Elizabeth Keener
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| Elizabeth Keener | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1, 1966 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress |
| 📆 Years active | 1994–present |
| 👪 Relatives | Catherine Keener (sister) |
Elizabeth Keener (born December 1, 1966) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Dawn Denbo on the Showtime American lesbian drama, The L Word.[1]
Career[edit]
The L Word[edit]
Keener joined The L Word during Season 5 as entrepreneur Dawn Denbo (AKA Double D), who started a rival lesbian bar with her lover Cindi (played by Alicia Leigh Willis) having both recently moved to LA from Miami to open a lesbian club, called SheBar.[citation needed] She remained from episode 4 named: "Let's Get This Party Started" until the last episode of season 5 named "Loyal and True".[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Keener was born in Miami, Florida. Her father is of Irish descent and her mother is of Lebanese descent.[2] Keener is the younger sister of actress Catherine Keener.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Teresea's Tattoo | Party Babe | |
| 2003 | Farm Sluts | Janet | |
| 2004 | Cross Bronx | Kathy Mac | |
| 2005 | Getting To Know You | Tenny Bell | Short film |
| 2005 | The Receipt | Bitch Clerk | |
| 2006 | Friends With Money | Lancôme SalesWoman | |
| 2007 | My Insignificant Other | Wendy | Short film |
| 2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Flight Attendant (Uncredited) | |
| 2009 | My Fake Fiancé | Carmen | |
| 2010 | Please Give | Cathy | |
| 2010 | Out In The Desert | Herself | Documentary Post-production |
| 2011 | Queens Of The World | Adrienne Kessler | In production |
| 2012 | Detroit Winter | Officer Lenin | Post-Production |
| 2015 | The Chosen | Eliza | |
| 2018 | Ashes | Ellyn | |
| 2019 | Killer Therapy | Debbie Langston |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ellen | Trendy Woman | |
| 2000 | Grapevine | Donna | |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Amy Shepperd | Guest role |
| 2001 | Felicity | Chris | |
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Stacey | |
| 2008 | The L Word | Dawn "Double D" Denbo | Recurring guest role |
| 2010 | My Generation | The Filmmaker | |
| 2010 | Dishing It Up | TBA | TV Movie |
| 2012 | Luck | Lynn | Season 1, Episode 6 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3Way | Celia Sanderson | Web series |
| 2009 | Brunch With Bridget | Herself | Web series |
Commercial work[edit]
Keener has been in various commercials including an Oscar Mayer lunch meat commercial, a Lay's potato chip commercial and a 7 Up commercial.[citation needed]
Awards[edit]
Gotham Awards: 2010 Nominated Best Ensemble Cast for: Please Give (2010).[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (April 8, 2010). "An interview with Elizabeth Keener". After Ellen. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) (also Archived April 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine} - ↑ "Being Catherine Keener". Entertainment Weekly. April 14, 2006. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2011. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- Official website (under construction)
- Elizabeth Keener on IMDb
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