Staci Keanan Explained

Staci Keanan
Birthname:Anastasia Love Sagorsky
Birth Place:Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma Mater:UCLA
Southwestern Law School
Occupation:Actress (1987–1998, 2004–2010)
Attorney (2013–present)

Anastasia Love Sagorsky,[1] also known as Staci Keanan, is an American lawyer, 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. She has not performed as an actress since about 2010, making a transition to working as a prosecutor and law school professor.

Early life

Keanan was born in Devon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Jacqueline (née Love) (1934 - 2009) and Irving Sagorsky, a car salesman (died 2007). She has a sister, Pilar Sagorsky Stein.[2] [3] [4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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. Next she co-starred in the short-lived series Going Places with Alan Ruck, Heather Locklear, and Hallie Todd, which ran 1990-91. 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.[7]

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. She currently practices law under her birth name, Anastasia Sagorsky, in the Los Angeles area. 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.[8] Keanan joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office as a Deputy District Attorney in 2016.[9] In January 2021, she became an adjunct associate professor of law at Southwestern Law School. In 2022, she taught a course on how to properly prosecute and defend driving under the influence cases.[10]

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990LisaLisaAlternative title: Candlelight Killer
1994SkooledShort film
1995Ski HardAnnie MeyersAlternative titles: Downhill Willie, Ski Nuts
1995The Red CoatMaryShort film
1997NowhereEverCredited as Stacy Keanan[12] [13]
2004Stolen PoemJamieShort film
Credited as Stacy Keanan
2006Hidden SecretsRachel WilsonCredited as Stacy Keanan
2009Sarah's ChoiceDeniseCredited as Stacy Keanan[14]
2010Holyman UndercoverCarmenCredited as Stacy Keanan
2010You AgainDanaCredited as Stacy Keanan
2010Death and CremationBecky WeaverCredited as Stacy Keanan
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1987I'll Take ManhattanAngelica CiprianiTelevision miniseries
Credited as Anastasia Love
1987–1990My Two DadsNicole Bradford60 episodes
1990Casey's Gift: For Love of a ChildKathy StilwellTelevision movie
1990–1991Going PlacesLindsay Bowen22 episodes
1991–1998Step by StepDana Foster159 episodes
Credited as Stacy Keanan for Season 7
1996Boy Meets WorldDana FosterEpisode: "The Happiest Show on Earth"
1997Becky SammsEpisode: "I've Got You Under My Skin"
Credited as Stacy Keanan
1998CybillLacyEpisode: "Fine Is Not a Feeling"
Credited as Stacy Keanan
1998Cindy GarrettEpisode: "Till Death Do Us Part"
Credited as Stacy Keanan

Stage

Musical theatre

Plays

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The State Bar of California: Attorney Search. calbar.ca.gov. The State Bar of California. January 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180625075213/http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/member/detail/292053 . June 25, 2018 .
  2. News: Kim . Jae-Ha . Actress likes having '2 Dads' . . November 17, 1989 . subscription . NewsBank.
  3. News: Obituary for Jacqueline Love Sagorsky . https://web.archive.org/web/20160108142137/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=129CE5D9BA75BE78&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM . January 8, 2016 . . July 30, 2009 . . dead.
  4. Web site: Irving Sagorsky Obituary (2007) - Philadelphia, PA - The Philadelphia Inquirer . 2024-05-02 . Legacy.com.
  5. Web site: Anastasia Sagorsky . Southwestern Law School . 6 April 2021 . Los Angeles . English .
  6. For Staci Keanan of TV's My Two Dads, Hollywood Can Be a Two-Faced Town . Blessing . Angela . Holmstrom. Rick . November 23, 1987 . . September 3, 2016.
  7. Podcast: 'Keanan, Stacy. Interview with Brian Castro.' from [4:24"], IMDB listing misspelled. WTF? the Podcast. FX Show, Orlando. January 2008. Retrieved on October 24, 2010.
  8. The Inland Empire–Southwestern Law School Connection . Riverside Lawyer . May 2014 . 14.
  9. News: Man Sentenced for Killing 77-Year-Old Woman in Hit-and-Run . Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office . August 16, 2019 . Paul . Eakins.
  10. Web site: DUI: Prosecution & Defense . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220504183334/https://www.swlaw.edu/curriculum/courses/dui-prosecution-defense-0 . 2022-05-04 . live.
  11. Web site: 'My Two Dads' Star Staci Keanan: Where Is She Now?. Extra. Extra. November 13, 2017. en.
  12. Film clip: 'FILM "NOWHERE" CAST (1997)' onscreen credits [1.43"-1.47"] as "Stacy Keanan".
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/19970606235453/http://www.flf.com/nowhere/castcrew/index.html Nowhere (1997)
  14. [:File:Sarah's Choice.jpg|''Sarah’s Choice DVD cover'']