Monica Keena was born on Monday, May 28, 1979 in New Jersey, U.S.A. She is a famous American actress.

Biography and Career:

Monica Keena was born in New Jersey. She is the daughter of Mary, a nurse, and William Keena, a financial sales manager. She was brought up in Brooklyn, New York. During her childhood went to Saint Ann's School, a progressive private school in Brooklyn Heights.

She gave her auditions to enter into LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts at the age of thirteen. Though she chose the drama department as her preference, she was accepted in both the dramatic and the vocal arts departments. As soon she started her classes at LaGuardia, and her first role was in a short movie Burning Love.

She portrayed the character of Bertha in a stage reading of Strind berg's The Father with Al Pacino, and had her first main role was the role of Snow White with Sigourney Weaver's wicked queen in the folktale-inspired Snow White: A Tale of Terror. She has performed in many 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.

She also appeared in the film While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock, 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. In 2003 she played the heroine, Lori Campbell, in Freddy vs. Jason. In 2006 she played Celia in the film Left in Darkness.

Short Info:

Birth name: Monica C. Keena
Height: 5' 1" (1.55 cm)
She has an elder sister, Samantha.
Being born on May 28, Monica is a Gemini.
Monica dated James DeBello and amongst other amorous encounters was Jonathan Brandis.

Why do we like her?

Monica Keena was the famous American actress who acted most note worthy films and her passion for acting convinced people to like her.

Why is Monica Keena famous?

Keena had a famous role as Abby Morgan on "Dawson's Creek" and a starring role on the short-lived "Undeclared" as the college student Rachel. Keena also had guest roles on series such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 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 Keena Lists

	1979 births
	Actors from New York
	American film actors
	American people of Irish descent
	American television actors
	Living people
	People from Brooklyn
	People from New Jersey

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Monica Keena Movies
While You Were Sleeping Ripe Strike! Crime and Punishment in Suburbia The Simian Line Orange County Freddy vs. Jason Bad Girls from Valley High Long Distance Fifty Pills The Lather Effect Brooklyn Rules Corporate Affairs Loaded The Narrows
Monica Keena Filmography

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Category: Actresses  - ( Actresses Archive)

Date Added: 11 February '10

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