Lindsey McKeon - Biography

Who is Lindsey McKeon?

Lindsey McKeon is an actress by profession and American by nationality. She is well known for starring in Guiding Light as Marah Lewis, in One Tree Hill as Taylor James, and in Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Katie Peterson.

Lindsey McKeon – Age, Parents, Siblings

Lindsey McKeon’s birth took place on March 11, 1982, in Summit, New Jersey, USA. She was born as Lindsey Johnson Mckeon to Caucasian parents as an only child. Although she has not revealed the identity of her mother and father, who are divorced, she often features them on her social media.

She also has a half-sibling, a younger half-sister from her father’s side. In mid-July 2019, she shared that her father diagnosed with Cancer and will be undergoing treatment.

Education, Ethnicity

Lindsey McKeon graduated from high school the same year as her character Katie Peterson of Saved by the Bell: The New Class. Her ethnicity is Caucasian.

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Lindsey McKeon – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

McKeon was in a relationship with Scott Ashley Sterling, the son of American attorney and businessman Donald Sterling. The day she broke up with her boyfriend, a fight erupted between Scott and his friend Philip Scheid. Scott had thought Philip was trying to steal Lindsey McKeon which resulted in Philip being short by Scott with a shotgun.

McKeon went on to date Brant Hively and married her longtime boyfriend on September 23, 2013, in a small intimate outdoor ceremony. She and her husband do not have any children yet and are living a blissful marriage without rumors of extra-marital affairs and divorce.

Lindsey McKeon – Career

Early Days

McKeon began her career at the age of 12 after her mother’s agent suggested she take an acting class. After joining the acting class she discovered a love for acting. Lindsey McKeon appeared as a guest in a 1995 episode of Boy Meets World as Libby Harper. 

The very next year she was cast as Katie Peterson, the main character in the TV series Saved by the Bell: The New Class. She portrayed the character until 2000, for a total of 78 episodes. This is her breakthrough role.

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Films, Series

Over the years Lindsey McKeon has starred in a number of films including Shredder (2003), What Doesn’t Kill You (2008), The Land That Time Forgot (2009), Indigenous (2014), and in Flock of dudes (2014). 

She played the main tole in short-lived TV series Opposite Sex (2000) as Stella, and in Guiding Light (2001-2004) as Marah Lewis. 

McKeon also has had recurring roles in One Tree Hill (2005, 2010) as Taylor Janes, Supernatural (2006-2014), as Tessa the Reaper / Azazel. Moreover, she has been actively working in numerous TV movies – Class Warfare (2001), Airline Disaster (2010), Girlfriends of Christmas Past (2016), Lifetime’s Psycho Party Planner (2020), among others. 

Lindsey McKeon (Image: Pinterest)

Co-stars

On the set of Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Lindsey McKeon has worked with Samantha Esteban, Richard Lee Jackson, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Natalia Cigliuti, Bianca Lawson.

Lindsey McKeon – Awards, Nominations

For her work in the series Guiding Light, she earned a Daytime Emmy Award Nomination.

Lindsey McKeon – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth of McKeon is estimated at around $3 million while the figure on her annual salary is unknown.

Lindsey McKeon – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media sites Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Lindsey McKeon is followed by thousands of followers and counting.

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