Stephanie Noelle Scott (born December 6, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Scott began acting with the

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'' Beethoven's Big Break'' (2008), and thereafter released her debut

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''New Girl in Town'' (2009). This was followed by a supporting role in the

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'' Flipped'' (2010), which won her a

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. She played the role of Lexi Reed on Disney Channel's ''

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'' (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. Scott made her foray into mainstream film and television with a voice role in the

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'' (2012), for which she won a BTVA Award. She then played the leading role of Quinn Brenner in the

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'' Insidious: Chapter 3'' (2015)—her highest-grossing film—and co-starred in the

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'' 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

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'' Small Town Crime'' (2017), the

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''Beautiful Boy'' (2018), the high-school drama '' Good Girls Get High'' (2018) and the

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''Mary'' (2019). She currently leads the

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original series '' The Girl in the Woods'' (2021–present).

Early life

Scott was born in

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and has two older brothers. She lived in Indialantic, Florida and attended

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, before becoming home schooled in 2010.

Career

2008–2012: Early work and Disney stardom

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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

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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 ''

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'' premiering in April 2009 on Disney Channel. Scott had a guest-starring role in the Fox series '' Sons of Tucson'' as well as on

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series ''

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'' playing the 12-year-old Sarah Walker. Scott released her second song entitled, "Shoulda Woulda Coulda". In 2011 she starred in the

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'' 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. The official music video for the song premiered on October 26, the music video features an appearance by

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based band

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portraying as her band.

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. Scott provided the voice of Moppet Girl in ''

''. 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. In 2014, Scott began to film four films, '' Insidious: Chapter 3'' (released in June 2015), '' Jem and the Holograms'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. ''Caught'' was screened at the premiere of the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival on June 12, 2015. Also in 2015, Scott appeared in Hayley Kiyoko's music video for " Girls Like Girls". In 2015, Scott appeared as the daughter of

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and

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, in crime thriller film '' I.T.'' (2016), directed by John Moore. 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. 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

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Carrie in the

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drama series '' The Girl in the Woods''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Stefanie 1996 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Chicago Actresses from Florida American film actresses American television actresses Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy alumni People from Indialantic, Florida 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers