Stefania LaVie Owen | |
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Born |
Miami, Florida, U.S. |
December 15, 1997
Nationality | American and New Zealand |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Stefania LaVie Owen (born December 15, 1997) is an American–New Zealand 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 currently stars as Nicole Chance in a Hulu original psychological thriller, Chance, alongside Hugh Laurie. She is usually credited as Stefania Owen.
Owen was born on December 15, 1997 in Miami, Florida, to an American mother and a New Zealand father. She moved to New Zealand at age four, settling in Pauatahanui, a village 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the capital city Wellington.
Owen lives between New York City and Wellington, the latter of where she attends Chilton Saint James School, an all-girls private school, in nearby Lower Hutt. Her sisters Lolo and Carly accompany her there as well. She is involved in many school productions and dancing classes. She used to go to Pauatahanui school, where she won the cup for performing arts, and which helped begin her career in acting.
Owen made her acting debut in the 2009 Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones, playing Flora Hernandez. From 2010 to 2011, she played the character Puddle Kadubic in the Fox comedy series Running Wilde. Owen co-starred as Dorrit, Carrie Bradshaw's younger rebellious sister, in The CW's The Carrie Diaries, which premiered on January 14, 2013. She had a role in the 2015 comedy slasher film Krampus, directed by Michael Dougherty. She portrayed also Deedee in the drama film Coming Through the Rye.