Stacie Mo'ana Mistysyn (; born July 23, 1971) is an American-Canadian former actress best known for her work as Caitlin Ryan on ''

Degrassi Junior High ''Degrassi Junior High'' is a Canadian television series and the second series in the ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. A successor but not a direct spin-off of ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'', it debuted on CBC o ...

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'', which ran from 1987 to 1991, and for reprising her role as Caitlin on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', which ran from 2001 to 2015 and which she joined as a full-time cast member in 2003. Mistysyn also played Lisa Canard on the series' ''

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'', which ran from 1979 to 1986. Mistysyn was born in

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. She has

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as she was born in the

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to American parentsSUNSHINE, Fannie. Degrassi girl back home for play People: inal Edition 1 ''The East York Mirror'' nline Sep 9, . 2005, s. 01. ProQuest Central. ISSN 1207-3423. but immigrated to Canada when she was a toddler to become Canadian citizens. In addition to acting, Mistysyn DJ'ed as "DJ Mistylicious" with fellow actress

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. On August 29, 2009, she married actor

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Filmography

* ''

'' (1982) (

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) – Lisa Canard * ''

'' (1987-1989) (TV series) – Caitlin Ryan * ''

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'' (1986) (TV series) – Megan (guest star) * ''

Princes in Exile ''Princes in Exile'' is a 1990 Canadian feature-length coming of age drama about a group of young people at a summer camp for kids with cancer, directed by Giles Walker, written by Joe Wiesenfeld, based on a novel of the same name by Mark Schreib ...

'' (1990) (film) – Holly * ''

'' (1989-1991) (TV series) – Caitlin Ryan * ''

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'' (1992) (TV series) – as herself * '' School's Out'' (1992) (made-for-TV movie) – Caitlin Ryan * ''

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'' (1994) (made-for-TV movie) – River * '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (TV series) – Caitlin Ryan (2001–2008) * ''

Jersey Guy ''Jersey Guy'' is a 2003 American comedy-drama film directed by Elia Zois and starring Steve Parlavecchio, Arthur J. Nascarella and Stacie Mistysyn. Plot Cast *Steve Parlavecchio as Jack *Arthur J. Nascarella as Father *Ralph Caputo as Merle *S ...

'' (2003) (film) - Susan * '' Degrassi: Next Class'' (TV series) – Caitlin Ryan (Reunion episodes, seasons 3–5)

References

External links

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Stacie Mistysyn - Her StoryDJ Mistycious at The Annex WreckRoom
1971 births Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian women musicians Actresses from Los Angeles Actresses from Toronto American emigrants to Canada American expatriates in Canada Best Actress in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian DJs Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Canadian television actresses Women DJs Musicians from Los Angeles Musicians from Toronto {{Canada-screen-actor-stub