Elodie Keene (born April 10, 1949 in

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) is an American film director, television director, producer and editor. As a television director, her credits include '' ER'', ''

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'', '' Felicity'', ''

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'', among other series. She has won three

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, two for best dramatic series and one for best editing in a single camera series, all for her work on ''

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''. Elodie Keene is the daughter of Yvonne (née Cyr) and Jim Keene. Her mother was of

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, and Scottish descent. Her parents divorced in 1953 and her mother remarried to Jim San Jule in 1954 until their divorce in 1970. She has three siblings: Philip Keene (born 1941),

Christopher Keene Christopher Keene (December 21, 1946 – October 8, 1995) was an American conductor. Early life and education Keene was born in 1946 in Berkeley, California, the son of Yvonne (née Cyr) and Jim Keene. His mother was of Acadian, German, and Sco ...

(born 1946), and Tamsen (née San Jule) Calhoon (born 1956).Smith, p. 6 Her mother remarried to biochemist

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in 2000, of the Haas family, the owners of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keene, Elodie American television directors Television producers from California American women television producers Film directors from California 1949 births Living people Emmy Award winners American women film directors American women television directors People from Paso Robles, California Haas family American people of Acadian descent American people of Scottish descent American people of German descent