Keegan Connor Tracy (born December 3, 1971) is a

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actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Audrey Malone in the

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comedy-drama series '' Beggars and Choosers'' (1999–2000), the Blue Fairy in the

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fantasy drama series ''

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'' (2011–18), Miss Blaire Watson in the A&E drama series '' Bates Motel'' (2013–16), and Professor Lipson in the

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fantasy series '' The Magicians'' (2016–2020). Tracy's other notable work includes roles on the television series ''

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''. In film, she is best known for her roles as Kat Jennings in the supernatural horror film ''

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'' (2003), Mirabelle Keegan in the supernatural horror film ''

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'' (2005), Dolly Dupuyster in the comedy-drama film '' The Women'' (2008), Ellen in the drama film '' Words and Pictures'' (2013), and Queen Belle in the musical fantasy films '' Descendants'' (2015), ''

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'' (2017), and ''

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'' (2019).

Personal life

Tracy was born in

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, Ontario, Canada. She graduated from St. Patrick's Catholic High in Sarnia, Ontario. Tracy went on to obtain a degree in

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from

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in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. While she was at the university, she spent a year working in Europe.

Career

Tracy made her acting debut in 1997, in the television series ''

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''. She made her feature film debut as a minor role in the crime thriller film ''

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''. She subsequently appeared in films such as ''

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'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2002). After guest roles in numerous television series, such as ''

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'', Tracy had a series regular role as Audrey Malone in the

comedy-drama series '' Beggars and Choosers'', which aired from 1999 to 2000. Tracy later appeared in the drama series ''

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'' (2002–2005), for which she received nominations for the

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and

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. She starred as Diane Hughes in the science fiction series ''

'' (2003–2004). For her performance, she received a nomination for the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Female in Dramatic Series. Tracy also appeared as a guest on the television series ''

'', ''

'', and ''

''. Tracy received further recognition for appearing as Kat Jennings in the supernatural horror film ''

'' (2003). She continued to appear in supporting roles as Mirabelle Keegan in the supernatural horror film ''

'' (2005), Dolly Dupuyster in the comedy-drama film '' The Women'' (2008), and Ellen in the drama film '' Words and Pictures'' (2013). Tracy found greater success for her recurring roles on various television series. From 2011 to 2018, she appeared as the Blue Fairy, also known as Mother Superior, in the

fantasy drama series ''

''. From 2013 to 2016, she recurred as Miss Blaire Watson, the teacher to a young

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, in the A&E drama horror series '' Bates Motel''. From 2016 to 2020, she had a recurring role as Professor Lipson in the

fantasy drama series '' The Magicians''. For her performance in the latter, she received a nomination for the

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. Tracy starred as Jordan Blair in the action zombie film '' Dead Rising: Watchtower'' (2015) and its sequel, '' Dead Rising: Endgame'' (2016). She also portrayed an adult version of Queen Belle in the

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fantasy film '' Descendants'' (2015). She reprised her role in the sequels, ''

'' (2017) and ''

'' (2019). In 2016, Tracy published her first children's book, titled ''Mommy's 26 Careers''. In September 2018, she released another children's book, titled ''This is a Job for Mommy!: An A-Z Adventure''. In 2020, she starred in the horror film, '' Z'', about a family who is terrorized by their son’s imaginary friend. The film "was such a huge emotional journey for me and I had to sort of sequester myself a lot to stay in that woman’s mental and emotional space," she said.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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