Monica Keena was born in New Jersey on May 28, 1979, to Bill and Mary Keena and was little sister to Samantha, the Keenas' first daughter. Growing up, Monica shone in all things arts. Dance, singing, acting, and drawing. At 13, Keena enrolled in the prestigious LaGuardia school for acting and made it. At age 15, she had a small role in her first film, and that was followed by a series of TV movies such as First Daughter and the A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story. Monica starred in her first movie, Ripe, at 16 and considers that her favorite role as of now. In 1998, she premiered on the WB's Dawson's Creek as truth telling Abby Morgan and later left the show when she "got bored playing one character."

Today Monica continues to make movies like Freddy vs. Jason, Cheer Up, and Fifty Pills. In her free time, she enjoys skating.



Says that her film Ripe (1996) is the movie that she is most proud of. Her favorite actress is Judy Garland and her favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz (1939). Sister Samantha is two years older. Gives Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh credit for her still being in the acting business. Favorite shows are "The Simpsons" (1989) and "Charmed" (1998). Character Rachel Lindquist was based on her. Doesn't let fame affect her personal life Has a fear of the dark. Is good friends with actor Vincent Kartheiser. Won an award in 7th grade for reciting the poem "Casey at the Bat". Monica auditioned for acceptance into LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, made famous around the world by "Fame" (1982). She was accepted into both the vocal and dramatic arts department, choosing drama as her preference. She has performed at the Heights Players in Brooklyn in Little Women (as Beth) and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe as Lucy (alongside actor Tim Realbuto). Her parents enrolled her in prep schools to keep her sheltered from the "wild life", little did they know that would lead her on a string of rebellion through her early teens. During the New York run of the highly controversial film Ripe,stars Monica Keena and Daisy Eagan would regularly attend screenings so they could meet the fans that saw it and get reactions. She took her grandmother to the Freddy vs. Jason (2003) premiere. Requested that her character, Abby Morgan be written out of "Dawson's Creek" (1998) as her boyfriend at the time was living in New York and she didn't like being in Wilmington, North Carolina, where the show filmed.