Marissa Lee Neitling (May 8, 1984) is an American actress famous for her roles in the TV series The Last Ship as Commander Kara Green (née Foster) and as Phoebe in the movie San Andreas alongside Dwayne Johnson and Alexandra Daddario. She made her Hollywood debut in the independent road film, The Go-Getter & her series debut was in the drama, Leverage, which stars Beth Riesgraf, Timothy Hutton, and Aldis Hodge.
Marissa was born to her father, Stanley Neitling, and mother, Joy Neitling in Lake Oswego, Oregan. She is American by nationality and is of Greek descent as well. Moreover, her younger sister's name is Mackenzie Neitling. Neitling also has an adopted brother named Adam Dress.
The San Andreas actress graduated from Lake Oswego High School in 2002. She later joined two universities including, the University of Oregon and Honors College, as she had a double major in Theatre Arts and Maths. Neitling holds an MFA degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. Meanwhile, she is an avid Oregon Ducks fan.
Marissa Neitling's Career in Brief
Marissa Neitling initially made it into the credit section of The Go-Getter in 2007. It wasn't until 2011 that she was cast in a guest role spot in the series Leverage as Christina Valada/Lacey Beaumont. Her appearance as Kara Foster, the main cast member on the TNT summer series The Last Ship, in 2014, for more than 50 episodes made her well-recognized in Hollywood. Moreover, she was also featured as Phoebe in the film San Andreas after sending an audition tape.
It is the only meaningful role she's had at the moment.
Photo Source: Marissa Neitling, Instagram
The Last Ship star Marissa has appeared in the short movie Mysterious Ways. She was also featured in an episode of the television series Elementary as Nina Hudgins/Skyler in 2018. Moreover, she also featured in two episodes as Annelies De Runnow in Madam Secretary in 2018 and 2019. Most recently, Neitling last performed the role of Leah in the 2021 film Last Words.
Marissa has co-starred with many stars like Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Beth Riesgraf, Timothy Hutton, and Aldis Hodge. She is more to be featured in the upcoming films as she is fairly active in her career. However, she is a rising star in Hollywood, and her charming personality could garner her a lot of fame.
Is Marissa Neitling in a Relationship of Any Kind?
Not much is known about Neitling's personal life as she rarely makes a public appearance or posts regularly across multiple social media platforms. She does have a previously known relationship with a man named Rob Archibald (not to be confused with the Scottish Basketball player who died in 2020). She posted multiple photos with her presumed boyfriend in 2017 as she traveled with him everywhere, with the most recent one, still in 2017, captioned, "We found each other!"
It would be unimaginable that the two are not still partners based on their time together.
Photo Source: Marissa Neitling, Instagram
Based on the few posts she's made with him, they seemed to have started dating well before she first introduced him in a fourth of July post in 2016. "I'm so happy to be exploring and adventuring this big, wide world together," she said in another post for his birthday on October 31, 2016. "I love you! ?❤️"
Whether she and her "hot dog-eating sidekick" are still together is a mystery on account of her lack of posts in recent years. However, there is concern over trouble due to the lack of his presence in the photos from her last holiday visit to her ancestral country of Greece which she had also made with him back in 2017. Fans are themselves asking why she hasn't posted since that visit in August 2021.
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Additionally, she was also alleged to have dated her The Last Ship co-star Travis Van Winkle in 2016 as they attended its events together. Of course, they did appear as cozy as romantic partners as well. Winkle has been dating Jessica Kemejuk Blythe since 2016 though.
What Is Marissa Neitling's Net worth?
Marissa Neitling's net worth is estimated to be $500,000. Her earnings come from her mild career in acting which includes 66 episodes across four television series, three featured films, one short movie, and one mini-series. She has a few hit movies and television series.
The talented actress is also similarly active on social media platforms as in the film industry. She posts pictures and selfies with her friends and on vacation. Her Instagram account (@marissaneitling) has just over 32,000 followers. Neitling posts and keeps her day-to-day lifestyle on her account. Moreover, she is also available on Facebook.
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