Mandy McKeen:  

Life After graduating highschool I went on to The University of Toronto where I got a bachelor's degree. I worked in the hotel industry for a few years while attempting to launch an acting career. After trying various "back-up" jobs I became a flight attendant for Wardair (remember them?!) Having the restless nature I did, at the age of 28 I returned to college to become a registered nurse. Again, I thought of this new venture as a "back-up" for my acting. Well, it's served me well over the years; when I'm not getting much "thespian" work I nurse more, when the cameras roll I get to remove the latex gloves. I've also had the good fortune of a stand-up comedy career (from 1991 to 1999). On August 24th 2002 I finally got married, for the first time. My mother's relieved that she was still alive to witness it. Greg and I moved to Nanaimo which is on Vancouver Island spontaneously after spending our honeymoon renting a cottage on the Ocean. We came across a condo for sale right on the harbour and once we saw what you get for your money there was no going back to the big city life of Vancouver. To think that I started out in downtown Toronto! Now I do theatre part-time and teach a Residential Care Attendant Course for The Academy of Learning. I've got the best of both worlds - security and creativity. Two years ago we bought a beautiful house up on a hill/mountain, we look down at Long Lake, a truly heavenly view. We get to watch people waterski, kayak, and fish, while we eat dinner on our deck.There are two float planes that take off and land regularly. One of our neighbours (a doc...Expand for more