Marisa Maguire Ramirez (born September 15, 1977) is an American actress, known for her work on television soap operas and for her role on the American

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television drama series '' Blue Bloods'' as Detective Maria Baez.

Early life

Ramirez graduated from All Saints Catholic School and then attended an all-girls school in

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. Her career began at age 13 when she was brought to the attention of a major L.A. modeling agency, which led to an international modeling career. After modeling she transitioned into hosting and acting.

Career

Ramirez is known to TV audiences from starring roles on four prime time and two notable daytime series. Currently, she plays NYPD Detective Maria Baez in '' Blue Bloods'' and recurred as Officer Riley Dunn in ''

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''. In 2011, she was a series regular on Lifetime's '' Against the Wall'', playing Detective Lina Flores. Despite respectable ratings, the series was not renewed for a second season. Immediately prior to landing that role, Ramirez starred as Melitta on

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's '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', which was filmed in

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. After several guest appearances on ''

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'' and ''

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'', Ramirez finally got her big break in July 2000, when she was cast in the

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on '' General Hospital''. She left this role in December 2002 to star in the short-lived

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''. During her time on ''GH'', she was nominated for ALMA and

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. In she joined the cast of ''

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'' as

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for five months. The character of Carmen was killed off. Ramirez briefly returned to the show in early 2007 as Carmen's cousin, Ines Vargas. Shortly after, she moved to Colombia to film the

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summer series '' Mental'', opposite Chris Vance and

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Personal life

Ramirez married Nathan Lavezoli on September 22, 2002, and divorced him in 2011. On January 22, 2016, Ramirez announced she was expecting a baby due in May. In May 2016, she gave birth to a daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other roles

* In

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's video " Give It To You." * In

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's video "Wherever You Go." * In 3T's video " Tease Me." * Appeared in a commercial for

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and

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, Marisa 1977 births Living people American soap opera actresses Hispanic and Latino American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles People from Alhambra, California American film actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American actresses of Mexican descent