Monica Keena (born May 28, 1979) is an American actress. Following her feature film debut in While You Were Sleeping (1995), she went on to play leading roles in Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997), Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), and the 2009 remake of Night of the Demons. Her other credits include The Devil's Advocate (1997), Orange County (2002), and Man of the House (2005). On television, Keena played Abby Morgan on The WB's Dawson's Creek (1998–1999), Rachel Lindquist on Fox's Undeclared (2001–2002), Kristen on HBO's Entourage (2004–2005), and Bonnie Crasnoff on ABC's Grey's Anatomy (2005; 2007).

Early life Keena was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City. Her parents are William Junior, a financial sales manager, and Mary Catherine Keena, a nurse. She grew up with a sister, Samantha, two years older, who died in England at the age of 45.

Keena attended Saint Ann's, a progressive private school in Brooklyn Heights. She auditioned for LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts at the age of 13, and was accepted into both the dramatic and vocal arts departments.

Career Following her television film debut in A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story, where she played the title character, Keena took a supporting role in the 1995 romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping. Her first major role in a feature film came in 1997, when she starred as Lilliana "Lilli" Hoffman in the folklore-inspired gothic horror film, Snow White: A Tale of Terror. She appeared in a small role in Taylor Hackford's The Devil's Advocate that same year.

In the Rob Schmidt-directed Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000), Keena played the principal role of Roseanne Skolnick, an outwardly popular high schooler with a dysfunctional home life. Describing it as "messy but hungry ... the kind of movie that lives and breathes", film critic Roger Ebert said of Keena, "[She] does a great deal with Roseanne, a character who is herself an actress–pretending to be a daughter, a girlfriend, a cheerleader, all the time screaming inside". Suburbia was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at that year's Sundance Film Festival.

Keena starred as "final girl" Lori Campbell in the 2003 slasher film, Freddy vs. Jason, a crossover between the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises. Directed by Ronny Yu, FvJ was a financial success, grossing USD$117 million at the box office. A mixture of parts in mainstream and independent comedies—Bad Girls from Valley High, Man of the House (both 2005), Fifty Pills (2006)—came next, as did the Mafia drama Brooklyn Rules (2007) and a headline role in Night of the Demons (2009), a remake of the 1988 horror movie of the same name. In 2025, she starred as Lorna in How to Survive Hollywood directed by Paul Ruven.

Alongside recurring appearances as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek (1998–1999), Kristen on Entourage (2004–2005), and a starring role as college student Rachel Lindquist on Judd Apatow's short-lived cult hit sitcom, Undeclared (2001–2002),"25 Best Cult TV Shows from the Past 25 Years." Entertainment Weekly. August 3, 2012, p. 41. Keena played a string of television guest roles throughout the 2000s, on series such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Without a Trace, and CSI. For her portrayal of Bonnie Crasnoff—a patient who is severely injured in a train accident—on the second season of medical drama Grey's Anatomy, Keena was nominated for a 2006 Gold Derby Award and the Online Film & Television Association Award. The episode attracted a U.S. audience of 16.67 million viewers and received universal praise from critics, with many since referring to it as one of the series' greatest episodes.

Personal life During the filming of Night of the Demons (2009), Keena became romantically involved with her co-star, Edward Furlong. The pair dated for four years, with Furlong being arrested on three occasions between 2012 and 2013 for physically assaulting Keena, eventually spending six months in jail.

She has rekindled with Furlong numerous times since.

Filmography

+Film Year Title Role Notes1995While You Were SleepingMary Callaghan1996RipeViolet1997Snow White: A Tale of TerrorLilliana "Lilli" Hoffman1997The Devil's AdvocateAlessandra Cullen1998All I Wanna DoTinka Parker2000The Simian LineMarta2000Crime and Punishment in SuburbiaRoseanne Skolnick2002Orange CountyGretchen2003Freddy vs. JasonLori Campbell2005Bad Girls from Valley HighBrooke2005Man of the HouseEvie2005Long DistanceNicole Freeman2006Fifty PillsPetunia2006The Lather EffectWarm Leatherette Babe #12006Left in DarknessCelia2007Brooklyn RulesAmy2008LoadedBrooke2008Corporate AffairsSnowy Egret2008The NarrowsGina Abruzzi2009Fault Line2009Night of the DemonsMaddie 2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Herself Documentary film201240 Days and NightsTessa2011Walter Don't DancePhylissShort film2012AftermathElizabeth2013IsolatedAmbassador for Peace 2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Herself Documentary film2017The Ghost and the WhaleDr. Sweetie Jones2020Klaus Eats ButterfliesMollyShort film2025How to Survive HollywoodLornaFeature film2026Last Chance MotelSugarFeature film

+Television Year Title Role Notes1994A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul StoryOksana BaiulTelevision film1995Law & OrderCorey RussellEpisode: "Performance"1997FedsTina WaltersEpisode: "Somebody's Lyin'"1997Homicide: Life on the StreetBillie RaderEpisode: "Double Blind"1998–1999Dawson's CreekAbby MorganRecurring; 14 episodes1999First DaughterJess HayesTelevision film2001–2002UndeclaredRachel LindquistMain role2003King of the HillVarious (voice)Episodes: "I Never Promised You an Organic Garden", "Night and Deity"2004–2005EntourageKristenRecurring; 6 episodes2005Law & Order: Criminal IntentBeatrice Onorato MailerEpisode: "Death Roe"2005–2007Grey's AnatomyBonnie CrasnoffEpisodes: "Into You Like a Train", "Some Kind of Miracle"2006Without a TraceHeidi PeytonEpisode: "More Than This"2006CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMadelineEpisode: "Built to Kill: Part 2"2006All She Wants for ChristmasJudith 'Noelle' DunnTelevision film2007Ghost WhispererHolly NewmanEpisode: "Deja Boo"2009Robot ChickenExecutive; Woman (voice)Episode: "President Hu Forbids It"2010Private PracticeKayla3 episodes2010The CloserDebbie ShrinerEpisode: "Last Woman Standing"2011CastleCharlene McCannEpisode: "Countdown"2011Beavis and Butt-HeadVarious (voice)6 episodes

+Video games Year Title Role2006The Sopranos: Road to RespectTrishelle

Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2005Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesGrey's Anatomy2006Gold Derby AwardsSupporting Actress — Drama2025Bangkok Movie AwardsBest ActressHow to Survive HollywoodLA Film AwardsBest Actress in an Indie FilmMannheim Arts and Film FestivalBest Actress — Feature Film

Notes

References

External links