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Anastasia Love Sagorsky,[1] also known as Staci Keanan, is an American deputy district attorney, law professor, and former actress. Keanan is best known for portraying the role of Nicole Bradford on the NBC sitcom My Two Dads, from 1987 to 1990, and as Dana Foster on the ABC/CBS sitcom Step by Step, from 1991 to 1998.

Staci Keanan
Born	Anastasia Love Sagorsky Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names	Anastasia Sagorsky Stacy Keanan
Alma mater	UCLA Southwestern Law School
Occupation	Actress (1987–1998, 2004–2010) Attorney (2013–present)
Spouse	Guy Birtwhistle ​ (m. 2017)​

Early life

Keanan was born in Devon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Jacqueline (née Love) and Irv Sagorsky, a car salesman.[2][3] She has a sister, Pilar.[3]

In 2002, Keanan graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and a minor in French from UCLA. Her academic honors include membership in the Golden Key International Honour Society and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies.[4]

Acting career

At age five, she began modeling and appeared in print, radio, and television advertisements, including television commercials for My Little Pony, Burger King and Hershey's Kisses. As a youth, Keanan moved with her mother and sister to New York City, where she changed her name to "Staci Love" and began appearing in summer stock. She made her credited television debut in the 1987 miniseries I'll Take Manhattan.[5]

At the age of 12, shortly after she moved with her family to Los Angeles, she was cast as Nicole Bradford in the TV series My Two Dads. The series ran from 1987 to 1990. During the 1990-91 season, she co-starred in the short-lived series Going Places with Alan Ruck, Heather Locklear, and Hallie Todd. The following year, Keanan was cast as Dana Foster in the TV series Step by Step which aired from 1991 to 1998. By 1997 Keanan had changed her name from Staci to Stacy.[6]

Keanan had roles in the short Stolen Poem (2004) and the films Hidden Secrets (2006), and Death and Cremation (2010) with Brad Dourif, Jeremy Sumpter, and Daniel Baldwin. In 2009 Keanan appeared in Holyman Undercover, and in 2010 she appeared in a cameo in You Again with Step By Step castmates Christine Lakin and Patrick Duffy. She also co-starred in the 2009 film Sarah's Choice.

Law career and teaching

Keanan attended Southwestern Law School and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2013.[4] She currently practices law under her given birth name, Anastasia Sagorsky, in the Los Angeles area.[1] In 2014, Keanan worked as a Deputy District Attorney in the Riverside County District Attorney's Office prosecuting felony cases involving violent crime or death.[7] Keanan joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office as a Deputy District Attorney in 2016 where she currently serves.[4][8] In January 2021, she became an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School.[4] In 2022, she taught a course on how to properly prosecute/defend driving under the influence (DUI) cases in court.[9]

Personal life

On February 11, 2017, Keanan married actor and producer Guy Birtwhistle.[10]

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Lisa	Lisa	Alternative title: Candlelight Killer
1994	Skooled		Short film
1995	Ski Hard	Annie Meyers	Alternative titles: Downhill Willie, Ski Nuts
1995	The Red Coat	Mary	Short film
1997	Nowhere	Ever	Credited as Stacy Keanan[11][12]
2004	Stolen Poem	Jamie Credited as Stacy Keanan	Short film
2006	Hidden Secrets	Rachel Wilson	Credited as Stacy Keanan
2009	Sarah's Choice	Denise	Credited as Stacy Keanan[13]
2010	Holyman Undercover	Carmen	Credited as Stacy Keanan
2010	You Again	Dana	Credited as Stacy Keanan
2010	Death and Cremation	Becky Weaver	Credited as Stacy Keanan

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	I'll Take Manhattan	Angelica Cipriani	Television miniseries Credited as Anastasia Love
1987–1990	My Two Dads	Nicole Bradford	60 episodes
1990	Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child	Kathy Stilwell	Television movie
1990–1991	Going Places	Lindsay Bowen	22 episodes
1991–1998	Step by Step	Dana Foster	159 episodes Credited as Stacy Keanan for Season 7
1996	Boy Meets World	Dana Foster	Episode: "The Happiest Show on Earth"
1997	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Becky Samms	Episode: "I've Got You Under My Skin" Credited as Stacy Keanan
1998	Cybill	Lacy	Episode: "Fine Is Not a Feeling" Credited as Stacy Keanan
1998	Diagnosis: Murder	Cindy Garrett	Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" Credited as Stacy Keanan

Stage

Musical theatre

• Miss Lulu Bett, Berkshire Theater Festival, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
• Annie, Theatre at Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, New York
• Georgia Avenue, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut
• The King and I, Norma Terris Theatre, Chester, Connecticut
• Gypsy, Norma Terris Theatre, Chester, Connecticut

Plays

• Old Glories, two one-act plays by Elliot Shoenman, directed by Mark L. Taylor, Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California
  • Above the Fold (Diane), Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California
  • Red Flags (Janet), Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California
• Moment in the Sun (Diane Bellini), by Elliot Shoenman, Matrix Theatre, Hollywood, California
• Last Call at Moby Dick's (Caroline), by Ed Marill, directed by Mark L. Taylor, McCadden Place Theatre, Hollywood, California
• Sunset Park (Young Evelyn) second run, by Marley Sims and Elliot Shoenman, directed by Mark L. Taylor, Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Refs
1988	Young Artist Award	Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Comedy Series	My Two Dads	Won

References

External links

• Staci Keanan at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Staci Keanan

Staci Keanan (eigentlich Anastasia Love Sagorsky[1], * 6. Juni 1975 in Devon, Pennsylvania) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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[es] Staci Keanan

Staci Keanan (nacida como Anastasia Sagórski el 6 de junio de 1975) es una actriz estadounidense. Es conocida por protagonizar las series My Two Dads (1987–1990) y Paso a paso (1991–1998).

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