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Biography

Early life

Keena was born in New Jersey to Mary, a nurse, and William Keena, a financial sales manager.^[1] She was raised in Brooklyn, and has an older sister named Samantha. Monica auditioned for acceptance into LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts at the age of thirteen. Although she chose the drama department as her preference, she was accepted in both the dramatic and the vocal arts departments. Soon after starting her classes at LaGuardia, Keena played in her first role in a short film entitled Burning Love. Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... // A nurse is a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts is located near the Juilliard School in the Lincoln Center district of Manhattan, on Amsterdam Avenue between 65th Street and 64th Street. ... Burning Love(German: Brennende Liebe)was a song written by Dennis Linde and performed by Elvis Presley. ...

Career

Keena went on to portray the character Bertha in a stage reading of Strindberg's The Father with Al Pacino, and had her first starring role playing Snow White against Sigourney Weaver's wicked queen in the folktale-inspired Snow White: A Tale of Terror. She has appeared in numerous television and movie projects including the TBS Original Movie First Daughter and Crime and Punishment in Suburbia which appeared at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. August Strindberg Portrait of August Strindberg by Richard Bergh   (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright, and painter. ... Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, AFI, Bafta, Emmy Award, and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor who played such iconic roles as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy and Tony Montana in the 1983 film Scarface. ... First Daughter is a 1999 action/romance television movie starring Mariel Hemingway, Gregory Harrison, Doug Savant and Dallas Page, with Monica Keena as the title role. ... Crime and Punishment in Suburbia is a 2000 film directed by Rob Schmidt and starring Monica Keena (as Roseanne Skolnick), Ellen Barkin (as Maggie Skolnick), Michael Ironside (as Fred Skolnick), and Vincent Kartheiser (as Vincent). ...

Monica appeared in the film The Simian Line with Harry Connick Jr. and Lynn Redgrave, and Bad Girls from Valley High with Julie Benz and Jonathan Brandis in his final film role before his death in 2003 (the film was eventually released straight to DVD in 2005). In 2003 she played the heroine, Lori Campbell, in Freddy vs. Jason. In 2006 she played Celia in the film Left in Darkness. The Simian Line The Simian Line is an American drama film, first released in 2000. ... Harry Connick, Jr. ... Lynn Rachel Redgrave OBE (born 8 March 1943 in London) is an English actress born into the famous acting Redgrave family. ... Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Keena had a recurring role as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek and a starring role on the short-lived Undeclared as the college student Rachel. Monica also had guest roles on series such as Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Feds, and Entourage. On the hit ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, Monica appeared in an episode of the second season titled "Into You Like A Train," in which she played Bonnie, a patient who was severely injured in a massive train accident. Monica later reappeared in the third season episode "Some Kind of Miracle," reprising her role as Bonnie. Image:Monicakeenaasabbym. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek is an American primetime television drama, which first aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... Undeclared is a U.S. television series that aired on FOX during the 2001–2002 TV season. ... Law & Order is a long-running American television police procedural and legal drama set in New York City. ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... Feds is a 1988 comedy film written and directed by Daniel Goldberg, and starring Rebecca De Mornay and Mary Gross. ... Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ... A medical drama is a television drama in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any other medical environment. ... This article is about the television series. ... Bonnie Crasnoff is the name of a fictional character from the television series Greys Anatomy. ...

Personal life

Before taking a break for new movies and TV, Keena attended New York University as an English major. When she has a bit of extra time on her hands she likes to take writing classes and likes yoga. Keena enjoys reading. One of her favorite authors is William Faulkner. She also likes the books the The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. She likes hanging out with friends and says: "I don't do anything physical. I'm lazy.", However Keena does enjoy roller skating with friends at roller rinks. New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Statue of Shiva performing Yogic meditation Yoga (Devanagari: योग) is a group of ancient spiritual practices originating in India. ... William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American novelist and poet whose works feature his native state of Mississippi. ... The Bloody Chamber is an anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. ... Angela Carter (May 7, 1940 – February 16, 1992) was an English novelist and journalist, known for her post-feminist magical realist and science fiction works. ... Italic text The Metamorphosis (in German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arguably the most famous of his works along with the longer works The Trial and The Castle. ... Kafka at the age of five Franz Kafka (IPA: ) (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century. ...

Some other things Keena has said to have liked are Bob Dylan, the Police, and Tori Amos. Her favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. She especially admires Judy Garland, of whom she says: "Judy Garland is my favorite. I probably know all her songs and have seen all her movies." Her favorite TV Shows include The Simpsons and Charmed. Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, see The Wizard of Oz (adaptations). ... Superscript text Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an Oscar-nominated American film actress, considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywoods Golden Era of musical film, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale from The... Simpsons redirects here. ... Charmed is an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the worlds most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as The Charmed Ones but known to everyone else as the...

Keena lives in New York while not working on film or movie roles. She has been rumoured to be dating director Mousir Syed. She has dated actor Shane West and was his date to the premiere of Get Over It. She is currently dating Mousir's brother, Maaz Syed, Nobel prize winner 2007 in Medical Sciences and neuroimagery. Mousir Syed is an Indian actor and director, born in London. ... Shane West (born June 10, 1978) is an American television and film actor. ... The name Get Over It might refer to: Get Over It, an album by Mr. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... Health Sciences are the group of disciplines of applied science dealing with human and animal health. ...

Filmography

• The Narrows (2008)
• Brooklyn Rules (2006)
• Left in Darkness (2006)
• Fifty Pills (2005)
• Long Distance (2005)
• Man of the House (2005)
• Entourage (2004) (TV series)
• Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
• Orange County (2002)
• Undeclared (2001) (TV series)
• Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)
• Dawson's Creek (2000)
• The Simian Line (2000)
• A Fate Totally Worse Than Death (2000)
• First Daughter (1999) (TV)
• Strike! (1998)
• Devil's Advocate (1997)
• Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
• Ripe (1996)
• While You Were Sleeping (1995)
• A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story (1994) (TV)

The Narrows is an independent 2008 film starring Kevin Zegers, Sophia Bush, Vincent DOnofrio, Eddie Cahill and Monica Keena. ... Man of the House is a 2005 comedy film starring Tommy Lee Jones about a Texas Ranger who has to protect a group of cheerleaders who previously witnessed a murder. ... Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ... Freddy vs. ... Orange County is an American movie released in 2002. ... Undeclared was a U.S. television series that aired on FOX during the 2001–2002 TV season. ... Crime and Punishment in Suburbia is a 2000 film directed by Rob Schmidt and starring Monica Keena (as Roseanne Skolnick), Ellen Barkin (as Maggie Skolnick), Michael Ironside (as Fred Skolnick), and Vincent Kartheiser (as Vincent). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek is an American primetime television drama, which first aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... First Daughter is a 1999 action/romance television movie starring Mariel Hemingway, Gregory Harrison, Doug Savant and Dallas Page, with Monica Keena as the title role. ... DVD cover The Devils Advocate is a 1997 drama movie directed by Taylor Hackford and based on a 1990 novel by Andrew Neiderman. ... Ripe is a 1997 American independent drama film. ... While You Were Sleeping is a film (romantic comedy, 1995) starring Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jason Bernard, Michael Rispoli, Monica Keena, and Ally Walker. ... Oksana Baiul (Ukrainian: ) (born November 16, 1977) is a professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. ...

References

External links

• Monica Keena at the Internet Movie Database