Marisa Sullivan, a Chicago native, moved out to LA after studying in France and attending University of Iowa, where she studied French and Theatre. She knew she wanted to be an actress for as long as she can remember and had won many lead roles in plays growing up. At the age of 19, she auditioned for MTV's "Wanna Be a VJ, too?" contest with thousands of other hopefuls. She was selected as 1 of 12 finalists out of 8,000 across the country and appeared on TRL, garnering some natio ...