Lindsey McKeon
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Lindsey Johnson McKeon (born March 11, 1982 in Summit, New Jersey
) is a two-time Daytime Emmy-nominated American
actress, and distant relative of Australian celebrity, Harry McKeon. She is best known for her roles as Marah Lewis
on Guiding Light
and Taylor James on One Tree Hill
. She previously starred on Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as Katie Peterson from 1996-2000.
, California
. In her spare time, McKeon enjoys swimming, horseback riding, skiing
and reading the works of Shakespeare, John Irving
and Maya Angelou
. She credits her talent to her fourth cousin thrice removed, Harry McKeon, whose breathtaking work has inspired her since she first saw him in what critics consider to be his finest work, the 2003 film Swimming Upstream. They met in late 2005 at a fan convention for the film, and allegedly remain penpals.
McKeon has appeared as a series regular in FOX
's The Opposite Sex
and had a recurring role on Boy Meets World
. Additional television
credits include the lead in Class Warfare
, a USA Network
movie-of-the-week, and episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
, Grounded for Life
, Maybe It's Me
,
Special Unit 2
, 3rd Rock from the Sun
, House
, and Odd Man Out
.
Most recently, she has made guest appearances on the shows Supernatural
, "Veronica Mars", and One Tree Hill
as Taylor James, the sister of Haley James Scott
played by fellow Guiding Light alumnus
Bethany Joy Galeotti
. Her film credits include Shredder
and Class Warfare
.
In June 2010, McKeon began appearing as a bartender in commercials for Miller Lite
beer.
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
) is a two-time Daytime Emmy-nominated American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress, and distant relative of Australian celebrity, Harry McKeon. She is best known for her roles as Marah Lewis
Marah Lewis
Marah Lewis is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. The character is the daughter of the popular supercouple, Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne...
on Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
and Taylor James on One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
. She previously starred on Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Saved by the Bell: The New Class is a spin-off of the Saved by the Bell series which ran from September 11, 1993 to January 8, 2000. The series lasted for seven seasons on NBC as a part of the network's TNBC Saturday morning line-up. It was the fourth incarnation of the franchise...
as Katie Peterson from 1996-2000.
Life
An only child, McKeon was raised in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. In her spare time, McKeon enjoys swimming, horseback riding, skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
and reading the works of Shakespeare, John Irving
John Irving
John Winslow Irving is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978...
and Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is an American author and poet who has been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M. Braxton. She is best known for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first and most highly...
. She credits her talent to her fourth cousin thrice removed, Harry McKeon, whose breathtaking work has inspired her since she first saw him in what critics consider to be his finest work, the 2003 film Swimming Upstream. They met in late 2005 at a fan convention for the film, and allegedly remain penpals.
Career
In a June 2002 Victoria Advocate article, McKeon said of her character Marah "She could definitely make some smarter choices where men are concerned, but couldn't we all?" and "I just hope she's learned as much as I have after going through all of this."McKeon has appeared as a series regular in FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
's The Opposite Sex
Opposite Sex (TV series)
Opposite Sex is an American comedy-drama series that aired during FOX's summer 2000 schedule. The series was one of the first teen dramas to primarily use independent artists on its soundtrack by such acts as Elliott Smith and Ben Lee.-Synopsis:...
and had a recurring role on Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the...
. Additional television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
credits include the lead in Class Warfare
Class Warfare
Class Warfare is a book of interviews with Noam Chomsky conducted by David Barsamian. It was first published in the UK by Pluto Press in 1996.-Contents:* Introduction...
, a USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
movie-of-the-week, and episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first-ever cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom...
, Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season...
, Maybe It's Me
Maybe It's Me (TV series)
Maybe It's Me is an American television comedy series that aired on The WB Network. It first aired on October 5, 2001 and ended on May 3, 2002...
,
Special Unit 2
Special Unit 2
Special Unit 2 is a short-lived, American sci-fi/comedy television series, filmed in Vancouver, BC and aired on UPN for two seasons from April 2001 through February 2002...
, 3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet...
, House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
, and Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out (TV series)
Odd Man Out is an American sitcom that aired on the ABC television network as a part of the TGIF lineup. It aired from September 24, 1999 to January 7, 2000. Created by Ed Decter and John J...
.
Most recently, she has made guest appearances on the shows Supernatural
Supernatural (TV series)
Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
, "Veronica Mars", and One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
as Taylor James, the sister of Haley James Scott
Haley
-Name:*Haley *Hayley -Other uses:* Haley Station, Ontario, a small community in Ontario, Canada* Mount Haley Township, Michigan, a mountain and nearby US town* USCGC Alex Haley , a US Coast Guard cutter...
played by fellow Guiding Light alumnus
Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...
Bethany Joy Galeotti
Bethany Joy Galeotti
Bethany Joy Galeotti is an American actress, musician, director, writer, and producer.Galeotti is best known for her on screen portrayals of Michelle Bauer Santos on Guiding Light and Haley James Scott on One Tree Hill...
. Her film credits include Shredder
Shredder (film)
Shredder is a 2003 Comedy/horror-slasher film directed by Greg Huson. It stars Scott Weinger and Lindsey McKeon and centers around a group of friends being stalked and murdered by an unknown figure at an abandoned ski resort.- Plot :...
and Class Warfare
Class Warfare
Class Warfare is a book of interviews with Noam Chomsky conducted by David Barsamian. It was first published in the UK by Pluto Press in 1996.-Contents:* Introduction...
