Stephanie Bennett (actress)
Canadian actress (active 2010– )
Stephanie Bennett
Born Nationality Canadian Occupation Actress Years active 2010–present Spouse Sebastian Gacki (2022)[ 2]
Stephanie Bennett is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the film Leprechaun: Origins (2014) and the series Shadowhunters (2016–2017).
Career
Bennett portrayed Dee Taggart on the 2015 CBC spy drama The Romeo Section .[ 3] She also appeared in the 2015 Disney Channel television film Descendants as Snow White . Her other acting credits include the films Grave Encounters 2 [ 4] and Leprechaun: Origins ,[ 5] and appearances on television series Supernatural and iZombie . She appeared as Lydia Branwell in the Freeform fantasy television series Shadowhunters from 2016–2017.[ 6]
In September 2016, CBC announced it had commissioned a one-hour drama series that follows the star players of an under-21 soccer academy in Montreal , titled 21 Thunder , with Bennett cast as one of the three lead characters.[ 7] [ 8] The series premiered on July 31, 2017 in Canada to positive reviews.[ 9] [ 10] In 2017, Bennett played the role of Jenny in Season 2 of the Showcase/Netflix sci-fi series Travelers .
Filmography
Television roles
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011
Hiccups
Double Parked Woman
Episode: "Flirt Locker"
2013
Supernatural
Shelly
Episode: "Clip Show"
King & Maxwell
Angela Miller
Episode: "Stealing Secrets"
2014
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Abby Wheeler
Episode: "Dark of Night"
The Nine Lives of Christmas
Jaclyn
Television film
2015
Truth & Lies
Hannah
Television film; also known as Text to Kill
iZombie
Kimber Cooper
Episode: "Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat"
UnREAL
Pepper
Recurring role, 5 episodes
Descendants
Snow White
Television film
The Unauthorized Full House Story
Lori Loughlin
Television film[ 11] [ 12]
Stolen Dreams
Rebecca
Television film; U.S. cable TV title: Are You My Daughter?
The Romeo Section
Dee Taggart
Main role (season 1), 10 episodes (CBC)
2016–2017
Shadowhunters
Lydia Branwell
Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 9 episodes
2016
Motive
Miranda Hurst
Episode: "The Scorpion and the Frog"
2017
Lucifer
Muffy
Episode: "Mr. and Mrs. Mazikeen Smith"
21 Thunder
Christy Cook
Main role[ 8]
Travelers
Jenny
Recurring role (season 2), 4 episodes
2019
Project Blue Book
Leigh-Ann
Episode: "Lubbock Lights"
Valentine in the Vineyard
Shay Michaels
Television film (Hallmark)
2020
Lonestar Christmas
Erin
Television film (Hallmark)
2021
The Nine Kittens of Christmas
Jaclyn
Television film (Hallmark)
Secrets in the Wilderness
Lisa
Television film (LMN); originally titled Remote Danger
2022
Listen Out for Love
Peyton Pepper
Television film (UP tv)
Yellowstone Romance
Olivia
Television film (UP tv)
Christmas Class Reunion
Samantha
Television film (Hallmark)
2023
Wedding Season
Trish
Television film (Hallmark)
A Perfect Christmas Carol
TV film
Awards and nominations
References
^ "Stephanie Bennett – The Romeo Section" . CBC Television . Retrieved April 1, 2016 .
^ "Hallmark Couple Throws Weekend Wedding: 'Best Day of Our Lives' " . 12 June 2023.
^ Doyle, John (October 13, 2015). "John Doyle: The Romeo Section is a subtly sexy thriller for grown-ups" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved June 5, 2016 . In Vancouver, we meet Rufus (Juan Riedinger), who has his hands full with Dee (Stephanie Bennett, admirably going full throttle into a very meaty role)...
^ Harvey, Dennis (October 11, 2012). "Review: 'Grave Encounters 2' " . Variety . Retrieved June 5, 2016 . Finally he abandons his in-progress campus horror-movie shoot, dragging his star (Leanne Lapp), wise-guy producer/best friend (Dylan Playfair) and crew (Stephanie Bennett, Howard Lai) across the Canadian border to the purported site of earlier events — a shuttered mental hospital where rampant patient abuses were said to occur.
^ Scheck, Frank (August 26, 2014). " 'Leprechaun: Origins': Film Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 5, 2016 . The violent mayhem is strictly of the perfunctory variety, with the hapless victims getting picked off one by one until only one plucky survivor (Stephanie Bennett) remains.
^ Gie, Linda (August 8, 2015). "ABC Family's 'Shadowhunters' Casts Stephanie Bennett as Lydia Branwell (Exclusive)" . TheWrap . Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
^ Reid, Regan (September 26, 2016). "CBC commissions one-hour soccer drama" . Retrieved 2016-10-27 .
^ a b "CBC Commissions Soccer Drama 21 Thunder From PMA Productions And Generic Productions" (Press release). CBC. September 26, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016 – via CBC Media Centre.
^ "CBC-TV commissions new Montreal-set soccer drama '21 Thunder' " . Montreal Gazette . The Canadian Press. Retrieved October 27, 2016 .
^ "21 Thunder comes to CBC this Summer! - Blog - 21 Thunder" .
^ Petski, Denise (June 4, 2015). " 'Unauthorized Full House' Movie On Lifetime – First-Look Photos" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 5, 2016 .
^ Stedman, Alex (July 30, 2015). "Watch: First 'Unauthorized Full House Story' Clip Digs Up Drama" . Variety . Retrieved June 5, 2016 .
^ Caddell, Nathan (June 6, 2016). "The Devout sweeps the Leo Awards" . The Georgia Straight . Retrieved July 10, 2016 .
^ "2016 Winners by Name" . Leo Awards . Retrieved July 10, 2016 .
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