Background:

“I would stay on a soap the rest of my career. Daytime is like a family, and it's one of the appealing things about staying.” Marcy Rylan

American actress Marcy Rylan is popular among soap opera fans through her roles as Lizzie Spaulding on “Guiding Light” (2006-2009) and Abby Newman on “The Young and the Restless” (2010-2012).

The blonde haired, blue eyed beauty enjoys dancing, Pilates, horseback riding, hiking and yoga.  She owns  two tattoos, a star on her foot and a heart on her wrist. She is an animal lover and wants to have a llama someday. Rylan, who is interested in community service, often  volunteers with NY Cares and LA Works.

On a more personal front, Rylan is the mother of Jackson Robert (born 2009) and Levi Thomas (born 2011). The father of her children is her fiancé Don Money.

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Childhood and Family:

Marcy Rylan was born Marcy Faith Behrens in Providence, North Carolina, on November 4, 1980. She graduated from Tyrone Area High School, Tyrone, PA in 1999 and took a two year acting program at the William Esper Studio. None of Marcy's friends or family members address her by her first name, they all call her by her nickname, Emme. She legally changed her first name to Emme in 2009.

Rylan has two children with her fiancé Don Money. She gave birth to her first child, Jackson Robert, on October 21, 2009. Her second child, Levi Thomas, was born on November 3, 2011.


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Career:

“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.” Marcy Rylan

Marcy Rylan, who dreamed of becoming a nun when she was a child, made her television acting debut as Allie in an episode of Nickelodeon's “Drake & Josh” called “We're Married” (2005). Her big break soon arrived when she got the role of Lizzie Spaulding on the CBS soap opera “Guiding Light.” She played the role from February 7, 2006 to its final on September 18, 2009.

2006 also saw Rylan star as Bethany Hopkins in the small budget independent film “Armageddon for Andy,” opposite Edward Griffin and Kristen Caldwell, and score the role of  Winnie Harper in the direct to video cheerleading film “Bring It On: All or Nothing,” directed by Steve Rush.  Fellow “Guiding Light” alumnus Hayden Panettiere, who previously played Lizzie for four years, also starred in the latter movie as Britney Allen. She appeared in episodes of “Entertainment Tonight” (2007) and “The View” (2008).  

After the cancellation of “Guiding Light,” Rylan joined the cast of the CBS soap “The Young and the Restless” in the role of Abby Newman, making her the third actress to play the role after Darcy Rose Byrnes (2003–08) and Hayley Erin (2008–10). Her first air date was May 18, 2010.

In 2011, Rylan co-starred with Jordon Hodges and Robert Miano in Kelly O'Moren's thriller movie, “Impulse Black,” and with Jeff Branson and Will Brunson in the short comedy “History,” directed by Sean Afsahi. She also appeared as Rebecca in an episode of the CBS sitcom “$#*! My Dad Says” named “Lock and Load” (2011).

It was informed on September 13, 2012 that Rylan had been let go from her role as Abby Newman on “Y&R.”     


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