Stefania LaVie Owen

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Stefania LaVie Owen
Born (1997-12-15) December 15, 1997 (age 26) [1]
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2009–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 .

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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 as well, 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
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Lovely Bones Flora HernandezFilm
2010–2011 Running Wilde Puddle KadubicMain role
2011Home GameCharlotteUnsold television pilot
2013–2014 The Carrie Diaries Dorrit BradshawMain role
2015 Krampus BethFilm
2015 Coming Through the Rye DeedeeFilm
2016 All We Had Ruthie CarmichaelFilm
2016–2017 Chance Nicole ChanceMain role
2018 I'm Dying Up Here Amanda RobbinsRecurring role
2019 The Cat and the Moon ElizaFilm
2019 The Beach Bum HeatherFilm
2020 Messiah Rebecca IgueroMain cast
2020 The Wilds Becca GilroyEpisode: "Day Sixteen"
2021 Paper Spiders MelanieFilm
2021-2024 Sweet Tooth BearMain role
2022 Don't Make Me Go Sandra

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