Officer Riley Dunn

Paula Ashwaldt

Angelica Fink

Susanna Medesto

Tania Santos

Katherine

Marisa Rodriguez

Vanessa

Monique

Tammi

Sharon Vasquez

Francesca

Carmen Mesta/Ines Vargas

Sara


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