Stephanie Styles
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October 7, 1991
- Actress
- dancer
- singer
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]
Career
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.
Theatre credits
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | The Submarine Kid | Nurse | |
| 2019 | Booksmart | Alison | |
| 2019 | Bombshell | Olivia |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
