Anastasia Love Sagorsky,
also known as Staci Keanan, is an American
deputy district attorney
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, 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
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/
CBS sitcom ''
Step by Step'', from 1991 to 1998.
Early life
Keanan was born in
Devon, Pennsylvania
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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 ''
cum laude
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'' with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Art History
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and a minor in French from
UCLA
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. Her academic honors include membership in the
Golden Key International Honour Society
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and
Phi Beta Kappa
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honor societies
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.
Acting career
At age five, she began modeling and appeared in print, radio, and television advertisements, including television commercials for
My Little Pony
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,
Burger King
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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
summer stock. 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
Los Angeles
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, 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
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,
Heather Locklear
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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
Brad Dourif,
Jeremy Sumpter
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, 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
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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
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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
Riverside County District Attorney's Office prosecuting felony cases involving violent crime or death. Keanan joined the
Los Angeles County District Attorney
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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
driving under the influence
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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,
*''
Annie
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The ...
'', Theatre at Stagedoor Manor,
Loch Sheldrake
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,
New York
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*''Georgia Avenue'', Goodspeed Opera House,
East Haddam
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,
Connecticut
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*''
The King and I
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'', Norma Terris Theatre,
Chester, Connecticut
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*''
Gypsy
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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,
Hollywood
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,
California
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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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20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
21st-century American lawyers
Actresses from Pennsylvania
American child actresses
American child models
American film actresses
American musical theatre actresses
American stage actresses
American television actresses
California lawyers
Female models from Pennsylvania
Living people
People from Chester County, Pennsylvania
Southwestern Law School alumni
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
21st-century American women lawyers
1975 births