Stefanie Scott

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Born
Stefanie Noelle Scott

(1996-12-06) December 6, 1996 (age 27)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2008–present
Musical career
Genres Pop
Website stefaniescott.com

Stefanie Noelle Scott [1] (born December 6, 1996 [2] ) is an American actress and singer. Scott began acting with the comedy film Beethoven's Big Break (2008), and thereafter released her debut extended play New Girl in Town (2009). [3] This was followed by a supporting role in the romance film Flipped (2010), which won her a Young Artist Award. She played the role of Lexi Reed on Disney Channel's A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014), which won her a second Young Artist Award and introduced her to a wider audience. While on Disney, she recorded a number of Disney Channel promotional singles, which were released between 2008 and 2012. [4] [5] [6]

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Scott made her foray into mainstream film and television with a voice role in the animated film Wreck-It Ralph (2012), for which she won a BTVA Award. She then played the leading role of Quinn Brenner in the horror film Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)—her highest-grossing film—and co-starred in the musical film Jem and the Holograms (2015), for which she additionally contributed to its soundtrack. Her subsequent film roles have consisted of independent features, such as the neo-noir Small Town Crime (2017), the biopic Beautiful Boy (2018), the high-school drama Good Girls Get High (2018) and the thriller Mary (2019). She currently leads the Peacock original series The Girl in the Woods (2021).

Early life

Scott was born in Chicago, Illinois and has two older brothers. [7] She lived in Indialantic, Florida and attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, before becoming home schooled in 2010. [8]

Career

2008–2012: Early work and Disney stardom

Scott in 2011 Stefanie Scott, No Strings Attached Premiere crop.jpg
Scott in 2011

Scott was first a California Discovery Girl in the 2009 August/September issue of Discovery Girls magazine. She appeared in the role of Katie in Beethoven's Big Break . She appeared in the feature film Flipped directed by Rob Reiner as well as in the film titled No Strings Attached where she played a young version of the main character.

Scott was the voice of Emma on the Disney animated TV series Special Agent Oso premiering in April 2009 on Disney Channel. [9] Scott had a guest-starring role in the Fox series Sons of Tucson as well as on NBC series Chuck playing the 12-year-old Sarah Walker. Scott released her second song entitled, "Shoulda Woulda Coulda". [10]

In 2011 she starred in the Disney Channel Original Series A.N.T. Farm as one of the main characters, Lexi Reed. She also served as second assistant director in the show's first season. Scott released a song entitled, "Girl I Used to Know" in the same year. [11] The official music video for the song premiered on October 26, the music video features an appearance by Orlando based band Before You Exit portraying as her band. [12]

2013–present: Mainstream film and television

In 2013 Scott was a guest star on the fifteenth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Clare Wilson. [13] Scott provided the voice of Moppet Girl in Wreck-It Ralph . Scott also guest-starred on the Disney Channel show Jessie , as Maybelle. From 2013, Scott has sponsored girls through Shoeboxes for Haiti, and is a cookie ambassador with the organization Cookies for Kids Cancer. [14]

In 2014, Scott began to film four films, Insidious: Chapter 3 (released in June 2015), Jem and the Holograms , 1 Mile to You , and Caught . [15] [16] [17] Caught was screened at the premiere of the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival on June 12, 2015. [18] [19] Also in 2015, Scott appeared in Hayley Kiyoko's music video for "Girls Like Girls". In 2015, Scott appeared as the daughter of Pierce Brosnan and Anna Friel, in crime thriller film I.T. (2016), directed by John Moore. [20]

In August 2016, it was announced that Scott would play the lead role in the independent sci-fi feature film At First Light (2018), directed by Jason Stone. [21] [22] In February 2021, Scott appeared as the main character Sara Cody in the Lifetime movie Girl In The Basement, based on the infamous Fritzl kidnapping case. In May 2021, she played the lead as Carrie in the Crypt TV supernatural drama series The Girl in the Woods . [23]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Beethoven's Big Break Katie
2010 Flipped Dana Tressler
2011 No Strings Attached Young Emma
2012 Frenemies JulianneTelevision film
Wreck-It Ralph Moppet GirlVoice
2014Red ZoneCaroline
2015 Insidious: Chapter 3 Quinn Brenner
Caught Allie
Jem and the Holograms Kimber Benton
2016 I.T. Kaitlyn Regan
2017 1 Mile to You Ellie ButterbitAlso known as Life at These Speeds
Small Town Crime Ivy
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Quinn Brenner
At First Light Alex Lainey
Beautiful Boy Julia
Spare RoomHannah
Good Girls Get High Danielle
2019 Mary Lindsey
2021Girl in the BasementSarah CodyTelevision film (Lifetime), based on the real-life infamous Fritzl case
2021 The Last Thing Mary Saw Mary
TBAThey Who Walk Among Us†Isabel 'Izzy' Grantpre-production
TBAHell House†Dawn Fergusonpre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Chuck Young Sarah Episode: "Chuck Versus the DeLorean"
2009 Special Agent Oso EmmaVoice, episode: "Live and Let Ride"
2009 The New Adventures of Old Christine Britney BurkeEpisode: "The Curious Case of Britney B"
2010 Funny in Farsi Deborah "Debbie" ApplebyEpisode: "Pilot"
2010 Sons of Tucson MollyEpisode: "Kisses and Beads"
2011–14 A.N.T. Farm Lexi ReedMain role
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Clare Wilson2 episodes
2014 Jessie MaybelleEpisode: "Hoedown Showdown"
2021 The Girl in the Woods CarrieMain role
2022 Alaska Daily Erica BlockEpisode: "The Weekend"

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Role
2011"Dynamite" China Anne McClain Judge
2013"I Like That" Before You Exit Herself
2015"Girls Like Girls" Hayley Kiyoko Coley

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs
TitleEP details
New Girl in Town [3]

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"I Don't Wanna Let You Go" [6] 2014Non-album single
"Wherever I May Go"
(with Jack Etheridge) [24] 		2021TBA

Promotional singles

YearAlbum
"Break the Floor" [4] 2008Non-album single
"Shoulda Woulda Coulda" [10] New Girl in Town
"The Girl I Used to Know" [11] 2011Non-album singles
"FYI" [5] 2012

Other appearances

TitleYearOther artistAlbum
"Pose"2012 Carlon Jeffery A.N.T. Farm
"Youngblood"2015 Hilary Duff and Aubrey Peeples Jem and the Holograms [25]
"Hit Me Up"—
"We Got Heart" Aubrey Peeples, Aurora Perrineau and Ryan Guzman
"Youngblood" Aubrey Peeples
"I'm Still Here" Aubrey Peeples and Aurora Perrineau

Music videos

TitleYearDirectorNote
"Girl I Used to Know"2011Chris Grieder [26]
"Everything Has Changed"2013Graham Fielder [27]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a DVD Film Beethoven's Big Break Nominated [28]
Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Chuck
2010 The New Adventures of Old Christine [29]
2011Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress Flipped Won [30]
2012 No Strings Attached Nominated [31]
Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress A.N.T. Farm Won
2013Behind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film Wreck-It Ralph Won [32]
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite Thriller Movie Insidious: Chapter 3 Nominated [33]

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