Keegan Connor Tracy

Keegan Connor Tracy (born December 3, 1971) is a Canadian actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Audrey Malone in the Showtime comedy-drama series Beggars and Choosers (1999–2000), the Blue Fairy in the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–18), Miss Blaire Watson in the A&E drama series Bates Motel (2013–16), and Professor Lipson in the Syfy fantasy series The Magicians (2016–2020). Tracy's other notable work includes roles on the television series Jake 2.0, The 4400, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Psych, and Battlestar Galactica.

Keegan Connor Tracy
Tracy at MCMComicCon, 2013
Born	December 3, 1971 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Wilfrid Laurier University
Occupation	Actress author
Years active	1997–present

In film, she is best known for her roles as Kat Jennings in the supernatural horror film Final Destination 2 (2003), Mirabelle Keegan in the supernatural horror film White Noise (2005), Dolly Dupuyster in the comedy-drama film The Women (2008), Ellen in the drama film Words and Pictures (2013), and Queen Belle in the musical fantasy films Descendants (2015), Descendants 2 (2017), and Descendants 3 (2019).

Personal life

Tracy was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She graduated from St. Patrick's Catholic High in Sarnia, Ontario. Tracy went on to obtain a degree in Social Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. While she was at the university, she spent a year working in Europe.

Career

Tracy made her acting debut in 1997, in the television series Viper. She made her feature film debut as a minor role in the crime thriller film Double Jeopardy. She subsequently appeared in films such as Duets (2000) and 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002). After guest roles in numerous television series, such as The New Addams Family, Tracy had a series regular role as Audrey Malone in the Showtime comedy-drama series Beggars and Choosers, which aired from 1999 to 2000.

Tracy later appeared in the drama series Da Vinci's Inquest (2002–2005), for which she received nominations for the Leo Award and Gemini Award. She starred as Diane Hughes in the science fiction series Jake 2.0 (2003–2004). For her performance, she received a nomintion for the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Female in Dramatic Series. Tracy also appeared as a guest on the television series The 4400, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Psych, and Battlestar Galactica.

Tracy received further recognition for appearing as Kat Jennings in the supernatural horror film Final Destination 2 (2003). She continued to appear in supporting roles as Mirabelle Keegan in the supernatural horror film White Noise (2005), Dolly Dupuyster in the comedy-drama film The Women (2008), and Ellen in the drama film Words and Pictures (2013).

Tracy found greater success for her recurring roles on various television series. From 2011 to 2018, she appeared as the Blue Fairy, also known as Mother Superior, in the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time.[1] From 2013 to 2016, she recurred as Miss Blaire Watson, the teacher to a young Norman Bates, in the A&E drama horror series Bates Motel.[2][3] From 2016 to 2020, she had a recurring role as Professor Lipson in the Syfy fantasy drama series The Magicians. For her performance in the latter, she received a nomination for the ACTRA Award.

Tracy starred as Jordan Blair in the action zombie film Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015) and its sequel, Dead Rising: Endgame (2016). She also portrayed an adult version of Queen Belle in the Disney Channel Original Movie fantasy film Descendants (2015). She reprised her role in the sequels, Descendants 2 (2017) and Descendants 3 (2019).

In 2016, Tracy published her first children's book, titled Mommy's 26 Careers.[4] In September 2018, she released another children's book, titled This is a Job for Mommy!: An A-Z Adventure.[5]

In 2020, she starred in the horror film, Z, about a family who is terrorized by their son’s imaginary friend. The film "was such a huge emotional journey for me and I had to sort of sequester myself a lot to stay in that woman’s mental and emotional space," she said. [6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Double Jeopardy	Boutique Saleswoman
2000	Duets	Sheila
2001	Kill Me Later	Heather
2001	Out of Line	Claire Carrol
2002	Blackwoods	Dawn / Molly
2002	40 Days and 40 Nights	Mandy
2003	Final Destination 2	Katherine "Kat" Jennings
2003	A Problem with Fear	Vicky
2005	White Noise	Mirabelle Keegan
2005	Chaos	Marnie Rollins
2006	The Net 2.0	Z.Z. Jackson	Direct-to-video
2007	Numb	Mt. Sinai Nurse
2008	The Women	Dolly Dupuyster
2009	My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure	Whimsey (voice)	Direct-to-video
2010	Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball	Vicky Salerno	Direct-to-video
2011	Final Destination 5	Katherine "Kat" Jennings	Archive footage
2012	The Company You Keep	Jim Grant's Secretary
2013	Words and Pictures	Ellen
2013	Embrace of the Vampire	Daciana	Direct-to-video
2015	Dead Rising: Watchtower	Jordan Blair
2016	Dead Rising: Endgame	Jordan Blair	[7]
2019	Z	Elizabeth Parsons

