Stephanie St. James
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Stephanie St. James is an American born Actress, Singer, and Advocate for the disease Endometriosis. Born in Miami, Florida to immigrant parents on August 20, 1974 as Stephanie Sarit Smith. Her mother a Russian born of Jewish descent is the daughter of a Holocaust Survivor and her father a Guyanese born both met in Jerusalem, Israel. Stephanie St. James grew up in Northern California where she began her career in the theater at a very young age. She has been seen internationally in such productions as Oprah Winfrey presents "The Color Purple (musical)
", for which she was nominated in 2008 for an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Supporting Female - Equity for her role as "Squeak". Stephanie received the 2010 San Francisco Broadway World Fan Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Mimi in Rent at 6th Street Playhouse in Northern California. Stephanie was also honored with the 2011 FREC Award by The Film Recording Entertainment Council in 2011 for Acting Coach of South Florida. Stephanie St. James began her career after studying in New York City at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where she landed her first role in the European Tour of "Fame" the musical in her last semester of school. She later went on to originate the role of Rusty in the first national tour of "Footloose" the musical. She was seen by United States President Barack Obama at the Cadillac Palace Theater in her performance of "The Color Purple (musical)
" in Chicago. Also a recording artist her cover tune of ABBA's "Money, Money, Money
" and John Denver's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" are popular singles worldwide from her debut independent releases "The St. James Experience" and "What did I do?". After suffering for over a decade with the painful symptoms of Endometriosis she was officially diagnosed with the disease in 2005. She is now an advocate for woman suffering with Endometriosis worldwide.
Stephanie St. James married the son of Argentine Jewish/Yiddish Theater Actor Jackie Jacob in 2010. Her Acting Studio "The St. James Acting Studio" opened it's doors in Miami, Florida in the fall of 2010 and offers training in Film, TV, Commercials, Musical Theater and Voice-Overs.
The Color Purple (musical)
The Color Purple is a Broadway musical based upon the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker. It features music and lyrics written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, with a book by Marsha Norman. It ran on Broadway in 2005 and has been touring throughout the US...
", for which she was nominated in 2008 for an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Supporting Female - Equity for her role as "Squeak". Stephanie received the 2010 San Francisco Broadway World Fan Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Mimi in Rent at 6th Street Playhouse in Northern California. Stephanie was also honored with the 2011 FREC Award by The Film Recording Entertainment Council in 2011 for Acting Coach of South Florida. Stephanie St. James began her career after studying in New York City at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where she landed her first role in the European Tour of "Fame" the musical in her last semester of school. She later went on to originate the role of Rusty in the first national tour of "Footloose" the musical. She was seen by United States President Barack Obama at the Cadillac Palace Theater in her performance of "The Color Purple (musical)
The Color Purple (musical)
The Color Purple is a Broadway musical based upon the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker. It features music and lyrics written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, with a book by Marsha Norman. It ran on Broadway in 2005 and has been touring throughout the US...
" in Chicago. Also a recording artist her cover tune of ABBA's "Money, Money, Money
Money, Money, Money
"Money, Money, Money", originally "Gypsy Girl", is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song, like most ABBA songs, was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It was released as a single on November 1, 1976, as the follow-up single to "Dancing Queen, both from the album Arrival...
" and John Denver's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" are popular singles worldwide from her debut independent releases "The St. James Experience" and "What did I do?". After suffering for over a decade with the painful symptoms of Endometriosis she was officially diagnosed with the disease in 2005. She is now an advocate for woman suffering with Endometriosis worldwide.
Stephanie St. James married the son of Argentine Jewish/Yiddish Theater Actor Jackie Jacob in 2010. Her Acting Studio "The St. James Acting Studio" opened it's doors in Miami, Florida in the fall of 2010 and offers training in Film, TV, Commercials, Musical Theater and Voice-Overs.