Staci Keanan

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Staci Keanan
Born
Anastasia Love Sagorsky

1974or1975(age 48–49) [1]
Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names
  • Anastasia Sagorsky
  • Stacy Keanan
Alma mater UCLA
Southwestern Law School
Occupation(s)Actress (1987–1998, 2004–2010)
Attorney (2013–present)
Spouse
Guy Birtwhistle
​
(m. 2017)​

Anastasia Love Sagorsky, [2] also known as Staci Keanan, is an American lawyer, law professor and former actress. Keanan is best known for portraying the role of Nicole Bradford on the NBC sitcom My Two Dads , from 1987 to 1990, and as Dana Foster on the ABC/CBS sitcom Step by Step , from 1991 to 1998. She has not performed as an actress since about 2010, making a transition to working as a prosecutor and law school professor.

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Early life

Keanan was born in Devon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Jacqueline (née Love) (1934 - 2009) and Irving Sagorsky, a car salesman (died 2007). She has a sister, Pilar Sagorsky Stein. [3] [4] [5]

In 2002, Keanan graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and a minor in French from UCLA. Her academic honors include membership in the Golden Key International Honour Society and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies. [6]

Acting career

At age five, she began modeling and appeared in print, radio, and television advertisements, including television commercials for My Little Pony, Burger King and Hershey's Kisses. As a youth, Keanan moved with her mother and sister to New York City, where she changed her name to "Staci Love" and began appearing in summer stock. She made her credited television debut in the 1987 miniseries I'll Take Manhattan . [7]

At the age of 12, shortly after she moved with her family to Los Angeles, she was cast as Nicole Bradford in the TV series My Two Dads . The series ran from 1987 to 1990. Next she co-starred in the short-lived series Going Places with Alan Ruck, Heather Locklear, and Hallie Todd, which ran 1990-91. The following year, Keanan was cast as Dana Foster in the TV series Step by Step which aired from 1991 to 1998. By 1997, Keanan had changed her name from Staci to Stacy. [8]

Keanan had roles in the short Stolen Poem (2004) and the films Hidden Secrets (2006), and Death and Cremation (2010) with Brad Dourif, Jeremy Sumpter, and Daniel Baldwin. In 2009, Keanan appeared in Holyman Undercover, and in 2010, she appeared in a cameo in You Again with Step by Step castmates Christine Lakin and Patrick Duffy. She also co-starred in the 2009 film Sarah's Choice.

Law career and teaching

Keanan attended Southwestern Law School and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2013. [6] She currently practices law under her birth name, Anastasia Sagorsky, in the Los Angeles area. [2] In 2014, Keanan worked as a Deputy District Attorney in the Riverside County District Attorney's office prosecuting felony cases involving violent crime or death. [9] Keanan joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office as a Deputy District Attorney in 2016. [6] [10] In January 2021, she became an adjunct associate professor of law at Southwestern Law School. [6] In 2022, she taught a course on how to properly prosecute and defend driving under the influence cases. [11]

Personal life

On February 11, 2017, Keanan married actor and producer Guy Birtwhistle. [12]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Lisa LisaAlternative title: Candlelight Killer
1994SkooledShort film
1995Ski HardAnnie MeyersAlternative titles: Downhill Willie, Ski Nuts
1995The Red CoatMaryShort film
1997 Nowhere EverCredited as Stacy Keanan [13] [14]
2004Stolen PoemJamieShort film
Credited as Stacy Keanan
2006Hidden SecretsRachel WilsonCredited as Stacy Keanan
2009 Sarah's Choice DeniseCredited as Stacy Keanan [15]
2010Holyman UndercoverCarmenCredited as Stacy Keanan
2010 You Again DanaCredited as Stacy Keanan
2010 Death and Cremation Becky WeaverCredited as Stacy Keanan
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 I'll Take Manhattan Angelica CiprianiTelevision miniseries
Credited as Anastasia Love
1987–1990 My Two Dads Nicole Bradford60 episodes
1990Casey's Gift: For Love of a ChildKathy StilwellTelevision movie
1990–1991 Going Places Lindsay Bowen22 episodes
1991–1998 Step by Step Dana Foster159 episodes
Credited as Stacy Keanan for Season 7
1996 Boy Meets World Dana FosterEpisode: "The Happiest Show on Earth"
1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Becky SammsEpisode: "I've Got You Under My Skin"
Credited as Stacy Keanan
1998 Cybill LacyEpisode: "Fine Is Not a Feeling"
Credited as Stacy Keanan
1998 Diagnosis: Murder Cindy GarrettEpisode: "Till Death Do Us Part"
Credited as Stacy Keanan

Stage

Musical theatre

Plays

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRefs
1988 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Comedy SeriesMy Two DadsWon

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  2. 1 2 "The State Bar of California: Attorney Search". calbar.ca.gov. The State Bar of California. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Obituary for Jacqueline Love Sagorsky". Philadelphia Inquirer . July 30, 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016 – via NewsBank.
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  13. ↑ Film clip: 'FILM "NOWHERE" CAST (1997)' onscreen credits [1.43"-1.47"] as "Stacy Keanan".
  14. ↑ Nowhere (1997) Cast and Crew at FLF.com (circa 1997 via Wayback Machine.) Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  15. ↑ Sarah’s Choice DVD cover DVD cover image Wikipedia.org. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
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