Staci Keanan
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Anastasia Love Sagorsky<ref name="Calbar">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (born June 6, 1975),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> best known by her stage name Staci Keanan, is an American lawyer, law professor and former actress. She is best known for her television roles as Nicole Bradford on the NBC sitcom My Two Dads (1987–1990) and Dana Foster on the ABC/CBS sitcom Step by Step (1991–1998).
She has not performed as an actress since 2010, making a transition to working as a prosecutor and law school professor.
BiographyEdit
1975–1987: Early life and workEdit
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.<ref name="likes having">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="J obit">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1987–2010: Acting careerEdit
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 (1987–1990). After the end of My Two Dads, Keanan starred on the short-lived ABC sitcom Going Places (1990–1991) with Alan Ruck, Heather Locklear, and Hallie Todd. The following year, she was cast as Dana Foster in the TV series Step by Step (1991–1998). By 1997, Keanan had changed her name from Staci to Stacy.<ref>Podcast: 'Keanan, Stacy. Interview with Brian Castro.'Template:Dead link from [4:24"], IMDB listing misspelled. WTF? the Podcast. FX Show, Orlando. January 2008. Retrieved on October 24, 2010.</ref>
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.
2010–present: Transition into lawEdit
Keanan attended Southwestern Law School and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2013.<ref name="SWLBio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She currently practices law under her birth name, Anastasia Sagorsky, in the Los Angeles area.<ref name="Calbar" /> 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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Keanan joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office as a Deputy District Attorney in 2016.<ref name="SWLBio" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In January 2021, she became an adjunct associate professor of law at Southwestern Law School.<ref name="SWLBio" /> In 2022, she taught a course on how to properly prosecute and defend driving under the influence cases.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
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.<ref name="SWLBio" />
On February 11, 2017, Keanan married actor and producer Guy Birtwhistle.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
FilmographyEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Lisa | Lisa | Alternative title: Candlelight Killer |
| 1994 | Skooled | Short film | |
| 1995 | Ski Hard | Annie Meyers | Alternative titles: Downhill Willie, Ski Nuts |
| 1995 | The Red Coat | Mary | Short film |
| 1997 | Nowhere | Ever | Credited as Stacy Keanan<ref>Film clip: 'FILM "NOWHERE" CAST (1997)' onscreen credits [1.43"-1.47"] as "Stacy Keanan".</ref><ref>Nowhere (1997) Cast and Crew at FLF.com (circa 1997 via Wayback Machine.) Retrieved November 26, 2010.</ref> |
| 2004 | Stolen Poem | Jamie | Short film Credited as Stacy Keanan |
| 2006 | Hidden Secrets | Rachel Wilson | Credited as Stacy Keanan |
| 2009 | Sarah's Choice | Denise | Credited as Stacy Keanan<ref>Sarah’s Choice DVD cover DVD cover image Wikipedia.org. Retrieved October 24, 2010.</ref> |
| 2010 | Holyman Undercover | Carmen | Credited as Stacy Keanan |
| 2010 | You Again | Dana | Credited as Stacy Keanan |
| 2010 | Death and Cremation | Becky Weaver | Credited as Stacy Keanan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan | Angelica Cipriani | Television miniseries Credited as Anastasia Love |
| 1987–1990 | My Two Dads | Nicole Bradford | 60 episodes |
| 1990 | Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child | Kathy Stilwell | Television movie |
| 1990–1991 | Going Places | Lindsay Bowen | 22 episodes |
| 1991–1998 | Step by Step | Dana Foster | 159 episodes Credited as Stacy Keanan for Season 7 |
| 1996 | Boy Meets World | Dana Foster | Episode: "The Happiest Show on Earth" |
| 1997 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Becky Samms | Episode: "I've Got You Under My Skin" Credited as Stacy Keanan |
| 1998 | Cybill | Lacy | Episode: "Fine Is Not a Feeling" Credited as Stacy Keanan |
| 1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Cindy Garrett | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" Credited as Stacy Keanan |
StageEdit
Musical theatreEdit
- Miss Lulu Bett, Berkshire Theater Festival, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
- Annie, Theatre at Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, New York
- Georgia Avenue, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut
- The King and I, Norma Terris Theatre, Chester, Connecticut
- Gypsy, Norma Terris Theatre, Chester, Connecticut
PlaysEdit
- Old Glories, two one-act plays by Elliot Shoenman, directed by Mark L. Taylor, Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California
- Above the Fold (Diane), Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California
- Red Flags (Janet), Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California
- Moment in the Sun (Diane Bellini), by Elliot Shoenman, Matrix Theatre, Hollywood, California
- Last Call at Moby Dick's (Caroline), by Ed Marill, directed by Mark L. Taylor, McCadden Place Theatre, Hollywood, California
- Sunset Park (Young Evelyn) second run, by Marley Sims and Elliot Shoenman, directed by Mark L. Taylor, Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California
AwardsEdit
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Comedy Series | My Two Dads | Template:Won |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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