Stephanie Noel Styles is an American actress, singer, and dancer who made her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre's revival of '' Kiss Me, Kate''. Styles also starred as Katherine Plumber in the first North American tour of ''

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''.

Early life and education

Styles was born and raised in

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. She is the eldest daughter of Tony-award winning producer, John Styles, Jr., and Bridget Styles. She has one younger brother, John Henry. Her interest in theater began at the age of four, after she saw '' The Phantom of the Opera'' in New York City, and her parents took her backstage; within weeks her parents had her enrolled at the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre in Houston, Texas. Styles graduated from Episcopal High School in 2010 and earned the headmaster's Head of School Award. In April 2010 Styles represented Texas and was a semi-finalist at the National Shakespeare Competition at the Lincoln Center in New York City. In June 2010, Styles was named a top three finalist for the

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(also known as the "Jimmy Awards") after earning the regional 2010 Tommy Tune award for best actress. She then attended the University of Michigan, earning a BFA in musical theatre in 2014.

Career

In 2003 Styles was cast as Louisa von Trapp in the national tour of '' The Sound of Music''. Later in 2006 Styles starred as The Rose in '' The Little Prince'' at the New York City Opera. In late May 2014, Styles was cast in the role of Katherine Plumber in Disney's first North American Tour of ''

''. She later left the tour along with co-star, Dan DeLuca, in 2015. In 2016, Styles appeared as Suz Miller in Jenny Rachel Weiner's ''Kingdom Come'' at Roundabout Underground’s Black Box Theatre. In 2017, she portrayed Princess Ann, opposite

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in the new musical, ''

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'', at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, California. Styles made her Broadway debut as Lois Lane/Bianca in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2019 revival of

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's musical comedy '' Kiss Me, Kate'' on March 14, 2019, starring opposite Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase, and Corbin Bleu. She currently has a recurring role on the NBC show, '' Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.''

Theatre credits

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Special honors and awards

* 2010 – Top 3 finalist for the National High School Musical Theatre Award

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Styles, Stephanie 1991 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Texas American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses Living people University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni Theatre World Award winners