Annabelle Stephenson

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Annabelle Stephenson
Born1987/1988(age 33–34)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Annabelle Stephenson is an Australian actress. She began her career playing Miriam Kent in H2O: Just Add Water . After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Stephenson moved to Los Angeles, where she filmed a pilot for MTV. She gained wider recognition as Sara Munello in Revenge (2013–2014) and Laura Maney in the Netflix series Tidelands . Stephenson's film roles include Rehearsal (2015), Escape Room (2017), and Pray for Rain (2017). Stephenson joined the cast of television soap opera Home and Away as Taylor Rosetta in 2020.

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Early life

Stephenson was born in London, England. [1] She moved to Australia with her parents and brother when she was a young child, and grew up in the Queensland suburbs of Mudgeeraba and Burleigh. [2] Stephenson took an interest in the performing arts from a young age, recalling "I have always been drawn to the creative arts. When I was little, I loved getting involved in school plays, dancing, painting and music." [3] At 15, Stephenson realised she wanted to pursue acting. After securing an agent, she appeared in an advertisement for The Courier-Mail . [2]

Career

Stephenson's breakthrough role came in 2005 when she was cast as Miriam Kent in children's drama H2O: Just Add Water . The series was filmed at Somerset College, where Stephenson was in Year 12 at the time. [2] She then had a recurring role in drama series Rescue: Special Ops . [4] Stephenson went on to study at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and moved to Los Angeles after graduating. [2] In November 2012, Stephenson was cast as the lead in Hot Mess, a pilot created by Lauren Iungerich for MTV. [5] Iungerich later left the project and Stephenson was released by the network. [6] A week later it was confirmed that MTV had decided not to pick the series up. [7]

Stephenson appeared in the television drama Revenge from 2013 to 2014 as Sara Munello, the former girlfriend of main character Daniel Grayson (Josh Bowman). [3] Stephenson recalled that she and Bowman had good chemistry during her audition, which she put down to them both being British and learning that their aunts are best friends. [3] Stephenson went on to appear in films Point of Honor (2015), Rehearsal (2015), and Escape Room (2017). [2] After filming Pray for Rain alongside Jane Seymour in 2017, Stephenson returned to Australia, where she was cast as widow Laura Maney in Tidelands , the first original Australian drama series for Netflix. [3] [8] Stephenson believed the role was "meant to be" as the casting director Tom McSweeney originally cast her in H2O: Just Add Water. [3]

Stephenson joined the cast of television soap opera Home and Away in August 2020. Stephenson plays Taylor Rosetta, the wife of returning character Angelo Rosetta (played by Luke Jacobz). [9] The actress read for the part shortly after returning to Australia from Italy. She relocated to Sydney for filming the same week she was cast. [10] Stephenson was reunited with her childhood friend Tim Franklin, who plays Taylor's love interest Colby Thorne. The pair had not worked together before, and Stephenson told Kerry Harvey of Stuff.co.nz that they had often joked about how funny it would be if they became romantically involved on-screen. [3] The following year, Stephenson appeared in the comedy television series Australia's Sexiest Tradie . [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Mortified Saint JoanEpisode: "Being Me"; as Annabelle Stevenson
2006 H2O: Just Add Water Miriam KentRecurring role
2011 Rescue: Special Ops Freya MorleyRecurring role; as Annabelle Stevenson
2013 Reef Doctors SarahEpisode: "1.2"
2013Hot MessAmandaTelevision film
2013–2014 Revenge Sara MunelloRecurring role
2015Point of HonorKate RhodesTelevision film
2015 Rehearsal CeliaFeature film
2017 Escape Room NatashaFeature film; also associate producer
2017Pray for RainEmma GardnerFeature film
2018 Tidelands Laura ManeyRecurring role
2020 The End Janice HopperRecurring role
2020 Home and Away Taylor Rosetta Recurring role
2021 Australia's Sexiest Tradie Summer

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