- Marisa Ramirez is an actress best known for her role in the police procedural series "Blue Bloods".
- Her net worth is estimated to be over $3 million, earned through her successful career as an actress.
- She attended All Saints Catholic School and Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California.
- She has appeared in numerous soap operas such as "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "Days of Our Lives", as well as the series "Mental", "Against the Wall", "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena", and "Body of Proof".
- Marisa has a daughter, and is active on various social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Known for movies
Blue Bloods (2013-2017)
as Maria Baez / Det. Maria Baez
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)
as Ellen
All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005)
as Alicia
The Young and the Restless (2006-2007)
as Carmen Mesta / Ines / Ines Vargas
Short Info
| Fact | Graduated in 1995 from Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, CA. |
Contents
Who is Marisa Ramirez?
Marisa Ramirez was born on 15 September 1977, in Los Angeles, California, USA, and is an actress, best known for her work in the police procedural television series entitled “Blue Bloods” in which she plays the role of Detective Maria Baez. She has also worked on numerous television soap operas.
The Wealth of Marisa Ramirez
How rich is Marisa Ramirez? As of mid-2019, sources estimate a net worth that is over $3 million, earned through a successful career as an actress. She’s been active in the industry since the late 1990s, and has also done film work. As she continues her endeavors, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Early Life, Education, and Career Beginnings
There is almost no information regarding Marisa’s life prior to her rise to fame as an actress, as she has shared very little regarding her family and childhood. It is known that she attended All Saints Catholic School for her primary education, and then continued by attending an all-girls school called Ramona Convent Secondary School which is located in Alhambra, California.
It is a private college preparatory school which was established in 1889 and is one of the oldest continually operating schools in the state. They have over 7,000 alumnae and was voted Best Catholic School by San Gabriel Valley Readers in 2018 as well as in 2019. She started her career at a young age, when she was noticed by a modelling agency in Los Angeles which offered her a contract to model internationally. She then travelled around the world, doing modelling work while honing her skills. Upon her return to the US, she decided to discontinue modelling in favor of acting and hosting work.
Acting Career – Soap Operas and More
Ramirez started her career appearing as a guest in several popular soap operas including “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “Days of Our Lives”. In 2000, she got her big break when she joined the cast of the soap opera “General Hospital” in the role of supermodel Gia Campbell. It is a daytime medical drama listed as the longest running American soap opera in production, and the second longest in history after “Guiding Light”. The show has won 13 Daytime Emmy Awards, holding the record for most wins for Outstanding Drama Series.
Marisa played that role for two years, and then left the show to become a part of the ABC drama entitled “Miracles”, however, that show was short lived, being cancelled after its first season. In 2006, she joined the cast of the soap “The Young and the Restless”, playing the public relations consultant Carmen Mesta for five months. The soap airs on CBS and is set in the fictionalized version of Genoa City, Wisconsin. It initially focused on two core families, though later introduced other characters to the show, but her character was later killed off, though she returned the following year to play Carmen’s cousin named Ines.
Recent Projects – Blue Bloods
Marisa then moved to Colombia to work on the series “Mental” alongside Annabella Sciorra and Chris Vance, however, the show had declining ratings during its first season leading to its cancellation. In 2011, she became a series regular in the Lifetime show “Against the Wall” in which she played Detective Lina Flores. It is a police procedural starring Rachael Carpani as a detective, who recently joined the Chicago Police Department – the show had good reviews but wasn’t renewed for a second season.
Shortly afterwards she then joined the Starz series “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena”, which was filmed in New Zealand, and is a miniseries following the character Gannicus as the first gladiator to become the champion of Capua. She then had a recurring role in the show “Body of Proof”, which aired from 2011 to 2013.
One of her latest projects is the series “Blue Bloods” starring Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, and Bridget Moynahan, in which she plays a New York Police Department (NYPD) detective. It is a police procedural series following members of the fictional Raegan family living in New York. The family has a history of working in law enforcement.
Personal Life and Social Media
For her personal life, it is known that Ramirez married Nathan Lavezoli in 2002 and their marriage lasted for nine years before they divorced. In 2016 she announced that she was expecting a baby, though gave no details of who the baby’s father is. She had her first child at the age of 38, and based from her public profiles, she hasn’t maintained a relationship with the father of her child.
#31weeksbelly Wow! Happening so fast! Thank you @tiffanyroseuk for the perfect LA shower dress!! pic.twitter.com/1DeISdGmf9
— Marisa Ramirez (@MarisaMRamirez) March 29, 2016
Similar to numerous actresses, she is highly active online through accounts on social media, having over 25,000 followers on the website Instagram. She spends a lot of time with her daughter, and with fellow cast members of “Blue Bloods”. She also has an account on Twitter which has over 30,000 followers on which she shares some of her daily thoughts, also posting similar photos to that of her Instagram account. Another account she has is on Facebook, and has over 12,000 followers on the website, however, she hasn’t updated the account since 2015, last posting photos dated from that year.
Social profile links
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 38, a daughter named Violet Rae on May 29, 2016. |
| 2 | Graduated in 1995 from Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, CA. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itty Bitty Titty Committee | 2007 | Ellen | |
| Without a Trace | 2006 | TV Series | Sara |
| All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos | 2005 | Alicia | |
| Hitched | 2005 | TV Movie | |
| Dr. Vegas | 2004 | TV Series | Eva Leon |
| Century City | 2004 | TV Series | Christina Dobbs |
| Miracles | 2003 | TV Series | Evelyn Santos |
| CSI: Miami | 2003 | TV Series | Susanna Medesto |
| General Hospital | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Gia Campbell |
| Senseless Acts of Video | 2000 | TV Series | Host |
| Roswell | 1999 | TV Series | Vanessa |
| Backstreet Boys: All Access Video | 1998 | Video | Girl in video 'As Long as You Love Me' |
| USA High | 1998 | TV Series | Liza |
| Port Charles | 1997 | TV Series | Gia Campbell #1 (2000-2002) |
| Blue Bloods | 2013-2017 | TV Series | Maria Baez Det. Maria Baez |
| The Extendables | 2014 | Maria | |
| Body of Proof | 2013 | TV Series | Officer Riley Dunn |
| Prosecuting Casey Anthony | 2013 | TV Movie | Rita Ashton |
| The Mentalist | 2012 | TV Series | Sharon Vasquez |
| Against the Wall | 2011 | TV Series | Lina Flores |
| Bones | 2011 | TV Series | Paula Ashwaldt |
| Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | 2011 | TV Mini-Series | Melitta |
| The Quickening | 2010 | TV Movie | Gina |
| Rizzoli & Isles | 2010 | TV Series | Marisa Rodriguez |
| Contract | 2010 | Short | Sandra |
| The Funeral Planner | 2010 | Video short | Sierra D'Asanti |
| Past Life | 2010 | TV Series | Rosa Sanchez / Rosa |
| Miami Medical | 2010 | TV Series | Katherine |
| CSI: NY | 2010 | TV Series | Tania Santos |
| The Suite Life on Deck | 2010 | TV Series | Francesca |
| Castle | 2009 | TV Series | Angelica Fink |
| Columbia Ave. | 2009 | Short | Charlie |
| Mental | 2009 | TV Series | Chloe Artis / Dr. Chloe Artis |
| Supernatural | 2008 | TV Series | Tammi |
| Shark | 2007 | TV Series | Monique |
| The Young and the Restless | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Carmen Mesta / Ines Vargas / Ines |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 2015 HOLA Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 56th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| 55th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself |
| American Latino TV | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| 54th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| SoapTalk | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Faces of Death: The Make-Up Effects of 'All Souls Day' | 2006 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Jailhouse Rock: The Stunts of 'All Souls Day' | 2006 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Raising the Undead: The Making of 'All Souls Day' | 2006 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
| 33rd NAACP Image Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartacus: War of the Damned | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Melitta |
Awards
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series | General Hospital (1963) |
| 2001 | ALMA Award | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama | General Hospital (1963) |
| 2001 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Female Newcomer | General Hospital (1963) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
