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

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agent and profiler Elizabeth Keen on the

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drama series ''

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''. She had a recurring role in '' Law & Order: LA'' and an episodic appearance in '' Blue Bloods''. She has appeared in films such as ''

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'' (2009) and '' Step Up Revolution'' (2012).

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, billionaire H. Gary Morse, was the developer of The Villages; her mother, Jennifer Parr, is the Director of Sales. Boone says that she was "hooked" on acting at age seven when her grandparents took her to

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to see a

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play starring

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. Megan Boone's ancestry is English and German with some smaller amounts of Dutch and Scottish. Boone studied acting as a student at 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

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at the

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and workshopped with playwright

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. Boone credits Alexander with influencing her to continue acting though she considered quitting early in her career. In late 2017, Boone began studying for an MBA in

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from

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In New York.

Career

Boone starred in the 2007

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debut of the Charles L. Mee play ''Limonade Tous Les Jours'' and won two

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s 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

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 '' Step Up Revolution'' (2012), the fourth film in the ''Step Up'' series. Boone would later receive a starring role in the independent drama ''Leave Me Like You Found Me'' (2012), for which she won the

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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 ''

'' the same year. ''The Blacklist'' achieved both critical and public success, including good DVR ratings scores. On June 15, 2021, it was announced that Boone would be leaving ''The Blacklist'' after eight seasons. More recently, she and her Weird Sister production company signed a first look deal with Sony Pictures Television.

Personal life

In November 2015, Boone's representative confirmed she and artist Dan Estabrook were expecting their first child together. In January 2016, during an appearance on ''

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'', Boone revealed she and Estabrook were engaged and expecting a girl. Boone gave birth to a daughter, Caroline, that year.

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