Monica Keena

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Monica Keena
Monica Keena PaleyFest 2011.jpg
Keena in 2011
Born (1979-05-28) May 28, 1979 (age 45)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Partner Edward Furlong (2009–2013)

Monica Keena (born May 28, 1979) [1] [2] is an American actress. Following her feature film debut in While You Were Sleeping (1995), she went on to play leading roles in Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997), Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), and the 2009 remake of Night of the Demons . Her other credits include The Devil's Advocate (1997), Orange County (2002), and Man of the House (2005). On television, Keena played Abby Morgan on The WB's Dawson's Creek (1998–1999), Rachel Lindquist on Fox's Undeclared (2001–2002), Kristen on HBO's Entourage (2004–2005), and Bonnie Crasnoff on ABC's Grey's Anatomy (2005; 2007).

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Early life

Keena was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are William Junior, a financial sales manager, and Mary Catherine Keena, a nurse. She has a sister, Samantha, who is two years older. [3]

Keena attended Saint Ann's, a progressive private school in Brooklyn Heights. [4] She auditioned for LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts at the age of 13, and was accepted into both the dramatic and vocal arts departments. [3]

Career

Following her television film debut in A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story, where she played the title character, Keena took a supporting role in the 1995 romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping . Her first major role in a feature film came in 1997, when she starred as Lilliana "Lilli" Hoffman in the folklore-inspired gothic horror film, Snow White: A Tale of Terror . She appeared in a small role in Taylor Hackford's The Devil's Advocate that same year.

In the Rob Schmidt-directed Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000), Keena played the principal role of Roseanne Skolnick, an outwardly popular high schooler with a dysfunctional home life. Describing it as "messy but hungry ... the kind of movie that lives and breathes", film critic Roger Ebert said of Keena, "[She] does a great deal with Roseanne, a character who is herself an actress–pretending to be a daughter, a girlfriend, a cheerleader, all the time screaming inside". [5] Suburbia was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at that year's Sundance Film Festival. [6]

Keena starred as "final girl" Lori Campbell in the 2003 slasher film, Freddy vs. Jason , a crossover between the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises. Directed by Ronny Yu, FvJ was a financial success, grossing USD$117 million at the box office. [7] A mixture of parts in mainstream and independent comedies— Bad Girls from Valley High , Man of the House (both 2005), [8] Fifty Pills (2006)—came next, as did the Mafia drama Brooklyn Rules (2007) and a headline role in Night of the Demons (2009), a remake of the 1988 horror movie of the same name.

Alongside recurring appearances as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek (1998–1999), Kristen on Entourage (2004–2005), and a starring role as college student Rachel Lindquist on Judd Apatow's short-lived cult hit sitcom, Undeclared (2001–2002), [9] Keena played a string of television guest roles throughout the 2000s, on series such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Without a Trace , and CSI . For her portrayal of Bonnie Crasnoff—a patient who is severely injured in a train accident—on the second season of medical drama Grey's Anatomy , Keena was nominated for a 2006 Gold Derby Award. [10] The episode attracted a U.S. audience of 16.67 million viewers and received universal praise from critics, with many since referring to it as one of the series' greatest episodes. [11] [12] [13] [14]

Personal life

During the filming of Night of the Demons (2009), Keena became romantically involved with her co-star, Edward Furlong. The pair dated for four years, [15] with Furlong being arrested on three occasions between 2012 and 2013 for physically assaulting Keena, [16] eventually spending six months in jail. [15]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 While You Were Sleeping Mary Callaghan
1996 Ripe Violet
1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror Lilli Hoffman
1997 The Devil's Advocate Alessandra Cullen
1998 All I Wanna Do Tinka Parker
2000 The Simian Line Marta
2000 Crime and Punishment in Suburbia Roseanne Skolnick
2002 Orange County Gretchen
2003 Freddy vs. Jason Lori Campbell
2005 Bad Girls from Valley High Brooke
2005 Man of the House Evie
2005Long DistanceNicole Freeman
2006 Fifty Pills Petunia
2006The Lather EffectWarm Leatherette Babe #1
2006 Left in Darkness Celia
2007 Brooklyn Rules Amy
2008 Loaded Brooke
2008Corporate AffairsSnowy Egret
2008 The Narrows Gina Abruzzi
2009Fault Line
2009 Night of the Demons Maddie
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy HerselfDocumentary
2012 40 Days and Nights Tessa
2011Walter Don't DancePhyliss Short film
2012 Aftermath Elizabeth
2013IsolatedAmbassador for Peace
2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th HerselfDocumentary
2017 The Ghost and the Whale Dr. Sweetie Jones
2020Klaus Eats ButterfliesMollyShort film
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story Oksana Baiul Television film
1995 Law & Order Corey RussellEpisode: "Performance"
1997 Feds Tina WaltersEpisode: "Somebody's Lyin'"
1997 Homicide: Life on the Street Billie RaderEpisode: "Double Blind"
1998–1999 Dawson's Creek Abby MorganRecurring; 14 episodes
1999 First Daughter Jess HayesTelevision film
2001–2002 Undeclared Rachel LindquistMain role
2003 King of the Hill Various (voice)Episodes: "I Never Promised You an Organic Garden", "Night and Deity"
2004–2005 Entourage KristenRecurring; 6 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Beatrice Onorato MailerEpisode: "Death Roe"
2005–2007 Grey's Anatomy Bonnie CrasnoffEpisodes: "Into You Like a Train", "Some Kind of Miracle"
2006 Without a Trace Heidi PeytonEpisode: "More Than This"
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation MadelineEpisode: "Built to Kill: Part 2"
2006All She Wants for ChristmasJudith 'Noelle' DunnTelevision film
2007 Ghost Whisperer Holly NewmanEpisode: "Deja Boo"
2009 Robot Chicken Executive; Woman (voice)Episode: "President Hu Forbids It"
2010 Private Practice Kayla3 episodes
2010 The Closer Debbie ShrinerEpisode: "Last Woman Standing"
2011 Castle Charlene McCannEpisode: "Countdown"
2011 Beavis and Butt-Head Various (voice)6 episodes
Video games
YearTitleRole
2006 The Sopranos: Road to Respect Trishelle

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