Mary Page Keller

Mary Page Keller
Born	(1961-03-03) March 3, 1961 Monterey Park, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	Thomas Ian Griffith (1991–present)
Children	2

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 (1982–83) and Another World (1983–85) and later starred in a number of television sitcoms. She starred as Laura Kelly in the Fox comedy series Duet (1987-89) and in the show's spin-off, Open House (1989-90). Keller later had lead roles in the short-lived sitcoms Baby Talk (1991-92), Camp Wilder (1992-93), and Joe's Life (1993).

In film, Keller is known for her performance in the comedy-drama Beginners (2010). In 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 ABC Family drama series Chasing Life.

Career

Keller began her acting career on daytime soap operas. She played Amanda Kirkland (1982-83) on Ryan's Hope and Sally Frame (1983-85) on Another World. Moving to primetime, she played the part of Laura Kelly on two Fox sitcoms, Duet (1987–89) and its spinoff Open House (1989–90). In 1992, Keller was lead actress in Season 2 of the ABC comedy series Baby Talk. She also starred in another short-lived ABC sitcom, Camp Wilder (1992-93). In 1993, she starred in Joe's Life, 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 Ellen, The Practice, NCIS, Criminal Minds, 24, Mad Men, Castle, The Closer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Supernatural, Pretty Little Liars and Scandal. She had recurring roles in Cybill, JAG, NYPD Blue, Nip/Tuck, Commander in Chief and Hart of Dixie. She also was regular on Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane (1999) and starred as Johnny Kapahala's mother in the Disney Channel 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 Beginners.

In 2011, Keller was cast as the lead character's mother in the ABC Family drama pilot Chasing Life. In April 2013, ABC Family picked up the pilot to series, for airing in 2014.

Personal life

Keller was born in Monterey Park, California. She has been married to her former Another World costar Thomas Ian Griffith since 1991.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Scared Stiff	Kate Christopher
1988	A Place to Hide
1989	Those She Left Behind	Sue Grimes
1990	Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler	Sydney Westin	Television film
1991	Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter	Cassie Woodfield	Television film
1991	Deception: A Mother's Secret	Amanda Milner	Television film
1993	Ulterior Motives	Erica
1995	The Colony	Leslie Knowlton	Television film
1995	Picture Perfect	Vicky Walters-Thomas
1997	Any Place But Home	Roberta Dempsey
1998	Dirty Little Secret	Ellie Ramer	Television film
1998	The Negotiator	Lisa Sabian
1999	Johnny Tsunami	Melanie	Television film
2000	Father Can't Cope	Robin	Television film
2001	Venomous	Dr. Christine Edmonton Henning	DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actress
2003	Timecop: The Berlin Decision	Doc
2007	Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board	Melanie	Television film
2008	Gigantic	Marguerite Lolly
2009	Spooner	Joanne Conlin
2010	Beginners	Georgia	Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–1983	Ryan's Hope	Amanda Kirkland	Series regular
1983–1985	Another World	Sally Spencer Frame Hobson Ewing	Series regular
1986	Kate & Allie	Holly	Episode: "Lucky 13"
1987–1989	Duet	Laura Kelly	Series regular, 54 episodes
1989–1990	Open House	Laura Kelly	Series regular, 24 episodes
1990–1991	Life Goes On	Gina Giordano	Episodes: "Libby's Sister" and "Head Over Heels"
1991–1992	Baby Talk	Maggie Campbell	Series regular, 23 episodes
1992–1993	Camp Wilder	Ricky Wilder	Series regular, 19 episodes
1993	Joe's Life	Sandy Gennaro	Series regular, 11 episodes
1996	Ellen	Sarah	Episode: "Bowl, Baby, Bowl"
1997	Cybill	Julia Bishop	4 episodes
1999	Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane	Mrs. Bean	Series regular, 13 episodes
2000	Providence	Monica Lang	3 episodes
2001	Emerill	Nora Lagasse	4 episodes
2002	The Practice	Melissa Halpern	Episodes: "Privilege" and "Convictions"
2002–2003	JAG	Cmdr. Beth O'Neil/Beth O'Neil	3 episodes
2004	NCIS	Cmdr. Michaela "Micki" Shields	Episode: "Terminal Leave"
2004–2005	NYPD Blue	Brigid Scofield	5 episodes
2004–2005	Nip/Tuck	Andrea Hall	3 episodes
2005	Commander in Chief	Grace Bridges	5 episodes
2006	Criminal Minds	SSA Katherine Cole	Episode: "P911"
2009	24	Sarah	Episodes: "Day 7: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m." and "Day 7: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m."
2009	Mad Men	Annabelle Mathis	Episode: "The Gypsy and the Hobo"
2010	Castle	Rebecca Dalton	Episode: "Almost Famous"
2011	The Closer	Emily Dixon	Episode: "Repeat Offender"
2011	NCIS: Los Angeles	Angela Tully	Episode: "The Debt"
2012	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Leslie Clyborn	Episode: "Seeing Red"
2012	Supernatural	Joyce Bicklebee	Episode: "Out with the Old"
2012	Grimm	Dr. Higgins	Episode: "The Other Side"
2012	Hart of Dixie	Emily Chase	4 episodes
2012–Present	Pretty Little Liars	Dianne Fitzgerald	Guest Cast
2013	Scandal	Susan Osborne	Episode: "Molly, You in Danger, Girl"
2014-2015	Chasing Life	Sara	Series regular, 34 episodes

External links

• Mary Page Keller at the Internet Movie Database
• Mary Page Keller at Rotten Tomatoes
• Mary Page Keller at AllMovie
• Mary Page Keller at TVGuide.com
• "Yahoo! Movies"