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'. She was nominated for the

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for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2018 and 2019, and was the first winner for the Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series category in 2020.

Early life

Keegan was born in

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to Kevin and Julie Keegan. She has an older sister, Jessica Keegan.

Career

Keegan is signed with Paradigm Talent and Artistic Endeavors. In 2011, at age 12 Keegan moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting & singing career, a month after moving, she booked two movies ''

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'' and ''Ashley''. From 2012 to 2014, she worked on a number of movies: the short film ''Picture. Perfect.'', ''Hand of God'', and ''

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'', and guest-starred on several TV shows: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and appeared in several commercials. In 2015, she guest-starred in an episode of

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and starred in a family film called ''Salvation Street''. In 2015 she booked a recurring role of

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on the soap opera ''

'', a role which she played through 2020. In 2018, she released a song, "Queen is a King". In early 2020, she joined the cast in second season of the

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television series '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'' playing the recurring role of Lily.

Filmography

Films

Television

Video Games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Keegan, Olivia Rose American film actresses American television actresses American soap opera actresses Living people Actresses from San Francisco Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series winners 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people)