Full Name: Monica Keena
Date of Birth: May 28th, 1980
Height: About shoulder height to Sigourney Weaver.
Family: Her father Bill is a financial sales manager, mother Mary is a nurse. Has an older sister named Samantha who is 21.
Born: New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn
Hobbies: Reading (favorite books include anything by William Faulkner, The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, and Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka) and hanging out with friends. "I don't do anything physical. I'm lazy."
Favorite Music: Bob Dylan, the Police, Tori Amos
Favorite Movie: The Wizard of Oz "Judy Garland is my favorite. I probably know all her songs and have seen all her movies."
Favorite TV Shows: The Simpsons, Charmed
Marital Status: Monica's boyfriend is an artist whom she refuses to name. "He's a bit older than me [but by] only a couple of years - nothing scandalous!"
Actor Pals: Gaby Hoffman, whom she met shooting "Strike!"
Other Info: Keena has always found an outlet for her creativity. As a child, she immersed herself in classes, determined to perfect her craft in drawing, painting, singing and dance. At the age of 13, Keena auditioned for acceptance into LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, made famous around the world by Fame. She was accepted into both the vocal and dramatic arts department, choosing drama as her preference. Shortly after beginning classes at LaGuardia, Keena earned her first role in a short film entitled Burning Love, and portrayed Bertha in a stage reading of Strinburg's The Father, with Al Pacino, Julianne Moore and Vivica Linfors. Other film credits include The Devil's Advocate, While You Were Sleeping, Ripe and the starring role in Snow White, opposite Sigourney Weaver, The First Daughter, a USA special, and Strike!. She has also been working on Crime and Punishment in Highschool Another movie to look out for is the release of The Simian Line. She has performed at the Heights Players in Brooklyn in Little Women (as Beth) and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (as Lucy)


Monica recently finished her first year of college at New York University, where she is an English major. In her free time, she takes writing classes. Monica graduated from St Ann's High School in Brooklyn in 1997, which is not a Catholic School.
What She Wears: She can't live without her overalls and pajamas.









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