Marisa Ryan

Marisa Ryan is an American actress, born in Manhattan in 1974, who began her screen career with a small role in Without a Trace (1983). From 1989 to 1993 she played Elizabeth Cooper-MacGillis on the CBS sitcom Major Dad, and she later appeared in independent films such as Love Always (1996) and Slaves to the Underground (1997). In 1998 she joined Fox's New York Undercover as Det. Nell Delaney for its final season, then took guest roles on The Practice, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She is also known for playing Nina Grabowski on Sex and the City. Her film work includes the 2001 satirical comedy Wet Hot American Summer, where she played Abby Bernstein, a part she reprised in the Netflix prequel and sequel series. She also appeared in Don's Plum (2001), and in 1997 she directed and co-wrote the short Three Women of Pain.