Early life

Blasi was born in Chicago, Illinois to Rocco and Joyce Blasi. Blasi is classically trained as a mezzo soprano. She also comes from a strong theatre background; ranging from the esteemed Piven Performance Company, as well as The Second City, to starring in numerous musicals and touring with Kenny Rogers. Rosa Blasi has two sisters (Marina) and (Tasha), and two brothers (Michael) and (Rocky).

Career

Blasi's television debut was a recurring role on the CBS soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. Soon to follow was a starring role on the MTV/UPN sitcom Hitz. She soon found herself guest starring on numerous shows such as Frasier, Becker, Caroline in the City, V.I.P., Grown Ups, and Beverly Hills, 90210. She later starred in the dramatic Showtime film, Noriega: God's Favorite. The film was directed by Roger Spottiswoode and co-starred Bob Hoskins. The film was critically acclaimed.

In her breakout role, Blasi starred in the Lifetime drama series Strong Medicine from 2000 to 2006, starring as a doctor who runs a free health clinic. She made an appearance in "Shootout", a 2005 episode of CSI: Miami. Audiences saw Blasi in her first role in a major film as the wife of Bill Pullman's character in The Grudge.

Blasi appeared during The Vagina Monologues at the Apollo Theater and has also been a recurring performer at the "What a Pair" benefit concert for breast cancer research and has recorded numerous radio and television voice-overs. She was a repeat guest on talk shows such as Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. She also played Ronnie Cruz on Make It or Break It. She currently plays Barb Thunderman on Nickelodeon's The Thundermans, as well as a recurring character on General Hospital. She wrote a comedic memoir titled Jock Itch: Misadventures of a Retired Jersey Chaser (2011) published by HarperCollins.

Personal life

Blasi married New York Giants Fullback Jim Finn on February 14, 2004. Blasi gave birth to her first child, a daughter Kaia, on September 20, 2006. The couple divorced in 2008.

On May 3, 2014, Blasi remarried to mortgage broker Todd William Harris. They married 16 months after they first connected on Match.com. She has a stepdaughter Ryan (from Harris' previous relationship).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Noriega: God's Favorite	Vicky Amador
2002	Making Changes	Deanna
2004	The Grudge	Maria
	Lesser Of Three Evils	Woman in Black
2008	Memories of Murder
2012	Teenage Bank Heist	FBI Agent Christine Mendoza

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	The Bold and the Beautiful	Shelly	recurring
	High Tide	no information available	Guest Star - episode 3-06/07: "University Blues I & II"
1997	Married... with Children	Woman #1	Guest Star - episode 11-17: "Breaking Up Is Easy To Do"
	Hitz	April Beane	Series regular
1998	Frasier	The waitress	Guest Star - episode 6-12: "Secret Admirer"
	Becker	Carmen	Guest Star - episode 1-03: "Sex In The Inner City"
	Caroline in the City	Lana	Guest Star - episode 84: "Caroline And The Booby Trap"
1999	Holding the Baby	Wendy	Guest Star - episode 1-11: "Make Room For Da-Da"(unaired)
	Sons of Thunder	Marita Cortez	Guest Star - episode 1-01: "Moment Of Truth"
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Clara Covington	Guest Star - episode #255: "Withdrawal
	Grownups	Carla	Guest Star - episode 1-03: "The Out Of Work-Out"
	The Drew Carey Show	Isabel	Guest Star - episode 5-09: "Drew Cam"
2000	V.I.P.	Cassandra	Guest Star - episode 2-14: "New Val'd Order"
2000-06	Strong Medicine	Dr. Luisa "Lu" Delgado	Main Cast Member, 131 episodes
2005	CSI: Miami	Ana Garcia	Guest Star - episode 3.12: "Shootout"
2006	Inseparable	Lois	Pilot
2007	Eight Days a Week	Randi Rome	Series regular
2009-12	Make It or Break It	Ronnie Cruz
2010	General Hospital	Fernanda DeLarosa	1 episode
	Lone Star	Blake Thatcher	Recurring
2012	Hot in Cleveland	Jessica	Guest star - episode 3.23: "What's Behind the Door"
2013-present	The Thundermans	Barb Thunderman/Electress	Main Cast Member
2014	The Haunted Hathaways		Guest star - crossover episode: "Haunted Thundermans"

Charities

Rosa Blasi supports the following charitable causes: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Women's Issues, Children, Multiple Sclerosis, AIDS.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]