Emme Rylan

Marcy Rylan
Born	Marcy Faith Behrens (1980-11-04) November 4, 1980 North Carolina
Other names	Emme Rylan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Guiding Light as Lizzie Spaulding The Young and the Restless as Abby Newman General Hospital as Lulu Spencer
Partner(s)	Don Money (2007–present)
Children	2

Emme Marcy Rylan (born Marcy Faith Behrens; November 4, 1980) is an American actress. From 2005 until 2013, she was formerly credited as Marcy Rylan. However, Rylan legally changed her name to Emme Rylan in 2009. She is best known for her portrayals on the CBS soap operas Guiding Light as Lizzie Spaulding and The Young and the Restless as Abby Newman. She currently stars as Lulu Spencer on ABC's General Hospital.

Career

Rylan joined the cast of Guiding Light as Lizzie Spaulding on February 7, 2006 taking over the role from Crystal Hunt, until the finale on September 18, 2009. She won the role of Winnie Harper in the straight-to-video 2006 cheerleading film Bring It On: All or Nothing in which she co-starred with fellow Guiding Light alumnus Hayden Panettiere (Panettiere had previously played Lizzie for four years). She was also a guest star on the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh and she has also appeared in several national network commercials. After CBS announced the cancellation of Guiding Light, Rylan joined The Young and the Restless as Abby Newman. Her first airdate was May 18, 2010. She was later absent from the soap during the 2011 holiday season due a maternity leave. In September 2012, it was announced that Rylan had been let go from The Young and the Restless due to budgetary cuts. She departed onscreen on October 23, 2012 without a proper exit. She returned onscreen on February 11, 2013. Rylan's last air date as Abby was April 10; Melissa Ordway now took over the role. On March 6, 2013, it was announced that Rylan would join the cast of General Hospital as Lulu Spencer, replacing Julie Marie Berman.

Personal life

Rylan graduated from Tyrone Area High School in Tyrone, Pennsylvania in 1999. She and her fiancé Don Money have two sons.

Filmography

Film and television credits

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Drake & Josh	2005	Allie	Episode: "We're Married" (Season 3, episode 3)
Guiding Light	2006–09	Lizzie Spaulding	392 episodes
Armageddon for Andy	2006	Bethany Hopkins
Bring It On: All or Nothing	2006	Winnie	Direct-to-video
The Young and the Restless	2010–13	Abby Newman	218 episodes
Impulse Black	2011	Skyler Frost
$h*! My Dad Says	2011	Rebecca	Episode: "Lock and Load" (Season 1, episode 17)
History	2011	Starlene	Short film
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	2013	Amy Phillips	Episode: "Dead of the Class" (Season 13, episode 17)
General Hospital	2013–	Lulu Spencer

External links

• Emme Rylan at the Internet Movie Database
• Emme Rylan on Twitter