Monica Keena
Monica Keena (* 28. May 1979 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American actress .
life and career
Keena grew up in Brooklyn, New York, as the daughter of a nurse and sales manager. After attending a private school, she was accepted at the prestigious LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts at the age of 13 . In 1994 she got her first TV role in A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story . A year later, Keena appeared in the film While You Slept with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman .
In 1996 she played the lead role in the drama Ripe . A year later she played the title role in Snow White . In this film version of Grimm's fairy tale with elements of horror , she was seen at the side of Sigourney Weaver , who appeared in the role of the evil stepmother. The next few years were followed by other film projects such as On behalf of the devil , Strike - Girls in Power! and The President's Daughter: In Deadly Peril , in which Keena mostly acted in supporting roles.
From 2000 Keena played increasingly in television productions before she appeared in the horror flick Freddy vs. Jason could take on the female lead. In 2005, the comedies Zickenterror high school and The Lord of the House followed . On television, Keena made a name for herself with appearances on popular series such as Law & Order , Homicide , Entourage and Grey's Anatomy . She also gained greater fame through her role as Abby Morgan in the WB series Dawson's Creek .
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Oksana Baiul - The Russian Ice Princess ( A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story , TV movie)
- 1995: Law & Order (TV series, episode 5x14 Performance )
- 1995: While You Were Sleeping (While You Were Sleeping)
- 1996: Ripe
- 1997: Feds (TV series, episode 1x05 Somebody's Lyin )
- 1997: Snow White ( Snow White: A Tale of Terror , TV movie)
- 1997: Homicide ( Homicide: Life on the Street , TV series, episode 5x18 Double Blind )
- 1997: The Devil's Advocate (The Devil's Advocate)
- 1998: Strike - Girls in Power! (Strike!)
- 1998–1999: Dawson's Creek (TV series, 14 episodes)
- 1999: The President's Daughter : In Deadly Peril ( First Daughter , Movie)
- 2000: Séance - Messages from Beyond (The Simian Line)
- 2000: Murderous Seduction (Crime and Punishment in Suburbia)
- 2001–2003: American Campus - Ready for University? ( Undeclared , TV series, 17 episodes)
- 2002: Get out of Orange County (Orange County)
- 2003: King of the Hill (TV series, 2 episodes, voice)
- 2003: Freddy vs. Jason
- 2004–2005: Entourage (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2005: Bad Girls from Valley High (Bad Girls from Valley High)
- 2005: Man of the House (Man of the House)
- 2005: Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , TV series, episode 4x15 Death Roe )
- 2005: Long Distance - Deadly Connection (Long Distance)
- 2005–2007: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006: HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'
- 2006: Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , TV series, episode 4x20 More Than This )
- 2006: Fifty Pills
- 2006: The Lather Effect
- 2006: Left in Darkness
- 2006: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, episode 7x02 Built to Kill: Part 2 )
- 2006: The Sopranos: Road to Respect (voice for Trishelle )
- 2006: All you want you for Christmas ( All She Wants for Christmas , TV movie)
- 2007: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer , TV series, episode 2x13 Deja Boo )
- 2007: Brooklyn Rules
- 2008: Loaded
- 2008: Corporate Affairs
- 2008: The Narrows - The Enemy (The Narrows)
- 2009: Fault Line
- 2009: Robot Chicken (TV series, episode 4x14 President Hu Forbids It , voice for executive / wife )
- 2009: Night of the Demons
- 2010: Private Practice (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2010: The Closer (TV series, episode 6x09 Last Woman Standing )
- 2011: Castle (TV series, episode 3x17 Countdown )
- 2011: Beavis and Butt-Head (TV series, 3 episodes, voice)
- 2012: 40 Days and Nights
- 2012: Aftermath
- 2013: Isolated
- 2015: The Ghost and the Whale
Web links
- Monica Keena in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Monica Keena at filmreference.com (English)
- Monica Keena in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Keena, Monica |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States |