Marcy Rylan
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SOAP STAR STATS
Marcy Rylan (Lizzie, GL)
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Vital Statistics
- Birthdate:
- November 4
- Star Sign:
- Scorpio
- Years on Show:
- 2006-Present
- Marital Status:
- Single
THE 411
Marcy Rylan grew up in rural Pennsylvania, where she pursued her first love — dance — from an early age. "My mom put me in ballet shoes as soon as I could stand up, and I started doing commercial and print modeling when I was in junior high," she recalled to Soap Opera Weekly.
Shortly after her high school graduation, Rylan moved to New York City to pursue acting. She completed a two-year acting program at the William Esper Studio while working at GUIDING LIGHT. Rylan currently balances her job at GL with her schoolwork as a part-time college student with a major in sociology.
Before appearing on GL, Rylan guest-starred on Nickelodeon's hit television show DRAKE & JOSH, and she also appeared in several national network commercials, including spots for Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Trojan condoms.
ET CETERA
Five Random Facts
—Played the lead role of Winnie the cheerleader in the 2006 film BRING IT ON: ALL OR NOTHING. The movie also starred former Lizzie, Hayden Panettiere.
—Has two tattoos, a star on her foot and a heart on her wrist.
—Enjoys dancing, Pilates, yoga, horseback riding and hiking.
—Friends and family call her by her nickname Emme (pronounced "M"). She is only called Marcy at GUIDING LIGHT.
—Often mistaken for an Olsen twin.
OTHER ROLES
Regular TV Roles
DRAKE & JOSH (Allie, 2005)
Film Roles
Bring It On: All Or Nothing (Winnie, 2006)
FOOT-IN-MOUTH DISEASE
"When I walk out the door, I look clean. You have no idea what my house looks like, but every time I open my front door it has a different funky smell." — Soap Opera Weekly, 8/15/06
"The second I left high school, I moved to New York. Total culture shock. I learned quickly that you don't say good morning to people you're passing in the street." — Weekly, 3/26/06
"I waited tables at a bar for two days, and the manager was so mean. The best part is that when I quit, he told me that if I didn't have what it took to handle the job, I would never make it in the entertainment industry." — Weekly, 12/5/06
"I have to keep a folder of the dates that I'm on [GL] so my mom can watch them all. It's very cute, but she says, ‘If there's anything sexy, tell me ‘cause I don't want to watch it!'" — Soap Opera Digest, 8/8/06
"She loves GUIDING LIGHT, although she was very upset that I turned Lizzie into a whore." — on pal Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie), Digest, 11/28/06
YOU SHOULD HEAR WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT YOU!
"Marcy would be Jack Tripper." — GL's Tom Pelphrey on who they would play in a THREE'S COMPANY remake, Weekly, 8/15/06
