Stephanie Folkins

Stephanie is a Toronto-based actor, singer, musician, and teacher. She was born in beautiful Sussex, New Brunswick, and will always be an East Coaster at heart. It was during her time at Sussex Regional High School that she was bitten by the insatiable theatre bug, in her very first role: Lily St. Regis in Annie.

After high school, she completed her theatre degree at Dalhousie University where she received the Andrew and David Stitt Memorial Award for promise and excellence.  She starred in several Dal productions, including The Laramie Project directed by Christian Barry and Firefly directed by Pamela Halstead.

Upon graduation, she again worked under the very talented Pamela Halstead’s direction at Ship’s Company Theatre in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, where she premiered the part of Melissa Abbot in Ivor Johnson’s Neighbours.  She then headed home to New Brunswick to join the Saint John Theatre Company, gaining further experience with brilliant directors like Graham Percy and Stephen Tobias.  She also toured for two seasons with Theatre New Brunswick’s Young Company, performing and teaching workshops across the province.

Following her second tour, Stephanie moved to Toronto, where she has studied with incredible voice/acting coaches at The Pro Actor’s Lab and Second City. She has appeared with several companies in the city, including Thought for Food Productions, Mysteriously Yours and most recently, Guild Festival Theatre in their world premiere of Chekhov’s Shorts.

Stephanie can be seen in several commercials and TV shows, including: Close Encounters, Paranormal Witness, Paranormal Survivor, Sin City ER, and as Brynn, wife of comedy legend Phil Hartman on Hollywood Homicide Uncovered.

Stephanie is thrilled to be working on a new feature film, directed by one of Canada’s comedy legends, David Merry. She is also working on completing her first children’s book and sharpening her skills with ukulele and piano.