Elizabeth Keener
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Elizabeth Keener is an American actress. She is best known for playing Dawn Denbo on the Showtime American lesbian drama, The L Word
.
Keener was born in Miami, Florida
. Her father is of Irish descent and her mother is of Lebanese
descent. Keener is the younger sister of actress Catherine Keener
.
during Season 5 as entrepreneur Dawn Denbo (AKA Double D), who started a rival lesbian bar with her lover Cindi (played by Alicia Wills) having both recently moved to LA from Miami to open a lesbian club, called SheBar. She remained from episode 4 named: "Let's Get This Party Started" until the last episode of season 5 named "Loyal and True".
Other work
lunch meat commercial, a Lays potato chip commercial and a 7Up commercial.
2010 Nominated Best Ensemble Cast for: Please Give (2010).
The L Word
The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
.
Keener was born in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. Her father is of Irish descent and her mother is of Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
descent. Keener is the younger sister of actress Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener
Catherine Ann Keener is an American actress. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Being John Malkovich and Capote...
.
The L Word
Keener joined The L WordThe L Word
The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
during Season 5 as entrepreneur Dawn Denbo (AKA Double D), who started a rival lesbian bar with her lover Cindi (played by Alicia Wills) having both recently moved to LA from Miami to open a lesbian club, called SheBar. She remained from episode 4 named: "Let's Get This Party Started" until the last episode of season 5 named "Loyal and True".
Filmography
| 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 Friends with Money Friends with Money is a 2006 film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. It opened the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2006 and went into limited release in North America on April 7, 2006.-Plot:... |
Lancome SalesWoman | |
| 2007 | My Insignificant Other | Wendy | Short film |
| 2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall Forgetting Sarah Marshall Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand... |
Flight Attendant (Uncredited) | |
| 2010 | Please Give Please Give Please Give is a 2010 dark comedy film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener and starring Catherine Keener. It is the fourth film Keener and Holofcener have made together... |
Cathy | |
| 2010 | Out In The Desert | Herself | Documentary Post-production |
| 2011 | Queens Of The World | Adrienne Kessler | In production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ellen Ellen Ellen may refer to:* Ellen , a female given name* Television programs with Ellen DeGeneres:** Ellen , a sitcom about a bookstore owner... |
Trendy Woman | ||
| 2000 | Grapevine | Donna | ||
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Amy Shepperd | Guest role | |
| 2001 | Felicity (TV series) | Chris | ||
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office... |
Stacey | ||
| 2008 | The L Word The L Word The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood... |
Dawn Denbo | Recurring guest role | |
| 2010 | My Generation (TV series) My Generation (TV series) My Generation is an American mockumentary television series that aired on the ABC network in the fall of 2010. The one-hour comedy-drama, produced by ABC Studios, follows a group of high school classmates in Austin, Texas in 2000, then revisits them ten years after graduation... |
The Filmmaker | ||
| 2010 | Dishing It Up | TBA | TV Movie |
Other work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3Way | Celia Sanderson | Web series |
| 2009 | Brunch With Bridget | Herself | Web series |
Commercial work
Keener has been in various commercials including an Oscar MayerOscar Mayer
Oscar Mayer is an American meat and cold cut production company, owned by Kraft Foods, known for its hot dogs, bologna, bacon and Lunchables products.-History:...
lunch meat commercial, a Lays potato chip commercial and a 7Up commercial.
Awards
Gotham Awards:2010 Nominated Best Ensemble Cast for: Please Give (2010).