Stephanie Martin, sometimes credited as Stéphanie Martin, is an American–Canadian singer-songwriter and actress having performed in notable musical productions in both French and English. She is best known for her role as Éponine in three productions of the musical ''Les Misérables'' and as the Québécoise French singing voice of Pocahontas in the 1995 Disney animated film ''

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Life and career

Stephanie Martin was born in the US where she spent the first six years of her life. She is a dual Canadian-American citizen. The family then moved to

Beaconsfield, Quebec Beaconsfield is a suburb on the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, part of the Greater Montreal region locally referred to as the West Island. It is a prestigious residential community located on the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis, bordered o ...

where, as a child, Stephanie sang with both parents in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

's Donovan Chorale. She participated in the Diocesan Folk Music Camp for youths held at Camp Kinkora located in Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, Quebec. She began performing publicly in her mid-teens in Montreal. Stephanie Martin played the role of

Éponine Éponine Thénardier (; ), also referred to as the "Jondrette girl", is a fictional character in the 1862 novel ''Les Misérables'' by Victor Hugo. The character is introduced as a spoiled and pampered child, but appears later in the novel as a r ...

in ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...

'' for 3 consecutive years starting with the bilingual Montreal production in 1991 that led to the Paris production of ''Les Misérables'' in 1991–1992 followed by the London production in 1992–1993. This aforementioned production of ''Les Misérables'' in Paris won the 1992

Molière Award The Molière Award recognises achievement in live French theatre and is the national theatre award of France. The awards are presented and decided by the ''Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre'' (APAT) and supported by the Min ...

for Best Musical. Stephanie Martin has performed with symphony orchestras across North America, Europe and Asia. She is a core member of Jeans 'n Classics developed by Peter Brennan. Stephanie has toured North America with Jeans 'n Classics singing with symphony orchestras in programs of

classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prim ...

. Stephanie has participated in a United Nations Show Tour for Canadian peacekeeping troops in

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and

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. There, Stephanie delivered a peace package from Quebec elementary school children. In 1995 and 1996, she toured 11 cities in Japan with the ''Francis Lai Music Orchestra International Tour'' under the direction of Raphael Sanchez. Stephanie has numerous acting and singing credits in both Television and Film. She was heard announcing as the French "Voice of God" during the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2015 Pan American and Para Pan American Games held in Toronto. Stephanie Martin has released 2 original music albums and 1 single. The albums ''shape line & harmony'' in 2007 and ''April Snow'' in 2016 were both co-written and produced by

Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall o ...

winner Chad Irschick. The single ''SAILING ON'' was co-written with Diane Leah and produced by Dave Pickell. Stephanie Martin has resided primarily in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...

, Ontario with husband

Andrew Sabiston Andrew Sabiston is a multi-award nominated Canadian children's television series developer, story editor, writer and actor with over 1100 episodes to his credit. His mother is artist Carole Sabiston. Early career An early start as a stage actor ...

since they met in 1994 during the Toronto musical production of Napoleon at the

Elgin Theatre The Elgin Theatre can refer to: * Elgin Theatre (Ottawa) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a former movie cinema that was the first twin cinema in North America * Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres are a pair of stac ...

Community involvement

Stephanie Martin has contributed to fundraising events for organizations bringing awareness to missing people. She performed at the Bring Christina Home Fundraising Gala in 2008 and can be heard on the lead track of the Missing Children's Network benefit CD entitled ''Help us Find the Children''. Stephanie Martin was a committee member of Toronto's BIKESTOCK 2014, an organization promoting cycling safety in Toronto founded by Albert Koehl. Stephanie Martin has been a guest singer at the

Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto The Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto is a congregation of the worldwide Metropolitan Community Church movement located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is a welcoming congregation openly affirming lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual and ...

(MCC Toronto). Stephanie has recorded a version of her song ''Walk in the Light'' with noted musical director Diane Leah and the choir of MCC Toronto for their music album ''These Old Walls''. ''Walk in the Light'' was the working title of her musical album, funded by

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backers, released March 30, 2016 as ''April Snow''.

Discography

Original music studio albums

Original music studio single

Musicals; cast recording credits

Animation feature

Theatre productions

Animation features credits – singer

Television

Series and television film credits – actress

Series credits – singer/back-up vocalist

References

External links

stephaniemartin.ca
Official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Stephanie 20th-century American actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses 20th-century American singers American emigrants to Canada American women singer-songwriters American singer-songwriters American musical theatre actresses American voice actresses Actresses from Montreal Actresses from Toronto Canadian women singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian musical theatre actresses Canadian voice actresses French-language singers of Canada French-language singers of the United States Living people Musicians from Toronto Year of birth missing (living people) People from Beaconsfield, Quebec Singers from Montreal 20th-century American women singers 20th-century Canadian women singers