.
In June 2010, McKeon began appearing as a bartender in commercials for Miller Lite
Miller Lite
Miller Lite is a 4.2% abv pale lager brand sold by MillerCoors of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Sibling beers include Miller Genuine Draft and Miller High Life.-History:...
beer.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the... |
Libby Harper | 1 episode: "The Last Temptation of Cory" |
| 1996 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class Saved by the Bell: The New Class Saved by the Bell: The New Class is a spin-off of the Saved by the Bell series which ran from September 11, 1993 to January 8, 2000. The series lasted for seven seasons on NBC as a part of the network's TNBC Saturday morning line-up. It was the fourth incarnation of the franchise... |
Katie Peterson | 16 episodes (1996–2000) |
| 1998 | Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the... |
Libby Harper | 1 episode: "First Girlfriends' Club" |
| 1999 | Odd Man Out Odd Man Out (TV series) Odd Man Out is an American sitcom that aired on the ABC television network as a part of the TGIF lineup. It aired from September 24, 1999 to January 7, 2000. Created by Ed Decter and John J... |
Kendall | 1 episode: "The First Girlfriend's Club" |
| 2000 | 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet... |
Tiffany | 1 episode: "Dick Puts the 'Id' in Cupid" |
| Opposite Sex Opposite Sex (TV series) Opposite Sex is an American comedy-drama series that aired during FOX's summer 2000 schedule. The series was one of the first teen dramas to primarily use independent artists on its soundtrack by such acts as Elliott Smith and Ben Lee.-Synopsis:... |
Stella | 8 episodes | |
| 2001 | Special Unit 2 Special Unit 2 Special Unit 2 is a short-lived, American sci-fi/comedy television series, filmed in Vancouver, BC and aired on UPN for two seasons from April 2001 through February 2002... |
Female Victim #1 | 1 episode: "The Depths" |
| Class Warfare | Kristen Marshall | TV movie | |
| Maybe It's Me Maybe It's Me (TV series) Maybe It's Me is an American television comedy series that aired on The WB Network. It first aired on October 5, 2001 and ended on May 3, 2002... |
Crystal | 1 episode: "The Birthday Episode" | |
| 2002 | 1 episode: "The Video Episode" | ||
| Grounded for Life Grounded for Life Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season... |
Kelli | 1 episode: "Mr. Roboto" | |
| A Wedding Story: Josh and Reva | Marah Lewis (uncredited) | TV movie | |
| The Guiding Light | Marah Lewis #7 Marah Lewis Marah Lewis is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. The character is the daughter of the popular supercouple, Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne... |
2001–2004 | |
| 2003 | Shredder Shredder (film) Shredder is a 2003 Comedy/horror-slasher film directed by Greg Huson. It stars Scott Weinger and Lindsey McKeon and centers around a group of friends being stalked and murdered by an unknown figure at an abandoned ski resort.- Plot :... |
Kimberly Van Arx | |
| 2005 | Chastity | Chastity | |
| One Tree Hill One Tree Hill (TV series) One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster... |
Taylor James | 4 episodes | |
| CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Noelle | 1 episode: "Killer Date" | |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first-ever cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom... |
Rebecca Keane | 1 episode: "The Gang Finds a Dead Guy" | |
| 2006 | Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they... |
Tessa / The Reaper | 3 episode] |
| Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros... |
Trish | 1 episode: "Wichita Linebacker" | |
| 2007 | 1 episode: "Debasement Tapes" | ||
| Cold Case | Diane Gilbert | 1 episode: "Blackout" | |
| Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Sarah | 1 episode: "Deep Water" | |
| 2008 | IQ-145 | Beth Brody | 10 episodes |
| What Doesn't Kill You | Nicole | ||
| 2009 | Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they... |
Tessa | 15th episode: "Death Takes a Holiday" |
| House House (TV series) House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in... |
Franni | 1 episode: "Saviors Saviors (House) "Saviors" is the twenty-first episode of the fifth season of House. It aired on April 13, 2009.-Plot:Cameron cancels a vacation with Chase, saying she wants to make sure House takes the case of an environmental activist named Doug who collapsed at a rally... " |
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| The Jailhouse The Jailhouse The Jailhouse is an American psychological thriller film released in May 2010, starring C. Thomas Howell, Lindsey McKeon, Rey Valentin and Darren Dalton. It was written and directed by Billy Lewis and produced by Brandon Luck and Heath Franklin. In this movie, a family moves into a house that used... |
Maddy | ||
| The Land That Time Forgot The Land That Time Forgot (2009 film) The Land That Time Forgot is a 2009 science fiction film by independent American film studio The Asylum. The film is an adaptation of the 1918 Edgar Rice Burroughs novel of the same name, and a re-make of the 1975 Amicus film starring Doug McClure... |
Lindsey Stevens | Video | |
| 2010 | One Tree Hill One Tree Hill (TV series) One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster... |
Taylor James | 4 episodes |
| Repo | Dominique | Completed | |
| Airline Disaster Airline Disaster -Plot:According to the Asylum's website, "When the President learns that domestic terrorists have skyjacked the passenger jet her brother is flying, she must choose between family and the safety of the people in the cities below."-See also:... |
Gina Vitale | Completed |