{{short description|Canadian actress (born 1948)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Kerrie Keane | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1948}} | birth_place = Toronto, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [[McMaster University]] | known_for = {{hlist|[[Incubus (1981 film)|Incubus]]|[[The High Ground (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The High Ground]]|[[Obsessed (1987 film)|Obsessed]]}} | occupation = | years_active = 1981–present | spouse = Bill Momontiuk | children = }} '''Kerrie Lynn Keane'''<ref name="klk wkm">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator/180160982/ "Marriages: Momotiuk-Keane"]. ''The Hamilton Spectator''. 18 September 1970. p. 33. Retrieved 1 September 2025. "Mr. and Mrs. John H. Keane of Waterdown announce the marriage of their daughter Kerrie Lynn to Mr. William Kenneth Momotiuk, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Momotiuk of Hamilton. The wedding took place on Thursday, September 10"</ref><ref name="hgahbt"/> (born 1948) is a Canadian actress.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Kerrie Keane|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/37254/Kerrie-Keane/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621061527/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/37254/Kerrie-Keane/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|archive-date=2015-06-21}}</ref>
==Early life and career== Born in [[Toronto]] in 1948,<ref>Gould, Ed (1988). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=CVfbXG1PfG0C&q=toronto+1948+%22Keane+Kerrie%22 Entertaining Canadians: Canada's International Stars, 1900-1988]''. Cappis Press. p. 146. {{ISBN|9780919763180}}.</ref> and raised in [[Waterdown, Ontario]],<ref name="hgahbt">Canadian Press (13 November 1980). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/482745170/?clipping_id=180158081 "Home-grown actress hits big time at last: CANADIAN ACTRESS KERRIE KEANE ... an actress who has paid her dues"]. ''Calgary Herald''. pp. C10. Retrieved 1 September 2025. "Keane, 32, a stunning five-foot-six brunette [and] co-host, along with Joseph Campanella, of the syndicated science program 'What Will They Think of Next?' [...] has paid her dues [with] voice-over work on radio and television, appearances in TV commercials, acting classes with Eli Rill and Roger Stevens in Toronto and two years of study at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles. [...] Born in Toronto but raised in Waterdown, north of Hamilton, Keane has been married for 10 years [to] Bill Momotiuk, whom she met while at McMaster University." [...] Keane and her husband, Bill Momotiuk, separated last year but are back together again."</ref> Keane was one of three children born to John H. and Grace R. Keane.<ref name="jawk obit">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator/180171465/ "DEATHS: KEANE, John Adam Warren"]. ''The Hamilton Spectator''. 24 May 1989. p. C1. Retrieved 1 September 2025. "May 22, 1989, in his 37th year, beloved son of John and Grace Keane of Waterdown. Dearest brother of Joanne (Mrs. Melvin Dear) of Burlington and Kerrie (Mrs. William Momotiuk) of Los Angeles, California".</ref> She attended Rittenhouse Public School,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1189358052/?clipping_id=180158763&terms=rittenhouse%20%22kerrie%20keane%22 "Music Festival (Continued from Page 1): Rittenhouse Public School"]. ''Lincoln Post Express''. 15 May 1957. p. 5. Retrieved 1 September 2025.</ref><ref name="jhk obit">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-obituary-for-john/180176694/ Deaths: KEANE, John Hunter]. ''The Hamilton Spectator''. October 3, 1995. p. B4. Retrieved 1 September 2025.</ref> the Royal Academy of Music of Toronto in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]],<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator/180159108/ "Royal Conservatory Of Music Exam Results: Grade VIII Piano"]. ''The Hamilton Spectator''. 1963. p. 43. Retrieved 1 September 2025.</ref> and [[McMaster University]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1008445122/?clipping_id=180158965 "Construction Playground"]. ''The Hamilton Spectator''. 19 April 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 1 September 2025. "The feverish pace of construction at McMaster University continues. [...] Pretty Kerrie Keane of McMaster prances past concrete piping."</ref><ref name="hgahbt"/>
