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Megan Boone
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Boone at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1983-04-29) April 29, 1983 (age 40)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001–present
Known for The Blacklist
Partner(s) Dan Estabrook (2015–present)
Children 1
Relatives H. Gary Morse (grandfather)
Harold Schwartz (great-grandfather)

Megan Whitney Boone (born April 29, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as FBI agent and profiler Elizabeth Keen on the NBC drama series The Blacklist. She had a recurring role in Law & Order: LA and an episodic appearance in Blue Bloods. She has appeared in films such as My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) and Step Up Revolution (2012).

Early life and education

Boone was born in Petoskey, Michigan, and raised in The Villages, Florida. Her parents relocated there when she was a child to be closer to her grandparents. Her grandfather, billionaire H. Gary Morse, was the developer of The Villages; her mother, Jennifer Parr, is the Director of Sales. Boone says that she was "hooked" on acting at age seven when her grandparents took her to New York to see a Broadway play starring Nathan Lane.

Megan Boone's ancestry is Jewish, English and German with some smaller amounts of Dutch and Scottish.

Boone studied acting as a student at Belleview High School, where she graduated in 2001. In 2005, she graduated from Florida State University's School of Theatre with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Acting. Boone studied with Jane Alexander and Edwin Sherin at the Asolo Repertory Theatre and workshopped with playwright Mark Medoff. Boone credits Alexander with influencing her to continue acting though she considered quitting early in her career. In late 2017, Boone began studying for an MBA in Sustainability from Bard College In New York.

Career

Boone starred in the 2007 Los Angeles debut of the Charles L. Mee play Limonade Tous Les Jours and won two LA Weekly Theater Awards for her performance. Boone made her feature film debut in the horror film My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009), followed by a supporting role in Sex and the City 2 in 2010. During 2010 in her year in television, she portrayed Junior Deputy District Attorney Lauren Stanton in the short-lived NBC series Law & Order: LA. That same year, Boone made her directorial debut with the independent film Eggshells for Soil, portions of which were shot in her hometown, The Villages, Florida. She has also appeared in Step Up Revolution (2012), the fourth film in the Step Up series.

Boone would later receive a starring role in the independent drama Leave Me Like You Found Me (2012), for which she won the Gen Art Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She had a recurring role on the CBS police drama series Blue Bloods in 2013, followed by her starring role of FBI agent Elizabeth Keen in the NBC series The Blacklist the same year. The Blacklist achieved both critical and public success, including good DVR ratings scores. On June 15, 2021, it was announced that Boone would be leaving The Blacklist after eight seasons. More recently, she and her Weird Sister production company signed a first look deal with Sony Pictures Television.

Personal life

In November 2015, Boone's representative confirmed she and artist Dan Estabrook were expecting their first child together. In January 2016, during an appearance on Live! with Kelly and Michael, Boone revealed she and Estabrook were engaged and expecting a girl. Boone gave birth to a daughter, Caroline, that year.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Elijah Abigail Short film
2007 The Mustachioed Bandit Meets His End Kate
2009 My Bloody Valentine 3D Megan
2010 The Myth of the American Sleepover Kerri Sullivan
2010 Eggshells for Soil Teacher Also director, writer and producer
2010 Sex and the City 2 Allie
2012 Step Up Revolution Claire Asa
2012 About Cherry Jake
2012 Leave Me Like You Found Me Erin Gen Art Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2013 Welcome to the Jungle Lisa
2013 Family Games Sloane Movie released in 2018

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Cleaner Rae Episode: "Five Little Words"
2008 Cold Case Helen McCormick '60 Episode: "Wings"
2010 Harvard Medical School Nell Larson Unsold TV pilot
2010 HMS: White Coat Nell Larson Television film
2010–2011 Law & Order: LA DDA Lauren Stanton Recurring role
2013 Blue Bloods Detective Candice McElroy 2 episodes
2013–2021 The Blacklist Elizabeth Keen Main role (seasons 1–8)
2014 Robot Chicken Hannah Horvath / Kelly Garrett / Zira / Angie 2 episodes
2017 The Blacklist: Redemption Elizabeth Keen 2 episodes
2021 The Underground Railroad Miss Lucy 1 episode
2023 Accused Jenny 1 episode

See also

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