Anastasia Love Sagorsky, also known as Staci Keanan, is an American

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, law professor, and former actress. Keanan is best known for portraying the role of Nicole Bradford on the

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sitcom ''

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'', from 1987 to 1990, and as Dana Foster on the ABC/ CBS sitcom '' Step by Step'', from 1991 to 1998.

Early life

Keanan was born in

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, the daughter of Jacqueline (née Love) and Irv Sagorsky, a car salesman. She has a sister, Pilar. In 2002, Keanan graduated ''

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'' with a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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and a minor in French from

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. Her academic honors include membership in the

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and

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Acting career

At age five, she began modeling and appeared in print, radio, and television advertisements, including television commercials for

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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

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. She made her credited television debut in the 1987 miniseries '' ''I'll Take Manhattan''. At the age of 12, shortly after she moved with her family to

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, she was cast as Nicole Bradford in the TV series ''

''. The series ran from 1987 to 1990. During the 1990-91 season, she co-starred in the short-lived series '' Going Places'' with

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, 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.'' Keanan had roles in the short ''Stolen Poem'' (2004) and the films ''Hidden Secrets'' (2006), and ''Death and Cremation'' (2010) with

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, Jeremy Sumpter, and

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. In 2009 Keanan appeared in ''Holyman Undercover'', and in 2010 she appeared in a cameo in '' You Again'' with ''Step by Step'' castmates

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and

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. She also co-starred in the 2009 film ''Sarah's Choice''.

Law career and teaching

Keanan attended

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and was admitted to the

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in 2013. She currently practices law under her given birth name, Anastasia Sagorsky, in the Los Angeles area. In 2014, Keanan worked as a Deputy District Attorney in the

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District Attorney's Office prosecuting felony cases involving violent crime or death. Keanan joined the

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's office as a Deputy District Attorney in 2016 where she currently serves. 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/defend

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(DUI) cases in court.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Stage

Musical theatre

*'' Miss Lulu Bett'', Berkshire Theater Festival, Stockbridge,

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*'' Annie'', Theatre at Stagedoor Manor,

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*''Georgia Avenue'', Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam,

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*''

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'', Norma Terris Theatre,

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*''

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'', Norma Terris Theatre, Chester, Connecticut

Plays

*''Old Glories'', two one-act plays by Elliot Shoenman, directed by Mark L. Taylor, Zephyr Theatre,

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**''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

References

External links

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