Megan Boone (born April 29, 1983) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her role as

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agent and profiler Elizabeth Keen on the first eight seasons (2013–2021) of the drama series ''

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''. Early in her career she appeared in the films ''

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'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2012), and had a recurring role in the single season of '' Law & Order: LA'' (2010–2011). Since leaving ''The Blacklist'', she has appeared in a 2023 episode of '' Accused''.

Early life and education

Boone was born in

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and raised in

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. Her parents relocated there when she was a child to be closer to her grandparents. Her grandfather, H. Gary Morse, was the developer of The Villages; her mother, Jennifer Parr, is the Director of Sales. Boone has a sister named Paige, a brother named Harper and a half-brother named Hudson. Megan Boone's ancestry is mostly English,

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and

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(via her maternal grandfather), also Dutch and Irish. Boone studied acting as a student at a local arts magnet Belleview High School, where she graduated in 2001. In 2005, she graduated from

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's School of Theatre with a

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(BFA) in Acting. Boone studied with

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and Edwin Sherin at the Asolo Repertory Theatre and workshopped with playwright

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. In late 2017, Boone began studying for an MBA in

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from

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In New York.

Career

Boone produced and starred in the 2007

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debut of the Charles L. Mee play ''Limonade Tous Les Jours'' and won two LA Weekly Theater Awards for her performance. Boone made her feature film debut in the horror film ''

'' (2009), followed by a supporting role in ''

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'' in 2010. During 2010, in her year in television, she portrayed Junior Deputy District Attorney Lauren Stanton in the short-lived

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series '' Law & Order: LA''. That same year, Boone made her directorial debut with the independent film ''Eggshells for Soil'', portions of which were shot in her hometown,

. She has also appeared in ''

'' (2012), the fourth film in the ''Step Up'' series. Boone stars in the independent drama ''Leave Me Like You Found Me'' (2012), for which she won the Gen Art Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She had a recurring role on the

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police drama series '' Blue Bloods'' in 2013, followed by her starring role of

agent Elizabeth Keen in the NBC series ''

'' that year. ''The Blacklist'' achieved critical and public success, including good DVR ratings scores. On June 15, 2021, her departure from ''The Blacklist'' was announced for season 8, reportedly to pursue other opportunities. She started the production company Weird Sister, signing a first look deal with Sony Pictures Television. In 2017, she became a spokesperson for climate and environmental legislation and used her acting platform to help raise awareness for bills, and to pass laws in her home state of New York such as the

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and Birds and Bees Protection Act banning the agricultural use of

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Personal life

In November 2015, Boone's representative confirmed she and her husband, artist Dan Estabrook were expecting their first child together. Boone gave birth in April of 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boone, Megan 1983 births Living people Actresses from Florida American film actresses American people of English descent American people of German descent American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent American stage actresses American television actresses Florida State University alumni 21st-century American actresses People from The Villages, Florida People from Petoskey, Michigan American environmentalists American women environmentalists