Monica Keena


Monica Keena is an American actress. She made her film debut in While You Were Sleeping, and a lead role as Lilliana Lilli Hoffman in .
She later starred as Lori Campbell in Freddy vs. Jason, and has had roles in the films Brooklyn Rules and the 2009 remake of Night of the Demons. Keena has also worked in television, starring as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek, Rachel Lindquist on the short-lived comedy Undeclared, and Kristen on HBO's Entourage.

Early life

Keena was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are William Junior and Mary Catherine Keena. She has a sister, Samantha, who is 2 years older. Monica attended Saint Ann's School, a progressive private school in Brooklyn Heights.
She auditioned for acceptance into LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts at age thirteen. Although she chose the drama department as her preference, she was accepted in both the dramatic and the vocal arts departments. Soon after starting her classes at LaGuardia, Keena played in her first role in a short film Burning Love.

Career

Keena portrayed Bertha in a stage reading of Strindberg's The Father and had her first starring role playing Lilliana Lilli Hoffman in the folktale-inspired film '. She has appeared in numerous television and movie projects including the TBS Original Movie First Daughter and Crime and Punishment in Suburbia which appeared at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.
Monica appeared in the film While You Were Sleeping, The Simian Line and Lynn Redgrave, and Bad Girls From Valley High with the film eventually released straight to DVD in 2005. In 2003, she played the heroine Lori Campbell in Freddy vs. Jason. In 2006, she played Celia in the film Left in Darkness.
Keena had a recurring role as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek and a starring role on the short-lived Undeclared as the college student Rachel. Keena also had guest roles on series such as Law & Order, ', , Feds, and Entourage. On the hit ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, she appeared in the second season episode "Into You Like A Train" in which she played Bonnie, a patient who was severely injured in a massive train accident. She later reappeared in the third season episode "Some Kind of Miracle" to reprise her role as Bonnie.
Keena appears as Maddie Curtis in Adam Gierasch's straight-to-video 2009 remake Night of the Demons. It was during filming that she became romantically involved with Edward Furlong. He has been arrested three times for attacking her, and on January 15, 2013 was remanded in jail as he was unable to pay bail.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995While You Were SleepingMary Callaghan
1996RipeViolet
1997'Lilliana Lilli Hoffman
1997The Devil's AdvocateAlessandra Cullen
1998All I Wanna DoTinka Parker
2000The Simian LineMarta
2000Crime and Punishment in SuburbiaRoseanne Skolnick
2002Orange CountyGretchen
2003Freddy vs. JasonLori Campbell
2005Bad Girls from Valley HighBrooke
2005Man of the HouseEvie
2005Long DistanceNicole Freeman
2006Fifty PillsPetunia
2006The Lather EffectWarm Leatherette Babe #1
2006Left in DarknessCelia
2007Brooklyn RulesAmy
2008LoadedBrooke
2008Corporate AffairsSnowy Egret
2008The NarrowsGina Abruzzi
2009Fault Line
2009Night of the DemonsMaddie
2010'HerselfDocumentary film
201240 Days and NightsTessa
2012AftermathElizabethOriginally titled Remnants
2012Walter Don't DancePhylissShort film
2013IsolatedAmbassador for Peace
2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thHerselfDocumentary film
2015The Ghost and the WhaleDr. Sweetie Jones

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul StoryOksana BaiulTelevision film
1995Law & OrderCorey RussellEpisode: "Performance"
1997FedsTina WaltersEpisode: "Somebody's Lyin'"
1997'Billie RaderEpisode: "Double Blind"
1998–99Dawson's CreekAbby MorganRecurring role, 14 episodes
1999First DaughterJess HayesTV movie
2001–03UndeclaredRachel LindquistMain role, 17 episodes
2003King of the HillVarious Episodes: "I Never Promised You an Organic Garden", "Night and Deity"
2004–05EntourageKristenRecurring role, 6 episodes
2005'Beatrice Onorato MailerEpisode: "Death Roe"
2005Grey's AnatomyBonnie CrasnoffEpisode: "Into You Like a Train"
2006Without a TraceHeidi PeytonEpisode: "More Than This"
2006'MadelineEpisode: "Built to Kill: Part 2"
2006All She Wants for ChristmasJudith 'Noelle' DunnTV movie
2007Ghost WhispererHolly NewmanEpisode: "Deja Boo"
2007Grey's AnatomyBonnie CrasnoffEpisode: "Some Kind of Miracle"
2009Robot ChickenExecutive, Woman Episode: "President Hu Forbids It"
2010Private PracticeKayla3 episodes
2010The CloserDebbie ShrinerEpisode: "Last Woman Standing"
2011CastleCharlene McCannEpisode: "Countdown"
2011Beavis and Butt-headVariousVoice roles; 6 episodes

YearTitleRole
2006'Trishelle