Emme Marcy Rylan (born Marcy Faith Behrens; November 4, 1980) is an American actress. From 2005 until 2013, she was credited as Marcy Rylan. She is best known for her portrayals on the CBS soap operas ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' as Lizzie Spaulding and '' The Young and the Restless'' as Abby Newman. From 2013 to 2020, she portrayed the role of

Lulu Spencer Lulu Spencer is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Emme Rylan. Previously, Lulu was portrayed by child actress, Tessa Allen from 2004 to 2005. The role was most notably portray ...

on ABC's ''

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''.

Career

Rylan joined the cast of ''

'' as Lizzie Spaulding on February 7, 2006, taking over the role from

Crystal Hunt Crystal Clarese Hunt (born in Clearwater, Florida) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for playing Lizzie Spaulding (2003–06) on ''Guiding Light''. She also played Stacy Morasco (2009–10, 2012) on ''One Life to Live''. Ca ...

, until the finale on September 18, 2009. She won the role of Winnie Harper in the straight-to-video 2006 cheerleading film '' Bring It On: All or Nothing'' in which she co-starred with fellow ''

'' alumnus Hayden Panettiere. She was a guest star on the Nickelodeon show ''

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'' and appeared in several national network commercials. After CBS announced the cancellation of ''Guiding Light'', Rylan joined '' The Young and the Restless'' as Abby Newman. Her first airdate was May 18, 2010. She was later absent from the soap during the 2011 holiday season due a maternity leave. In September 2012, it was announced that Rylan had been let go from ''The Young and the Restless'' due to budgetary cuts. She made her final appearance on October 23, 2012; she later returned to the role from February 11, 2013, to April 10, 2013, when she ultimately left the role; she was recast with actress Melissa Ordway. On March 6, 2013, it was announced that Rylan would join the cast of ''

'' as

, replacing

Julie Marie Berman Julie Marie Berman (born November 3, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lulu Spencer on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which she received three Daytime Emmy Awards, and for her role on the Golden Glo ...

. On December 1, 2020, after increased speculation, Rylan exited the role.

Personal life

Rylan graduated from Tyrone Area High School in Tyrone, Pennsylvania in 1999. She and her long term significant other Don Money have three children — two sons and a daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rylan, Marcy 1980 births Living people American film actresses American soap opera actresses Actresses from North Carolina Actresses from Pennsylvania People from Blair County, Pennsylvania People from Providence Township, Rowan County, North Carolina 21st-century American actresses