Background
Boone was born in Petoskey, Michigan, and raised in The Villages, Florida. Her grandfather, H. Gary Morse, was The Villages" developer. And her mother, Jennifer Parr, is the Director of Sales.
Boone was born in Petoskey, Michigan, and raised in The Villages, Florida. Her grandfather, H. Gary Morse, was The Villages" developer. And her mother, Jennifer Parr, is the Director of Sales.
Boone studied acting as a student at Belleview High School, where she graduated in 2001. In 2005, she graduated from Florida State University"s School of Theatre with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Acting. Boone studied with Jane Alexander and Edwin Sherin at the Asolo Repertory Theatre and workshopped with playwright Mark Medoff.
She is best known for her role as former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent/profiler-turned blacksite consultant Elizabeth Keen on the National Broadcasting Company drama series The Blacklist. She was also a regular on Law & Order: Los Angeles and has appeared in films such as My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) and Step Up Revolution (2012). Boone credits Jane Alexander with influencing her to continue acting despite expressing an interest in quitting early in her career.
Boone made her feature film debut in the horror film My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009), followed by a supporting role in Sex and the City 2 in 2010.
During 2010 in her year in television, she portrayed Junior Deputy District Attorney Lauren Stanton in the short-lived National Broadcasting Company series Law & Order: Los Los Angeles That same year, Boone made her directorial debut with the independent film "Eggshells for Soil," portions of which were shot in her hometown, The Villages, Florida.
She has also appeared in Step Up Revolution (2012), the fourth release in the Step Up dance film series. She had a recurring role on the Columbia Broadcasting System police drama series Blue Bloods in 2013, followed by her starring role of Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Elizabeth Keen in the National Broadcasting Company series The Blacklist the same year.