Stephanie Andujar

Stephanie Andujar
Stephanie Andujar attends the Spirit of the Dream Gala at Gotham Hall in New York City.
Born	(1986-07-15) July 15, 1986 (age 30) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Pace University
Occupation	Actress, director, producer, writer, singer, songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Parent(s)	Hector Luis Andujar, Sr. (father) Carmen L. Andujar (mother)
Relatives	Melanie Andujar (sister) Hector Andujar Jr. (brother)
Website	stephanieandujar.com

Stephanie Andujar (born July 15, 1986) is an American actress, director, producer, singer and songwriter starring in theatre performances from The Wiz, The Crucible, and The Good Woman of Setzuan. Her film career includes the Academy Award-winning film Precious (2009), Pariah (2011), See Girl Run (2012), Babygirl (2013), A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), and the upcoming film Marjorie Prime. Her television career includes NBC’s Law & Order: SVU (2007), nurse drama Mercy (2010), and Blindspot (2015). Andujar received praise for her performance in Orange is the New Black Season 2 (2014) as young Miss Rosa.

Andujar was born in Manhattan, New York on July 15, 1986. Her father, Hector Andujar, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and her mother Carmen Andujar (of Puerto Rican decent) is an NYPD School Safety Agent, born in Chelsea, New York. She has an older sister Melanie Andujar and a younger brother Hector Andujar Jr. Her family first resided in Harlem, then to Queens, finally settling back to the neighborhood in Manhattan. While being raised in Chelsea-Elliot Houses housing projects, Andujar started acting at the age of 12, when her parents enrolled her at a Beacon after-school arts program. At 13, she landed the part of the Scarecrow in the musical The Wiz. While performing in The Wiz a talent manager noticed her and signed her up immediately. Her drama teacher Derrick Tyes pushed for her to audition for drama schools. She was then accepted at Talent Unlimited High School where she performed in more than 10 drama productions.