# Lindsey McKeon
**Lindsey McKeon** (birth name Lindsey Johnson McKeon) is an American film and television actress, born in 1982 in [Summit, New Jersey](https://www.edgepedia.org/summit-new-jersey), best known for playing Katie Peterson on *Saved by the Bell: The New Class*, Marah Lewis on the soap opera *Guiding Light*, and Taylor James on *One Tree Hill*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) She is a two-time Daytime Emmy nominee for her soap opera work.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982, Summit, New Jersey, USA; birth name Lindsey Johnson McKeon[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) |
| Breakout role | Katie Peterson, Bayside High's star swimmer, on *Saved by the Bell: The New Class*, 1996–2000, 78 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsey-mckeon/) |
| Soap opera role | Marah Lewis, daughter of super-couple Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne, on *Guiding Light*; two-time Daytime Emmy nominee[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsey-mckeon/) |
| Primetime recurring role | Taylor James, Haley's older sister, on *One Tree Hill*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) |
| Series regular | Stella on FOX's *Opposite Sex* (2000), 8 episodes[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3566/lindsey-mckeon) |
| Return to daytime | Felicity on *The Young and the Restless*, two episodes airing May 7 and 8, 2015[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3566/lindsey-mckeon) |
| Off-screen | Created the healthy living blog EvolveByLindsey; married Brant Hively on September 1, 2013[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) |
## Early life and start in acting
McKeon was born in Summit, New Jersey, and raised in Los Angeles.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3566/lindsey-mckeon) She began pursuing acting at the age of 12, when her mother's agent suggested she take an acting class, and found she had an aptitude for it.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsey-mckeon/) Her first role came at 13, as Libby Harper on the teen sitcom *Boy Meets World*, appearing in the 1995 episode "The Last Temptation of Cory" and returning in 1998.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsey-mckeon/) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3566/lindsey-mckeon)
## Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Her work on *Boy Meets World* caught the attention of producers casting *Saved by the Bell: The New Class*, and she was cast as Katie Peterson, Bayside High's star swimmer.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsey-mckeon/) She played the role from 1996 to 2000, across 78 episodes, performing on the Saturday morning show for its entire four-year run in the role.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsey-mckeon/) According to IMDb trivia, she was the only cast member of the series to graduate high school in the same year as her character.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/)
## Guiding Light and daytime recognition
After the sitcom ended, McKeon took short-lived series roles and one-off appearances, then landed the part of Marah Lewis on the CBS soap opera *Guiding Light*, the daughter of the long-running super-couple Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsey-mckeon/) The role brought her two Daytime Emmy nominations.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) She completed her *Guiding Light* run in 2004.[4](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2015/04/lindsey-mckeon-on-yr-role-im-definitely-sporting-a-different-look)
In 2015 she returned to daytime television, playing Felicity, a supposed high-powered businesswoman, in a two-episode stint on CBS's *The Young and the Restless*, airing May 7 and 8, 2015.[4](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2015/04/lindsey-mckeon-on-yr-role-im-definitely-sporting-a-different-look) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3566/lindsey-mckeon) Writing on her personal blog, she noted the look was deliberately different from her blond *Guiding Light* days.[4](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2015/04/lindsey-mckeon-on-yr-role-im-definitely-sporting-a-different-look)
## Primetime and film work
McKeon was a series regular as Stella on FOX's *Opposite Sex* in 2000, appearing in all eight episodes of the series.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3566/lindsey-mckeon) She then built a record of recurring and guest parts across primetime dramas: Trish on *Veronica Mars*, Franni on *House*, Noelle on *CSI: Miami*, Rebecca Keane on *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*, Diane Gilbert on *Cold Case*, Taylor Matthews on *NCIS*, Suzanne on *90210*, Reesa on *Drop Dead Diva*, and Sienna on *Code Black* (2015–2018).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) • [5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/lindsey-mckeon/) Her longest-running primetime part was Tessa, the Reaper, on *Supernatural*, played in four episodes between 2006 and 2014.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3566/lindsey-mckeon)
On *One Tree Hill*, she played Taylor James, the older sister of [Bethany Joy Lenz](https://www.edgepedia.org/bethany-joy-lenz)'s character Haley, even though McKeon is younger than Lenz in real life.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/bio/) She also appeared in the web-based series *IQ-145* as Beth Brody in 2008.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) • [7](https://thetvdb.com/people/267642-lindsey-mckeon)
Her film credits include the ski-resort slasher *Shredder* (2002), the teen drama *Class Warfare* (2001), *What Doesn't Kill You* (2008), *The Land That Time Forgot* (2009), *Airline Disaster* (2010), and *Women & Sometimes Men* (2017), in which she played Ali.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsey-mckeon/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) • [7](https://thetvdb.com/people/267642-lindsey-mckeon) She has also worked as a producer, with a producer credit on the 2019 film *Denim* and an executive producer listing for the project *Mindgate*.[7](https://thetvdb.com/people/267642-lindsey-mckeon) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/)
## Off-screen work
McKeon created the healthy living blog EvolveByLindsey, where she has posted interviews with figures including Chris Evans and [Arielle Kebbel](https://www.edgepedia.org/arielle-kebbel), and she produces charitable events in her time away from acting.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/) Despite a popular misconception, she is not related to actress [Nancy McKeon](https://www.edgepedia.org/nancy-mckeon).[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/bio/)
## References
1. [Lindsey McKeon, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/)
2. [Lindsey McKeon – Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsey-mckeon/)
3. [Lindsey McKeon, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3566/lindsey-mckeon)
4. [Lindsey McKeon on 'Y&R' Role: 'I'm Definitely Sporting a Different Look', Soap Opera Network (2015)](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2015/04/lindsey-mckeon-on-yr-role-im-definitely-sporting-a-different-look)
5. [Lindsey McKeon, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/lindsey-mckeon/)
6. [Lindsey McKeon – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571636/bio/)
7. [Lindsey McKeon, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/people/267642-lindsey-mckeon)
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