Her early film career included roles in ''[[The Incubus (film)|The Incubus]]'' (1982), ''[[Spasms (film)|Spasms]]'' (1983), ''Morning Man'' (1986) and ''[[Bates Motel (film)|Bates Motel]]'' (1987). In 1987 she appeared in the film ''[[Obsessed (1987 film)|Obsessed]]''<ref name=NYT/> and was nominated for the 1989 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. Keane also played the leading female role in the film ''[[Distant Thunder (1988 film)|Distant Thunder]]'' (1988) and appeared in the superhero film ''[[Steel (1997 film)|Steel]]'' (1997).<ref name=NYT/> She co-hosted ''[[Science International|What Will They Think of Next?]]'' with actor [[Joseph Campanella]],<ref name="hgahbt"/> and appeared on episodes of such television series as ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' and ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''.<ref name=NYT/>
==Personal life== On 10 September 1970, Keane married non-actor William Henry Momotiuk, whom she had met in college.<ref name="klk wkm"/><ref name="hgahbt"/> They separated briefly in 1986, but, as of January 1987, had reconciled.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/180185776/ "Kerrie's keen to take director's chair"]. ''The Toronto Star''. January 27, 1987. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2025. "Keane and her husband, non-actor Bill Momotiuk, separated last year but are together again."</ref> This appears to have remained the case at least as late as October 1995, when her father died, survived by—among others—"Kerrie and her husband Willy Momotiuk of Los Angeles, Cal."<ref name="jhk obit"/>
Keane was predeceased by her younger brother, John Keane, following a lengthy illness which cut short a promising operatic career.<ref name="jawk obit"/><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1009557458/?clipping_id=180180439 "Playbill: Waterdown tenor selected for Peter Pears festival"]. ''The Hamilton Spectator''. 11 July 1978. p. 56. Retrieved 1 September 2025.</ref><ref>Canadian Press (2 April 1987). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/731936787/?clipping_id=180179801 "Tenor in production of Mikado will return to stage tonight"]. ''North Bay Nugget''. p. 17. Retrieved 1 September 2025.</ref>
== Filmography == <!-- Please note: "rowspan" breaks table sortability. -->
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1982 |''{{sortname|The|Incubus|The Incubus (film)}}'' |Laura Kincaid | |- |1983 |''[[Spasms (film)|Spasms]]'' |Suzanne Cavadon | |- |1986 |data-sort-value="Morning Man, The" | ''[[The Morning Man]] (Un matin, une vie)'' |Kate Johnson | |- |1988 |''[[Distant Thunder (1988 film)|Distant Thunder]]'' |Char | |- |1988 |''[[Malarek]]'' |Claire | |- |1997 |''[[Steel (1997 film)|Steel]]'' |Sen. Nolan | |- |2008 |''{{sortname|The|Lucky 7|nolink=1}}'' |Carrie |Short |- |2013 |''{{sortname|The|Moment|The Moment (2013 film)}}'' |Adele | |- |2015 |''Cracked'' |Theresa |Short |- |2016 |''{{sortname|The|Accent Wall|nolink=1}}'' |Mom |Short |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1982 |''[[Shocktrauma]]'' |Jill Jackson |TV film |- |1983 |''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' |Aphrodite |"Mother Load" |- |1983–84 |''{{sortname|The|Yellow Rose}}'' |Caryn Cabrera |Recurring role |- |1984 |''[[Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac]]'' |Carole Biggs |TV film |- |1984 |''[[Hot Pursuit (1984 TV series)|Hot Pursuit]]'' |Kate Wyler / Cathy Ladd |Main role |- |1984 |''[[Slim Obsession]]'' | |TV film |- |1985 |''[[Matt Houston]]'' |Elizabeth |"Killing Time", "Final Vows" |- |1985 |''{{sortname|A|Death in California|nolink=1}}'' |Shannon Foley |TV miniseries |- |1985 |''Dirty Work'' |Nadine Leevanhoek |TV film |- |1985 |''Perry Mason Returns'' |Kathryn Gordon |TV film |- |1986 |''[[Kung Fu: The Movie]]'' |Mrs. Sarah Perkins |TV film |- |1986 |''[[Second Serve]]'' |Meriam |TV film |- |1986 |''[[Danger Bay]]'' |Jessica Stone |"Lady Raven" |- |1986 |''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' |Carla Evans |"The Stripper" |- |1987 |''[[Bates Motel (film)|Bates Motel]]'' |Barbara Peters |TV film |- |1987 |''[[Nightstick (film)|Nightstick]]'' |Robin Malone |TV film |- |1987 |''[[Mistress (1987 film)|Mistress]]'' |Margo |TV film |- |1988 |''Hitting Home'' |Dinah Middleton |TV film |- |1988 |''Divided We Stand'' |Katie Gibbs |TV film |- |1989 |''[[Studio 5-B]]'' |Carla Montgomery |Main role |- |1989 |''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]'' |Pat Graham |"Frog Girl: The Jennifer Graham Story" |- |1989 |''{{sortname|The|Return of Sam McCloud|nolink=1}}'' |Dr. Ashley Stevens |TV film |- |1990 |''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' |Alexana Devos |"[[The High Ground (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The High Ground]]" |- |1990 |''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'' |Morgan Steele |"Exactly Like You" |- |1990 |''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' |Christine Anderson Millings |"Heart of Gold" |- |1991 |''Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter'' |Gillian Pope |TV film |- |1991 |''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' |Atty. Margo Saunders |"Terminal Connection" |- |1991 |''[[Father Dowling Mysteries]]'' |Suzanne Preston |"The Missing Witness Mystery" |- |1991 |''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' |Catherine Welden |"The Celebrity" |- |1992 |''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]'' |Beverly Atwood |"Struck by Lightning" |- |1992 |''{{sortname|The|House on Sycamore Street|nolink=1}}'' |Maggie Drummond |TV film |- |1993–95 |''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' |Suzanne Steele |Recurring role |- |1994 |''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]'' |Rachel Lowry |"Temple" |- |1994 |''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' |Lydia Clayton |"Nirvana" |- |1994 |''[[Time Trax]]'' |Dr. Katherine Kincaid |"The Scarlet Koala" |- |1995 |''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' |Audrey Young |"Film Flam" |- |1996 |''[[Alien Nation: Millennium]]'' |Jennifer |TV film |- |1996 |''{{sortname|The|Perfect Daughter|nolink=1}}'' |Dr. Cooper |TV film |- |1996 |''{{sortname|A|Kiss So Deadly}}'' |Patty Deese |TV film |- |1996 |''[[Alien Nation: The Enemy Within]]'' |Jessica |TV film |- |1997 |''[[Pacific Palisades (TV series)|Pacific Palisades]]'' |Mrs. Cruise |"The Bet", "The Other Woman" |- |1998 |''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'' |Dr. Nora Shannon |"Tribe" |- |1998 |''{{sortname|The|Pretender|The Pretender (TV series)}}'' |Faye |"A Stand-Up Guy" |- |1999 |''[[Chicago Hope]]'' |Mrs. Haskell |"Kiss of Death" |- |1999 |''{{sortname|A|Crime of Passion|nolink=1}}'' |Blair Worrall |TV film |- |1999–2001 |''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'' |Gillian Brenner |"We the People", "One Hundred" |- |2000 |''[[NYPD Blue]]'' |Joan Dickerson |"Sleep Over" |- |2001 |''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' |Capt. Meryl Rossbach |"Measure of Men" |- |2002 |''{{sortname|The|Nightmare Room}}'' |Mrs. Sanders |"Dear Diary, I'm Dead" |- |2003 |''[[Cold Case]]'' |Judy Enright |"Churchgoing People" |- |2004 |''{{sortname|The|Guardian|The Guardian (TV series)}}'' |Dr. Brem |"Antarctica" |- |2005 |''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' |Comm. Lucy Maron |"Fit for Duty" |- |2006 |''[[Criminal Minds]]'' |Fran |"Profiler, Profiled" |- |2007 |''[[Shark (U.S. TV series)|Shark]]'' |Barbara Seligman |"The Wrath of Khan" |- |2008–10 |''{{sortname|The|Young and the Restless}}'' |Judge Judith Isabell |Recurring role |- |2009 |''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' |Lauren Sable |"Greek Tragedy" |- |2009 |''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' |Mrs. Davidson |"A Chill Goes Through Her Veins" |- |2010 |''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' |Maggie Reed |"Obsession" |}
==Recognition== * 1989 [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role]] – ''[[Obsessed (1987 film)|Obsessed]]'' – Nominated<ref>Taylor, Noel (17 March 1989). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/463893241/?clipping_id=180165247 "The Genie Awards: Best Actress Nominees"]. ''The Ottawa Citizen''. p. B1. Retrieved 1 September 2025.</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0443871}}
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