Keara Kristen Graves (born 26 April 1999) is a Canadian actor, YouTuber, and singer. She gained prominence through their role on the Family Channel series Lost & Found Music Studios (2015–2017).

Keara Graves
Born
Keara Kristen Graves

(1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 25)
Years active2005, 2015–present
Spouse
Lauren Rice
(m. 2020)
ParentSteve Graves (father)
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers505 thousand[1]
Total views62.61 million[1]
100,000 subscribers

Last updated: 14 Jul 2022

Early life

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Graves was born in Sault Ste. Marie to Kathryn Greco and former NHL player Steve Graves. She has an older sister, Alexandra "Alexa". She is of Italian descent on their mother's side and Irish descent on their father's.[2][3] The family moved to Whitby when Keara was 4.[4][5]

Graves attended Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School[6] before moving to Toronto in 2017.[7] she enrolled in the Success Breakthrough Workshop.[8]

Career

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Graves made her television debut as a child in two 2005 episodes of the CBC series The Doodlebops. She returned to television ten years later when she joined the main cast of the Family Channel musical series Lost & Found Music Studios as singer-songwriter Leia, a role Graves would play from 2015 to 2017.[9][10] Graves began uploading song covers to her YouTube channel in 2015, following by vlog, lifestyle, and beauty content in 2016. She received attention in 2019 for her queer versions of songs[11] as well as their short film Night Drive.[12]

In 2020, Graves played Rebecca Bailey in the CTV crime drama Cardinal, Max in the Crave series The D Cut,[13] Grace in the Netflix teen drama Grand Army,[14] and Hanna opposite Sydney Meyer in the Lifetime television film Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies.[15] In 2023, Graves had a recurring role as Miss Addison in the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers.

Personal life

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Graves is queer, genderfluid, and prefers they/she pronouns.[16][17]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Night Drive Maia Short YouTube film; wrote, directed
2019 Weenie Stevie Short film
2021 Violet Skies Adrian Short film
2024 We Forgot to Break Up Billie
TBA The Love at Cliff's Edge Josephine

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Doodlebops Kid 2 episodes
2015–2017 Lost & Found Music Studios Leia Main role
2017 Designated Survivor Student #3 Episode: "Misalliance"
2019 Wayne Popular Girl Episode: "Chapter Five: Del"
2019 Deadly Influencer Lenore Poe Television film
2019 The Cheerleader Escort Rachel Singer Television film[18]
2020 Spinning Out Beautiful Girl Episode: "Welcome to the Family"
2020 Cardinal Rebecca Bailey 3 episodes
2020 The D Cut Max 5 episodes
2020 Grand Army Grace 5 episodes
2020 Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies Hanna Television film
2022 The Price Of Perfection Ava Television film
2023 Fellow Travelers Miss Addison 4 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Keara Graves". YouTube.
  2. ^ "The advice YouTube star Keara Graves has for other LGBTQ creatives". Xtra. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Celeb Crushes, Insecurities, Childhood Memories Q&A". YouTube. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ Hopper, Donna (26 February 2016). "Young former Saultite stars in Family Channel music series". SOO Today. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Keara Graves". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ van Waterschoot, Sarah; Romain, Sam (March 2017). "Standing Together in the Fight Against Bullying at Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School". Celebrating Student Success. Durham Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ^ Levy, Joel (5 August 2020). ""A Day in the Life" with Toronto Actor Keara Graves". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. ^ Braun, Wendy (12 November 2020). "From "Not Enough" To "Next Level Bookings": Keara Graves #SuccessBreakthrough Story". Actor Inspiration. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Keara Graves Talks "Lost & Found Music Studios"". Popstar!. Retrieved 13 October 2020.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Palmieri, Lea (24 November 2017). "'Lost & Found Music Studios' On Netflix: Why Is This Cheesy Canadian Teen Show So Irresistible?". Decider. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. ^ Kiley, Rachel (27 February 2019). "This 'break up with your boyfriend' Ariana Cover Is Next Level Gay". Pride. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Night Drive". Film Convert. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Liberate Yourself with Dove Hair's content series The D Cut". The Homo Culture. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Who plays Grace in Grand Army? - Keara Graves". PopBuzz. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  15. ^ Rana, Priyamvada (21 November 2020). "'Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies': Meet Sydney Meyer, Keara Graves and the cast of Lifetime's crime thriller". MEAWW. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  16. ^ Why Non-Binary Representation Matters, 25 May 2021, retrieved 26 May 2021
  17. ^ How I Knew I Was Genderfluid // Keara Graves, 14 September 2021, retrieved 21 September 2021
  18. ^ Steinberg, Lisa (14 September 2020). "Keara Graves – The Cheerleader Escort". Starry Mag. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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