Anastasia Love Sagorsky (born June 6, 1975), known professionally as Staci Keanan, is an American former actress. She is best known for her television roles as Nicole Bradford on the NBC sitcom My Two Dads (1987–1990) and Dana Foster on the ABC/CBS sitcom Step by Step (1991–1998). In 2013, she was admitted to the State Bar of California, where she currently practices law under her birth name.

Biography

1975–1987: Early life and work Keanan was born in Devon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Jacqueline (née Love) (1934–2009) and Irving Sagorsky, a car salesman (died 2007). She has a sister, Pilar Sagorsky Stein.

At age five, she began modeling and appeared in print, radio, and television advertisements, including television commercials for My Little Pony, Burger King and Hershey's Kisses. As a youth, Keanan moved with her mother and sister to New York City, where she changed her name to "Staci Love" and began appearing in summer stock. She made her credited television debut in the 1987 miniseries I'll Take Manhattan.

1987–2010: Acting career At the age of 12, shortly after she moved with her family to Los Angeles, she was cast as Nicole Bradford in the TV series My Two Dads (1987–1990). After the end of My Two Dads, Keanan starred on the short-lived ABC sitcom Going Places (1990–1991) with Alan Ruck, Heather Locklear, and Hallie Todd. The following year, she was cast as Dana Foster in the TV series Step by Step (1991–1998). By 1997, Keanan had changed her name from Staci to Stacy.Podcast: 'Keanan, Stacy. Interview with Brian Castro.' from [4:24"], IMDB listing misspelled. WTF? the Podcast. FX Show, Orlando. January 2008. Retrieved on October 24, 2010.

Keanan had roles in the short Stolen Poem (2004) and the films Hidden Secrets (2006), and Death and Cremation (2010) with Brad Dourif, Jeremy Sumpter, and Daniel Baldwin. In 2009, Keanan appeared in Holyman Undercover, and in 2010, she appeared in a cameo in You Again with Step by Step castmates Christine Lakin and Patrick Duffy. She also co-starred in the 2009 film Sarah's Choice.

2010–present: Transition into law and podcast Keanan attended Southwestern Law School and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2013. Leaving Hollywood behind, she currently practices law under her birth name, Anastasia Sagorsky, in the Los Angeles area. In 2014, Keanan worked as a Deputy District Attorney in the Riverside County District Attorney's office prosecuting felony cases involving violent crime or death. Keanan joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office as a Deputy District Attorney in 2016. In January 2021, she became an adjunct associate professor of law at Southwestern Law School.

She has hosted the Step by Step rewatch podcast Keanan and Lakin Give You Déjà Vu with co-star Christine Lakin since February 28, 2024.

Personal life In 2002, Keanan graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and a minor in French from UCLA. Her academic honors include membership in the Golden Key International Honour Society and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies.

On February 11, 2017, Keanan married actor and producer Guy Birtwhistle.

Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes 1990 Lisa Lisa Alternative title: Candlelight Killer 1994 Skooled Short film 1995 Ski Hard Annie Meyers Alternative titles: Downhill Willie, Ski Nuts 1995 The Red Coat Mary Short film 1997 Nowhere Ever 2004 Stolen Poem Jamie Short film 2006 Hidden Secrets Rachel Wilson 2009 Sarah's Choice Denise 2010 Holyman Undercover Carmen 2010 You Again Dana 2010 Death and Cremation Becky Weaver

+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 1987 I'll Take Manhattan Angelica Cipriani Television miniseriesCredited as Staci Love 1987–1990 My Two Dads Nicole Bradford 60 episodes 1990 Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child Kathy Stilwell Television movie 1990–1991 Going Places Lindsay Bowen 22 episodes 1991–1998 Step by Step Dana Foster 159 episodes 1996 Boy Meets World Dana Foster Episode: "The Happiest Show on Earth" 1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Becky Samms Episode: "I've Got You Under My Skin" 1998 Cybill Lacy Episode: "Fine Is Not a Feeling" 1998 Diagnosis: Murder Cindy Garrett Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part"

Stage

Musical theatre

Miss Lulu Bett, Berkshire Theater Festival, Stockbridge, Massachusetts Annie, Theatre at Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, New York Georgia Avenue, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut The King and I, Norma Terris Theatre, Chester, Connecticut Gypsy, Norma Terris Theatre, Chester, Connecticut

Plays

Old Glories, two one-act plays by Elliot Shoenman, directed by Mark L. Taylor, Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California Above the Fold (Diane), Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California Red Flags (Janet), Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California Moment in the Sun (Diane Bellini), by Elliot Shoenman, Matrix Theatre, Hollywood, California Last Call at Moby Dick's (Caroline), by Ed Marill, directed by Mark L. Taylor, McCadden Place Theatre, Hollywood, California Sunset Park (Young Evelyn) second run, by Marley Sims and Elliot Shoenman, directed by Mark L. Taylor, Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California

Awards Year Award Category Work Result Refs1988Young Artist AwardBest Young Actress Starring in a New Television Comedy SeriesMy Two Dads

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