Introduction
Stefanie Noelle Scott (born December 6, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Scott is known for her roles as Lexi Reed on Disney Channel's A.N.T. Farm, Dana Tressler in the film Flipped, for which she won a 2011 Young Artist Award, and Quinn Brenner in the film Insidious: Chapter 3.
Early life
Scott was born in Chicago, Illinois. She has two older brothers named Troy and Trent. She lives in Indialantic, Florida and attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, before becoming home schooled in 2010.
Career
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, "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. In 2013 Scott was a guest star on the fifteenth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Clare Wilson. Scott also guest-starred on the Disney Channel show Jessie, as Maybelle. In 2014, Scott began to film four movies, Insidious: Chapter 3 (released in June 2015), Jem and the Holograms, Life at These Speeds, 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 First Light (2017), directed by Jason Stone.
Philanthropy
Scott sponsors girls through Shoeboxes for Haiti and is a cookie ambassador with the organization Cookies for Kids Cancer.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Beethoven's Big Break | Katie | |
| 2010 | Flipped | Dana Tressler | |
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Young Emma | |
| 2012 | Frenemies | Julianne | |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Moppet Girl | Voice role |
| 2014 | Red Zone | Caroline | |
| 2015 | Insidious: Chapter 3 | Quinn Brenner | |
| 2015 | Caught | Allie | |
| 2015 | Jem and the Holograms | Kimber Benton | |
| 2016 | I.T. | Kaitlyn Regan | |
| 2016 | Life at These Speeds | Ellie | |
| 2017 | Small Town Crime | Ivy | Post-production |
| 2017 | First Light | Alex | Post-Production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chuck | Young Sarah | "Chuck Versus the DeLorean" (Season 2, Episode 10) |
| 2009 | Special Agent Oso | Briana | Voice; "Goldfeather/Live and Let Ride" (Season 1, Episode 20) |
| 2009 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Britney Burke | "The Curious Case of Britney B" (Season 5, Episode 6) |
| 2010 | Funny in Farsi | Deborah "Debbie" Appleby | "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1) |
| 2010 | Sons of Tucson | Molly | "Kisses and Beads" (Season 1, Episode 10) |
| 2011–14 | A.N.T. Farm | Lexi Reed | Main role, 62 episodes |
| 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Clare Wilson | "Jersey Breakdown" (Season 15, Episode 12) "Gambler's Fallacy" (Season 15, Episode 17) |
| 2014 | Jessie | Maybelle | "Hoedown Showdown" (Season 3, Episode 9) |
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| New Girl in Town |
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Promotional singles
| Song | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Break the Floor" | 2008 | Non-album single |
| "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" | New Girl in Town | |
| "Girl I Used to Know" | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "FYI" | 2012 | |
| "I Don't Wanna Let You Go" | 2014 |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Pose" | 2012 | Carlon Jeffery | A.N.T. Farm |
| "Hit Me Up" | 2015 | Jem and the Holograms | Jem and the Holograms |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Girl I Used to Know" | 2011 | Chris Grieder | |
| "I Like That" | 2013 | Raul Gonzo | Before You Exit's music video; guest appearance |
| "Everything Has Changed" | Graham Fielder | ||
| "Girls Like Girls" | 2015 | Austin S. Winchell & Hayley Kiyoko | Hayley Kiyoko's music video; main role |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a DVD Film | Beethoven's Big Break | Nominated | |
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress | Chuck | ||||
| 2010 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | ||||
| 2011 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | Flipped | Won | ||
| 2012 | No Strings Attached | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress | A.N.T. Farm | Won |