Rosa Blasi

Rosa Blasi born December 19 1972 is an American actress She is known for her roles as Luisa Delgado in the Lifetime medical drama series Strong Medicine 20002006 and as Barb Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans 20132018 Early life On Dec 19 1972 Blasi was born in Chicago Illinois1 Blasis parents are Rocco and Joyce Blasi of Italian Irish and Hispanic origin2 Blasi is classically trained as a mezzo soprano3 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 Rocky3 Career Blasis television debut was a recurring role on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful3 Soon to follow was a starring role on the MTVUPN sitcom Hitz She soon found herself guest starring on numerous shows such as Frasier Becker Caroline in the City VIP Grown Ups and Beverly Hills 90210 She later starred in the dramatic Showtime film Noriega Gods Favorite The film was directed by Roger Spottiswoode and costarred Bob Hoskins 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 Pullmans 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 voiceovers 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 It4 She currently plays Barb Thunderman on Nickelodeons 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 Finn on September 20 2006 The couple divorced in 2008 On May 3 2014 Blasi married Todd William Harris a mortgage broker They married 16 months after they first connected on Matchcom She has a stepdaughter Ryan from Harriss previous relationship