Monica C. Keena (born May 28, 1979) is an American actress, known for her roles as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek and Rachel Lindquist on the short-lived comedy Undeclared and her role as Lori Campbell in Freddy vs. Jason.
Keena was born in New Jersey, the daughter of Mary, a nurse, and William Keena, a financial sales manager. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and has an older sister named Samantha. During her early childhood (and again at th...
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Monica C. Keena (born May 28, 1979) is an American actress, known for her roles as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek and Rachel Lindquist on the short-lived comedy Undeclared and her role as Lori Campbell in Freddy vs. Jason.
Keena was born in New Jersey, the daughter of Mary, a nurse, and William Keena, a financial sales manager. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and has an older sister named Samantha. During her early childhood (and again at the end of high school), Monica attended Saint Ann's School, a progressive private school in Brooklyn Heights. Monica auditioned for acceptance into LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts at the age of 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 entitled Burning Love.
Keena went on to portray the character Bertha in a stage reading of Strindberg's The Father...
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