Stacey Farber | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | August 25, 1987
Education | The New School (Eugene Lang College division) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Stacey Farber (born August 25, 1987 [1] ) is a Canadian actress. She played Ellie Nash in seasons 2 through 8 of the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation . From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the CBC series 18 to Life. From 2014 to 2017, she played Sydney Katz on the Canadian medical drama Saving Hope , and since 2023 she has had a lead role on The Spencer Sisters . Stacey has also recurred on the Netflix drama series Virgin River and The CW superhero series Superman & Lois.
Farber was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to a Jewish family. [2] [3] [4]
She graduated in 2005 from the all-girls private school Branksome Hall. She completed her first year of university at York University in Toronto in 2007, [5] then transferred to The New School's Eugene Lang College in New York City, graduating in 2009.
In her role as Ellie Nash on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Farber plays a troubled girl who has problems with depression and cutting, while dealing with an alcoholic mother. She started off as a recurring character in the show's second season, but was promoted to a regular role in the third season and continued until the end of season seven. For her work on Degrassi, she was nominated for Canada's top acting award, a Gemini Award, in the category 'Best Performance in a Youth Program or Series'. [6] [7] [ better source needed ]
In addition to playing Ellie in Degrassi, Farber also appeared in the 2001 Canadian short film Bagatelle. She played Young Kathryn in the 2002 crime film Narc , guest-starred as Lacy Sanders on an episode of the television drama Doc , and guest hosted the 2004–05 season finale of The N's Best Friend's Date. She also played Mary in the animated science fiction series Dark Oracle . She appeared as herself in Instant Star, and in 2006 had a mini-series on The N's The Click, Stacey's NYC 101. In addition to her screen work, she has appeared in various stage productions, including Love, Loss and What I Wore . [8]
From 2010 to 2011, Farber starred in 18 to Life with Michael Seater. The CBC/CW [9] series featured Seater marrying literal girl-next-door Farber at age 18, against both sets of parents' wishes. [8] The pilot was actually filmed in 2008 in Montreal, with the further eleven episodes filmed in summer 2010. [10] Critic Raju Mudhar wrote in the Toronto Star that the series had an "almost Juno-like quality". While disliking the series, he suggested the leads have "some chemistry and both are compelling, young actors to watch." [11] The two were described as "getting along famously" in real life, having met only for the TV movie Degrassi Goes Hollywood . [8] Farber's mother on the series was played by Angela Asher, who appeared with Farber before that in Made... The Movie. [12] The series was nominated for a Gemini Award for best ensemble performance. [13]
In October 2020, Farber was cast in the recurring role of Leslie Larr, described as a "hardened, world-worn dream killer", on the CW television series Superman & Lois . [14] In December 2020, she was cast in the recurring role of Tara Anderson in the third season Netflix drama series Virgin River . [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Games at Four | Short film | |
Bagatelle | Short film | ||
2002 | Narc | Young Kathryn | |
2006 | Orpheus | Petty | Television film |
Booky Makes Her Mark | Audrey | Television film | |
2007 | King of Sorrow | Des | Television film |
2009 | Degrassi Goes Hollywood | Eleanor "Ellie" Nash | Television film |
2010 | Made... The Movie | Emerson | Television film |
2015 | Take It from Us | Aly | Television film |
2016 | Flashback | Paige Briar | Television film; also known as Crossfire |
2018 | The Desecrated | Sabrina Shelby | Short film |
2022 | Butlers in Love | Emma | Television film |
2023 | A Season for Family | Maddy | Television film |
2024 | Hanukkah on the Rocks | Tory | Television film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002–2009 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Eleanor "Ellie" Nash | Recurring role (seasons 2, 8); main role (seasons 3–7); 74 episodes |
2004 | Doc | Lacy Sanders | Episode: "Searching for Bonnie Fisher" |
2004 | Dark Oracle | Mary | 4 episodes |
2005–2007 | Degrassi: Minis | Eleanor "Ellie" Nash | 15 episodes |
2007 | Degrassi: Doing What Matters | Self | TV special |
2010–2011 | 18 to Life | Jessie Hill | Main role |
2010 | Flashpoint | Tracey | Episode: "Unconditional Love" |
2013 | Cult | E.J. | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
Satisfaction | Kim | Episode: "Save the Date" | |
2014 | Rookie Blue | Courtney | Episode: "Blink" |
2014–2017 | Saving Hope | Sydney Katz | Main role (season 3); guest role (seasons 4–5); 16 episodes |
2017 | The Brave | Cassie Conner | Episode: "Moscow Rules" |
Chicago Justice | Kerry Schmidt | Episode: "Drill" | |
2018 | Grace and Frankie | Jo | Episodes: "The Expiration Date", "The Lockdown" |
Schitt's Creek | Rachel | Episode: "The Barbecue" | |
UnREAL | Robin Carr | Episodes: "Confront", "Codependence" | |
2019 | Animal Kingdom | Tasmin | Episodes: "Know Thy Enemy", "SHTF" |
2019–2020 | Diggstown | Pam MacLean | Main role |
2021 | Superman & Lois | Irma Sayres / Leslie Larr | Recurring role (season 1); 12 episodes [14] |
2021–present | Virgin River | Tara Anderson | Recurring role (season 3–present) |
2023 | The Spencer Sisters | Darby Spencer | Main role [16] |
2025 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | A.D.A. Camille Rourke | Episode: “Accomplice Liability” (Season 26, Episode 17) |
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2018 | I'm Upset | Drake | Self |
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