Mary Page Keller (born March 3, 1961) is an American actress known for roles on television. Keller began her career on the daytime soap operas ''

Ryan's Hope ''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in ...

'' (1982–1983) and '' Another World'' (1983–1985) and later starred in a number of television sitcoms. She starred as Laura Kelly in the Fox comedy series ''

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'' (1987-1989) and in the show's spin-off, '' Open House'' (1989–1990). Keller later had lead roles in the short-lived sitcoms ''

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'' (1991–1992), ''

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'' (1992–1993), and ''

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'' (1993). In film, Keller is known for her performance in the comedy-drama ''

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'' (2010). In the 2000s, she had recurring and guest-starring roles in a number of television dramas. From 2014 to 2015, Keller starred as the mother of the lead character in the

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drama series ''

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''.

Early life

Keller trained at the University of Maryland and the Boston Conservatory of Music before entering the medium of television on the ABC television show, Ryan's Hope in 1982. During her times at university, she performed in a number of musical theatre productions, first in Washington D.C. and later in New York. She later moved to Los Angeles, California.

Career

As a child, Keller participated in productions at

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under the direction of director

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. She later began her acting career on daytime soap operas. She played Amanda Kirkland (1982–1983) on ''

'' and Sally Frame (1983–85) on '' Another World''. Moving to primetime, she played the part of Laura Kelly on two Fox sitcoms, ''

'' (1987–89) and its spinoff '' Open House'' (1989–90). In 1992, Keller was lead actress in Season 2 of the ABC comedy series ''

''. She also starred in another short-lived ABC

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, ''

'' (1992–93). In 1993, she starred in ''

'', also on ABC. During the same years, Keller acted in a number of television films and had a dramatic role in '' Life Goes On''. As of mid-1990s, Keller has made many guest appearances on television series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' NCIS'', ''

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'', '' 24'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She had recurring roles in ''

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'', '' JAG'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Commander in Chief'' and ''

Hart of Dixie ''Hart of Dixie'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams of ...

''. She also was regular on ''

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'' (1999) and starred as Johnny Kapahala's mother in the

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original movies '' Johnny Tsunami'' (1999) and '' Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board'' (2007). She played the lead character's mother in the 2010 comedy-drama film ''

''. In 2011, Keller was cast as the lead character's mother in the

drama pilot ''

''. In April 2013, ABC Family picked up the pilot to series, for airing in 2014. She co-wrote the family dance school drama, 'The Dunnings' with her husband Thomas Ian Griffith.

Personal life

Keller has been married to her former ''Another World'' costar

Thomas Ian Griffith Thomas Ian Griffith (born March 18, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for portraying Terry Silver in the 1989 film ''The Karate Kid Part III'', a role he reprised in the fourth and fifth seasons of the television ...

since 1991. They have two sons, Conner and Eamon.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keller, Mary Page 1961 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles County, California American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American soap opera actresses American stage actresses American television actresses