Santina Marissa Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress who performed in the films '' Dazed and Confused,

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, Pleasantville'', and '' Don's Plum'' and television shows such as '' Felicity'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Tales of the City''. She is the twin sister of actor Giovanni Ribisi.

Early life

Ribisi was born Santina Marissa Ribisi in

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. Her mother, Gay (née Landrum), is a manager of actors and writers, and her father, Al Ribisi, is a musician. Ribisi began acting when she was nine years old. Her twin brother, Giovanni, is also an actor. Like her brother, she is a

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Career

Ribisi first appeared on television in 1988, playing a minor red-haired character, possibly because she's a natural redhead, named Ginger in "She'll Get Over It", an episode of ''

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''. This was followed by similar brief appearances in ''

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'' ("Old Friends" 1990), '' DEA'' (1991), and the miniseries '' Tales of the City'' (1993), playing a receptionist. Ribisi's first role in a feature film was in the 1993 film '' Dazed and Confused''. She starred alongside

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and

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, who were then, like Ribisi, unknowns. The actress played Cynthia, a socially marginalized girl who runs with two verbose outsiders (Goldberg and

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). In 1998, Ribisi cowrote the film ''

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'' and starred in it alongside

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, and Giovanni Ribisi. The film, directed by Rory Kelly, relates the story of insecure young women searching for long-term relationships in 1990s Los Angeles. She has had roles in the films ''

, Pleasantville'', and '' Don's Plum''. She has also appeared in television shows such as '' Felicity,

'', and ''

'', as well as the TV miniseries '' Tales of the City''. She also appeared on the short-lived TV series '' Grown Ups'' from 1999 to 2000. In 2001 she played the role of Dora in the movie ''

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''. In October 2007, Ribisi launched a fashion line, Whitley Kros, with partner ''

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''.

Personal life

Ribisi married musician and recording artist

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in April 2004, shortly before giving birth to their son, Cosimo Henri. The couple's second child, daughter Tuesday, was born in 2007. On February 15, 2019, Beck filed for divorce from Ribisi after nearly 15 years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized on September 3, 2021.

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