Stefania LaVie Owen explained

Stefania LaVie Owen
Birth Date:15 December 1997[1]
Birth Place:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2009–present

Stefania LaVie Owen is a New Zealand-American actress. She is known for her roles as Puddle Kadubic in the television series Running Wilde and as Dorrit Bradshaw in the teen drama television series The Carrie Diaries. She starred as Melanie in the film Paper Spiders, as Bear in the Netflix show Sweet Tooth, and as Nicole Chance in the Hulu original psychological thriller Chance.

Early life

Owen was born in Miami, Florida, to an American mother and a New Zealand father. Her mother is of Cuban descent.[2] Owen moved to New Zealand at age four, settling in Pauatahanui, a village 300NaN0 north of the Capital City Wellington.[3]

Owen lives between New York City and Wellington. She attended Pauatahanui school, where she won the cup for performing arts, and which helped begin her career in acting.[4] She also attended Chilton Saint James School, an all-girls private school, in Lower Hutt, Wellington.[5] Her sisters Lolo and Carly accompanied her there as well, and she was involved in many school productions and dancing classes.

Career

Owen made her acting debut in the 2009 Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones, playing Flora Hernandez.[6] From 2010 to 2011, she played the character Puddle Kadubic in the Fox comedy series Running Wilde. Owen co-starred as Dorrit, Carrie Bradshaw's rebellious younger sister, in The CW's The Carrie Diaries, which aired in 2013 and 2014.[7]

She had a role in the 2015 comedy horror film, Krampus, directed by Michael Dougherty.[8] She also portrayed Deedee in the drama film Coming Through the Rye.[9] She starred opposite Lili Taylor in the drama Paper Spiders.[10] She also co-starred in Messiah as Rebecca in 2020.

Filmography

Film and television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Flora HernandezFilm
2010–2011Running WildePuddle KadubicMain role
2011Home GameCharlotteUnsold television pilot
2013–2014Dorrit BradshawMain role
2015KrampusBethFilm
2015Coming Through the RyeDeedeeFilm
2016All We HadRuthie CarmichaelFilm
2016–2017ChanceNicole ChanceMain role
2018I'm Dying Up HereAmanda RobbinsRecurring role
2019The Cat and the MoonElizaFilm
2019The Beach BumHeatherFilm
2020MessiahRebecca IgueroMain cast
2020The WildsBecca GilroyEpisode: "Day Sixteen"
2021Paper SpidersMelanieFilm
2021-2024Sweet ToothBearMain role
2022Don't Make Me GoSandra

Notes and References

  1. Web site: So glad we could celebrate our 16th birthdays together! Thank you @jacintatorres! You're amazeballs xoxoxo . instagram.com.
  2. Emma Brown. Discovery: Stefania LaVie Owen. Published on Interview. March 10, 2017
  3. Web site: Dando . Kris . 'The Lovely Bones' just the beginning for budding actress . . January 19, 2010 . September 15, 2013.
  4. Web site: Running Wilde - Bios . . October 28, 2010 . September 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100906132249/http://www.fox.com/runningwilde/bios/stefania-owen/ . dead .
  5. News: Rhiannon. McConnell . February 25, 2014 . Acting up in New York . The Dominion Post . July 23, 2013.
  6. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.cinemaniax.net/2010/04/the-lovely-bones-dvd/&ei=JrPJTIjyOYSglAf58s3sAQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCAQ7gEwAzgK&prev=/search%3Fq%3DFlora%2BHernandez%2BStefania%2BLaVie%2BOwen%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26prmd%3Divo The Lovely Bones DVD
  7. 'Carrie Diaries' casting scoop: Bradshaw's sister is... -- EXCLUSIVE. Hibberd. James. Entertainment Weekly. February 15, 2012. April 6, 2014.
  8. Web site: Meet the Cast Who Will Be Tormented By Michael Dougherty's 'Krampus'! . . March 3, 2015 . March 3, 2015.
  9. Web site: Adam Scott, Toni Collette Join Christmas Horror Movie 'Krampus' . . March 3, 2015 . March 3, 2015.
  10. Web site: Lili Taylor & Stefania LaVie Owen To Star In Mental Illness Drama 'Paper Spiders' . . April 24, 2019 . December 24, 2019.