Keeley Karsten

About

Actress known for playing Natalie Fabelman in Steven Spielberg's 2022 film The Fabelmans. She is also known for playing played Leah in the Hulu revival Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair along with appearing in other projects such as Adult Best Friends, Entanglement, Hunters, and Evil Lives Here. She is further known for her @keeleykarsten Instagram account where she shares acting updates, press photos, red carpet moments, and behind-the-scenes content from her film and television work.

Before fame

She grew up knowing she was going to become an actress. Her big break came in 2022 when she played Natalie Fabelman in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans.

Trivia

She won Best Young Actress at the 2022 Snow Leopard International Film Festival for her role in the short film On Being Twelve. She said watching Charlie Chaplin's City Lights helped push her toward working in film. She wrote and starred in her own short film Viceroy which was released in 2020.

Family life

She was born and raised in New York City and grew up around theater and creative parents.

Associated with

She appeared in The Fabelmans starring Michelle Williams and Paul Dano. She played the daughter of Frankie Muniz's character in Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair in 2026.