Stephanie Styles | |
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Born | Stephanie Noel Styles October 7, 1991 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Education | University of Michigan (BFA) |
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Years active | 2002–present |
Stephanie Noel Styles is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She made her professional theatre debut in a 2003 U.S. tour of The Sound of Music , and later made her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre's 2019 revival of Kiss Me, Kate . Her appearances on film and television include the role of Ainsley on Loot , since 2022.
Styles was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She is the eldest daughter of Tony-award winning producer John Styles Jr. and Bridget Styles. [1] She has a younger brother, John Henry. [1]
Her interest in theater began at the age of four, after she saw The Phantom of the Opera in New York City, and her parents took her backstage; within weeks her parents had her enrolled at the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre in Houston, Texas. [1]
Styles graduated from Episcopal High School in 2010 and earned the headmaster's Head of School Award. [1] In April 2010 she represented Texas and was a semifinalist at the National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center in New York City. [1] In June 2010, Styles was named a top three finalist for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (also known as the "Jimmy Awards") after earning the regional 2010 Tommy Tune award for best actress. [1] [2] [3] [4]
She then attended the University of Michigan, earning a BFA in musical theatre in 2014. [5]
In 2003 Styles was cast as Louisa von Trapp in the national tour of The Sound of Music . [6] In 2006 she starred as The Rose in The Little Prince at the New York City Opera. [7]
In 2014, Styles was cast as Katherine Plumber in Disney's first North American Tour of Newsies . [8] She left the tour along with co-star Dan DeLuca in 2015.
In 2016, Styles appeared as Suz Miller in Jenny Rachel Weiner's Kingdom Come at Roundabout Underground’s Black Box Theatre. [9] In 2017, she portrayed Princess Ann opposite Drew Gehling in the musical Roman Holiday at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, California. [10]
Styles made her Broadway debut as Lois Lane/Bianca in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2019 revival of Cole Porter's musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate on March 14, 2019, starring opposite Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase, and Corbin Bleu. [11]
On television, she has appeared in recurring roles on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Loot .
Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Ref. |
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2003 | The Sound of Music | Louisa von Trapp | U.S. National Tour | |
2005 | The Little Prince | The Rose | New York City Opera | |
2006 | The Secret Garden | Mary Lennox | Main Street Theater | |
2012 | Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson | Rachel | Hamman Hall | |
2014–2015 | Newsies | Katherine Plumber | 1st North American Tour | |
2016 | Kingdom Come | Suz Miller | Roundabout Underground Black Box Theatre | |
2017 | Roman Holiday | Princess Ann | Golden Gate Theatre | |
2019 | Kiss Me, Kate | Lois Lane/Bianca | Studio 54 [a] | |
2021 | Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom Of The Auditorium | Tina Powell | Original Studio Cast Recording | |
2025 | Urinetown | Hope Cladwell | Off-Broadway Encores! | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | The Submarine Kid | Nurse | |
2019 | Booksmart | Alison | |
2019 | Bombshell | Olivia |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Glimpse | Evelyn | Episode: "Circuits" |
2018 | Three Rivers | Leanne | TV movie |
2018 | American Vandal | Jenna Hawthorne (voice) | 2 episodes |
2019 | Bonding | Kate | Recurring role (season 1) |
2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Autumn | Recurring role (season 1) |
2021 | Pretty Smart | Karen | Episode: "Here's the tea! Jayden found a pottery twunk!" |
2022 | Loot | Ainsley | Recurring role (season 1), main cast (seasons 2–) |
2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Jenna | Episode: "Fish Stuck" |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Breakthrough Performance – Female | Kiss Me, Kate | Won |
... Louisa in the 2003 national tour of The Sound of Music,...