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.
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.
Marisa Ramirez
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.
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.
Facts
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Fact
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 38, a daughter named Violet Rae on May 29, 2016.
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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’
