Mary Jo Keenen

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Mary Jo Keenen
Born1961 (age 6263)[ citation needed ]
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 Empty Nest spin-off Nurses , Gloria Elgis on City with Valerie Harper, and Stephanie James on My Wildest Dreams . [1] She also guest-starred on series including Search for Tomorrow , Broken Badges , The Commish , The John Larroquette Show and Seinfeld . Her most recent TV role was on Everybody Loves Raymond in 1999.

Personal life

She has been married to writer and producer Mitchell Hurwitz since 1999. They have two daughters: May Asami, born in 2000, [2] and Phoebe Hitomi born in 2002. [3]

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References

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  2. "May Asami "Maisie" Hurwitz". Variety . June 21, 2000. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. Smith, Lynn (August 24, 2004). "'Arrested' faces the sitcom riddle". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 25, 2012.