Mary Jo Keenen

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Mary Jo Keenen
Born
Other namesMary Jo Hurwitz
OccupationActress
Years active1986–1999
Spouse
(m. 1999)
Children2

Mary Jo Keenen is an American former television actress.

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Career

She had regular roles as Nurse Julie Milbury on the sitcom Nurses , Gloria Elgis on the sitcom City and Stephanie James on My Wildest Dreams . [1] She appeared as Deena in three episodes of Seinfeld , and she also guest-starred on Search for Tomorrow , Broken Badges , The Commish and The John Larroquette Show . Her most recent TV role was on Everybody Loves Raymond in 1999.

Personal life

Born to parents George E. and Lucille Keenen, [2] and raised in Westfield, New Jersey, Keenen attended Westfield High School, where she performed in the school's stage productions. [3] She then majored in theater at Marymount Manhattan College. [4]

She has been married to writer and producer Mitchell Hurwitz since 1999. They have two daughters: May Asami, born in 2000, [5] and Phoebe Hitomi born in 2002. [6]

References

  1. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present . Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1547. ISBN   0-345-45542-8.
  2. Yocca, John. "George E. Keenen, 83, a caring family man", The Star-Ledger , June 18, 2000. Accessed December 26, 2025, via Newspapers.com. ""
  3. "Look Homeward, Angel set for staging at WHS", Courier News , November 20, 1975. Accessed December 26, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Mary-Jo Keenen will portray the character of Laura James, the woman Eugene Gant (Tibbals) loves."
  4. "Celebrity Q & A", Albuquerque Journal , February 26, 1993. Accessed June 19, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Question: I'd like to know about Mary J. Kennen, Julie on Nurses.... Answer: Keenen is a native of Westfield, N.J., studied theater at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City and made her professional acting debut in the soap Search for Tomorrow."
  5. "May Asami "Maisie" Hurwitz". Variety . June 21, 2000. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  6. Smith, Lynn (August 24, 2004). "'Arrested' faces the sitcom riddle". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 25, 2012.