Stefania LaVie Owen | |
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Born | [1] | December 15, 1997
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 .
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 ]
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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |