Stefania LaVie Owen

Stefania LaVie Owen
Born	(1997-12-15) December 15, 1997 (age 27) [1] Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present

Stefania LaVie Owen is a New Zealand-American actress. She portrayed Puddle Kadubic in the comedy television series Running Wilde and 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 30 km (19 mi) 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, and she was involved in many school productions and dancing classes.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 . ^[4] 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Lovely Bones	Flora Hernandez	Film
2010–2011	Running Wilde	Puddle Kadubic	Main role
2011	Home Game	Charlotte	Unsold television pilot
2013–2014	The Carrie Diaries	Dorrit Bradshaw	Main role
2015	Krampus	Beth Engel	Film
2015	Coming Through the Rye	Deedee	Film
2016	All We Had	Ruthie Carmichael	Film
2016–2017	Chance	Nicole Chance	Main role
2018	I'm Dying Up Here	Amanda "Mandy" Robbins	Recurring role
2019	The Cat and the Moon	Eliza	Film
2019	The Beach Bum	Heather	Film
2020	Messiah	Rebecca Iguero	Main cast
2020	The Wilds	Becca Gilroy	Episode: "Day Sixteen"
2021	Paper Spiders	Melanie	Film
2021–2024	Sweet Tooth	Bear	Main role
2022	Don't Make Me Go	Sandra

References

1. "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. Dando, Kris (January 19, 2010). "'The Lovely Bones' just the beginning for budding actress". Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved September 15, 2013.
4. "Running Wilde - Bios". Fox Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
5. McConnell, Rhiannon (February 25, 2014). "Acting up in New York". The Dominion Post. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
6. The Lovely Bones DVD Cinemaniax. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
7. Hibberd, James (February 15, 2012). "'Carrie Diaries' casting scoop: Bradshaw's sister is... -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
8. "Meet the Cast Who Will Be Tormented By Michael Dougherty's 'Krampus'!". Bloody Disgusting . March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
9. "Adam Scott, Toni Collette Join Christmas Horror Movie 'Krampus'". The Hollywood Reporter . March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
10. "Lili Taylor & Stefania LaVie Owen To Star In Mental Illness Drama 'Paper Spiders'". Deadline Hollywood . April 24, 2019. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

External links

• Stefania LaVie Owen at IMDb  
• Stefania LaVie Owen on Twitter
• Stefania LaVie Owen on Instagram