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Biography
Steph was born in the very small town of Alliance, Ohio. She had a
very unusual childhood. Well, maybe to some. She was always
fascinated with horror. She was watching horror films at age four,
both classic and new at the time. So growing up, she loved the
B-movie/horror genre. Steph had always dreamed of becoming an
actress and doing horror films. But being in Ohio there never
seemed to be a chance of that happening. So she decided to become a
Veterinarian. At the age of fourteen, in 1986, she moved to
California! This is where she started to make her dream of becoming
an actress a reality and started to do something about it. Steph
attended high school in Oxnard, was in the "Who's Who of American
High School Students" for two years in a row, and graduated with
high honors. In high school, she began to take drama classes and in
college, she majored in Dramatic Arts. After graduation, she took
some professional classes to perfect her craft. She did the whole
bit...cold reading, scene study, etc. However, she soon began to
realize that until she would move to Los Angeles, things were just
not going to happen! So in 1992, Steph moved to LA. She then
studied many different techniques with several different coaches,
and in 1995, she landed her first role in a film titled
_Unnaturally Born Killers (1996)_ (qv). She played the part of
Jennifer Cartwright and it was there that her status began as a
"Scream Queen". From 1995 to 1996, she worked in some music videos,
including Joykiller's Go Bang and Prime Evil's Ghastly Beast. After
that, she returned to films such as Teen Witches and Monopoly.
Steph also did two NBC movies, _Shattered Mind (1996) (TV)_ (qv)
starring 'Heather Locklear' (qv) and Through The Looking Glass.
When not working on movies, she worked in some commercials. The end
of 1996 to the present has been her busiest time ever! She filmed
_Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh (1996)_ (qv) in which she played
Detective Lutz. She also shot a video for Penthouse magazine
entitled The Penthouse Variety Show. In the fall, she began
shooting _Zombie Ninja Gangbangers (1997) (V)_ (qv). In 1997, she
did a film for Showtime titled A Mid Cyber's Night Dream where she
played a Swedish maid. Even though this film and the films for NBC
and the music videos took her away from the Scream Queen title, she
was brought back through 'Witchcraft' and 'Zombie Ninja' and othere
to follow. In the late summer of 1997, Steph flew to Minneapolis to
shoot three films for Nightmare Productions. They were Twilight
(1998)_ (qv), _Tales from the Cannibal Side (1998) (V)_ (qv) and a
cameo in _Dying to Meet You (1997)_ (qv). Then, in October, she
flew to London to reprise her role as Detective Lutz in _Witchcraft
X: Mistress of the Craft (1998)_ (qv). In October of 1998, she
played a female Terminator in _Passion to Kill, A (1999)_ (qv). In
February of the following year, she flew to the windy city,
Chicago, to shoot _Headcrusher (1999)_ (qv) and back to Los Angeles
where she filmed _Eyes of the Werewolf (1999) (V)_ (qv), which was
in 3-D. In May, she was back once again as Detective Lutz in
_Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood (2000)_ (qv). In August, Steph
filmed _V-World Matrix (1999)_ (qv), yet another 3-D film. In
October, she flew to Oregon to shoot _Evilmaker, The (2000) (V)_
(qv). She also began writing a monthly column for a magazine
titled, "Autograph News Magazine". Steph wrote articles on several
directors, producers, and actors as well as her Q&A column. She now
produces and directs her own films. All types from low budget "B"
films to "A" list productions. Her first film she is producing is
_Bagman, The (2002) (V)_ (qv). In October of 2000, she was the lead
in _Passion, A (2001) (TV)_ (qv) for USA Network. 2001 has been a
very busy year for Steph. In March, she flew up to Oakland,
California, to shoot the science fiction comedy, _Bikini Planet
(2002) (V)_ (qv).
Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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