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Viper	Darlene Ross	Episode: "The Best Couple"
1998	Breaker High	Yvette	Episode: "Lord of the Butterflies"
1998	Three	Eve	Episode: "The Games"
1998	First Wave	Nicole	Episode: "Hypnotic"
1998	The Net	Nadine	Episode: "Jump Vector"
1998	The New Addams Family	Consuela	Episode: "Morticia's Dilemma"
1998	Millennium	Lhasa	Episode: "Omerta"
1998	Cold Squad	Waitress	Episode: "Rita Brice"
1999	Viper	Charmayne Grimes	Episode: "Safe House"
1999	Night Man	Angel in Black	2 episodes
1999	Seven Days	Claire	Episode: "Parker.com"
1999–2000	Beggars and Choosers	Audrey Malone	Main role; 17 episodes
2000	Hollywood Off-Ramp	Unknown	Episode: "Screenplay By"
2001	Strange Frequency	Kim	Episode: "My Generation"
2001	Cold Squad	Brooke Givens	Episode: "Family Ties"
2002–2005	Da Vinci's Inquest	Jackie	2 episodes
2002	Dark Angel	Rain	Episode: "Love in Vein"
2003	Mob Princess	Patti	Television film
2003–2004	Jake 2.0	Diane Hughes	Main role; 16 episodes
2004	The Days	Francesca	Episode: "Day 1,370: Part 2"
2005	The Collector	Tour Guide Julia Mars	Episode: "The Tour Guide"
2005	The 4400	Alison Driscoll	2 episodes
2005	Killer Instinct	Rosie	Episode: "O Brother, Where Art Thou"
2006	Stargate SG-1	Dr. Redden	Episode: "Uninvited"
2006	Three Moons Over Milford	Hannah	Episode: "Confessions of a Dangerous Moon"
2006	Supernatural	Karen Giles	Episode: "The Usual Suspects"
2006	Dark Storm	Sam	Television film
2006	Her Fatal Flaw	Brooke	Television film
2006	A Daughter's Conviction	Erin	Television film
2007	Psych	Priscilla Osterman	Episode: "Cloudy... with a Chance of Murder"
2007–2009	Battlestar Galactica	Jeanne	9 episodes
2009	Supernatural	Sera Siege	Episode: "The Monster at the End of This Book"
2009	The Building	Lilly	Television film
2010	Life Unexpected	Jenny	Episode: "Home Inspected"
2010	Eureka	Dr. Viccelli	Episode: "Stoned"
2011	V	Eileen Rounick	Episode: "Serpent's Tooth"
2011–2018	Once Upon a Time	Blue Fairy / Mother Superior	36 episodes
2013	Jinxed	Mrs. Murphy	Television film
2013–2016	Bates Motel	Miss Blaire Watson	9 episodes
2014–2015	Heartland	Aunt Crystal	2 episodes[8]
2015	Backstrom	Cristin Kelly	Episode: "Give 'Til It Hurts"
2015	Exchange Student Zero	Lucinda (voice)	4 episodes
2015	My Life as a Dead Girl	Kim	Television film
2015	Descendants	Queen Belle	Disney Channel Original Movie[9]
2016–2017	Ready Jet Go!	Dr. Rafferty (voice)	4 episodes
2016–2020	The Magicians	Professor Lipson	19 episodes[10]
2016	Motive	Heather	Episode: "Remains to Be Seen"
2016	Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder	Tina	Television film
2017	Descendants 2	Queen Belle	Disney Channel Original Movie
2018	Super Dinosaur	Agent Winder / Teen Girl (voice)	Episode: "The Great Race"
2019	A Series of Unfortunate Events	Scout Leader Brucie	2 episodes
2019	Valley of the Boom	Rosanne Siino	2 episodes
2019	Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design	Jasmine / Marian	Television film
2019	Descendants 3	Queen Belle	Disney Channel Original Movie
2019	Supernatural	Witch	Episode: "Golden Times"
2020	The Twilight Zone	Gloria	Episode: "A Small Town"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Leo Awards	Best Supporting Performance by a Female in Dramatic Series	Da Vinci's Inquest	Won	[11]
	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series		Nominated	[12]
2004	Leo Awards	Best Lead Performance by a Female in Dramatic Series	Jake 2.0	Nominated	[13]
2012	Leo Awards	Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series	Once Upon a Time	Nominated
2018	ACTRA Awards	Best Actress	The Magicians	Nominated

References

1. "An Interview with Once Upon a Time's Keegan Connor Tracy". www.vancitybuzz.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
2. "'Once Upon a Time' star Keegan Connor Tracy joins 'Bates Motel'". www.digitalspy.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
3. "Checking In with Keegan Connor Tracy of 'Bates Motel'". www.huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
4. "Mommy's 26 Careers - Detail". www.whitecap.ca. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
5. "Keegan Connor Tracy Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
6. "Interview: Keegan Connor Tracy on What She Does to Prepare for a Role and Her New Horror Film, 'Z'". Daily Actor. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
7. "Interview: Dead Rising: End Game - (Keegan Connor Tracy, Jessica Harmon, and Marie Avgeropoulos)". www.gamecrate.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
8. "A season 8 guest star revealed and a few photogenic shots of the ranch - Blog - Heartland". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
9. "Descendants Finally Premieres Tonight: A Brief Video History of the Best Disney Channel Original Movie Musicals!". www.eonline.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
10. "SIX OF THE BEST... improvements SyFy made to The Magicians - The Nerdery Public". thenerderypublic.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
11. "Leo Awards, 2002 Winners". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
12. "Gemini Awards - 2002 - Winners & Nominees". awardsandwinners.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
13. "Keegan Connor Tracy - Awards - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

External links

• Keegan Connor Tracy at IMDb
• Keegan Connor Tracy on Twitter