Stefanie Noelle Scott (born December 6, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Scott began acting with the comedy film Beethoven's Big Break (2008), and thereafter released her debut extended play New Girl in Town (2009). This was followed by a supporting role in the romance film Flipped (2010), which won her a Young Artist Award. She played the role of Lexi Reed on Disney Channel's A.N.T. Farm (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 animated film Wreck-It Ralph (2012), for which she won a BTVA Award. She then played the leading role of Quinn Brenner in the horror film Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)—her highest-grossing film—and co-starred in the musical film 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 neo-noir Small Town Crime (2017), the biopic Beautiful Boy (2018), the high-school drama Good Girls Get High (2018). the thriller Mary (2019) and The Girl in the Woods (2021).
Early life Stefanie Noelle Scott was born on December 6, 1996 in Chicago, Illinois to Diane (née Kipta) and Paul Scott. She has two older brothers. Scott is of English, Irish, Austrian, Czech, Belarusian, and Swedish descent. She lived in Indialantic, Florida and attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, before becoming home schooled in 2010.
Career
2008–2012: Early work and Disney stardom
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 Rob Reiner 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 Special Agent Oso premiering in April 2009 on Disney Channel. Scott had a guest-starring role in the Fox series Sons of Tucson as well as on NBC series Chuck playing the 12-year-old Sarah Walker. Scott released her second song entitled, "Shoulda Woulda Coulda".
In 2011, she starred in the Disney Channel Original Series A.N.T. Farm 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, "The 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 Orlando based band Before You Exit 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 Wreck-It Ralph. 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, 1 Mile to You, and Caught. 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 Pierce Brosnan and Anna Friel, 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 Carrie in the Crypt TV supernatural drama series The Girl in the Woods.
Scott starred alongside Isabelle Fuhrman in the 2021 folk horror film The Last Thing Mary Saw directed by Edoardo Vitaletti.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Beethoven's Big Break Katie 2010 Flipped Dana Tressler 2011 No Strings Attached Young Emma Kurtzman 2012 Wreck-It Ralph Moppet Girl (voice) 2012Frenemies Julianne Bryan Disney Channel Original Movie 2014 Red Zone Caroline 2015 Insidious: Chapter 3 Quinn Brenner Caught Allie Jem and the Holograms Kimber Benton 2016 I.T. Kaitlyn Regan 2017 1 Mile to You Ellie Butterbit Small Town Crime Ivy Oarblocker 2018 Insidious: The Last Key Quinn Brenner At First Light Alex Lainey Beautiful Boy Julia Spare Room Hannah Good Girls Get High Danielle 2019 Mary Lindsey 2021 The Last Thing Mary Saw Mary 2026 Girls Like Girls As screenwriter Isabel "Izzy" Grant pre-production Dawn Ferguson
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Chuck Young Sarah Walker Episode: "Chuck Versus the DeLorean" 2009 Special Agent Oso Emma (voice) Episode: "Live and Let Ride" The New Adventures of Old Christine Britney Burke Episode: "The Curious Case of Britney B" 2010 Funny in Farsi Deborah "Debbie" Appleby Episode: "Pilot" Sons of Tucson Molly Episode: "Kisses and Beads" 2011–2014 A.N.T. Farm Lexi Reed Main role 2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Clare Wilson 2 episodes 2014 Jessie Maybelle Episode: "Hoedown Showdown"2021Girl in the BasementSarah CodyTelevision film The Girl in the Woods Carrie Main role 2022 Alaska Daily Erica Block Episode: "The Weekend"
Podcasts +YearTitleRole Notes 2023 Academy Amber 8 episodes
Music videos YearTitleArtist(s)Role2011"Dynamite"China Anne McClainJudge2013"I Like That"Before You ExitHerself2015"Girls Like Girls"Hayley KiyokoColey
Discography Extended plays + List of EPs Title EP details New Girl in Town Release: June 8, 2009 Formats: Digital download Label: Independent
Promotional singles Year Album "Break the Floor" 2008 "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" New Girl in Town "The Girl I Used to Know" 2011rowspan="5" "FYI" 2012 "Everything Has Changed"(featuring Spencer Sutherland) 2013 "I Don't Wanna Let You Go" 2014 "Wherever I May Go"(with Jack Etheridge) 2021
Other appearances Title Year Other artist Album "Pose" 2012 Carlon Jeffery A.N.T. Farm "Youngblood" 2015 Hilary Duff and Aubrey Peeples Jem and the Holograms "Hit Me Up" "We Got Heart" Aubrey Peeples, Aurora Perrineau and Ryan Guzman "Youngblood" Aubrey Peeples "I'm Still Here" Aubrey Peeples and Aurora Perrineau
Music videos Title Year Director Note "Girl I Used to Know" 2011 Chris Grieder "Everything Has Changed"2013 Graham Fielder
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryWorkResultYoung Artist Award2009Best Performance in a DVD FilmBeethoven's Big Break Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young ActressChuck 2010Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress The New Adventures of Old Christine 2011 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young ActressFlipped2012Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young ActressNo Strings AttachedBest Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young ActressA.N.T. FarmBehind the Voice Actors Awards 2013Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature FilmWreck-It Ralph
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