Annabelle Stephenson

Annabelle Stephenson (born 12 April 1988) is an English-born Australian actress. She began her career playing Miriam Kent in H2O: Just Add Water. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Stephenson moved to Los Angeles, where she filmed a pilot for MTV. She gained wider recognition as Sara Munello in Revenge (2013–2014) and Laura Maney in the Netflix series Tidelands. Stephenson's film roles include Rehearsal, Escape Room (2017), and Pray for Rain (2017). Stephenson joined the cast of television soap opera Home and Away as Taylor Rosetta in 2020.

Early life Stephenson was born in London, England. She moved to Australia with her parents and brother when she was a young child, and grew up in the Queensland suburbs of Mudgeeraba and Burleigh. Stephenson took an interest in the performing arts from a young age, recalling "I have always been drawn to the creative arts. When I was little, I loved getting involved in school plays, dancing, painting and music." At 15, Stephenson realised she wanted to pursue acting. After securing an agent, she appeared in an advertisement for The Courier-Mail. Stephenson went on to study at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and moved to Los Angeles after graduating. Iungerich later left the project and Stephenson was released by the network. A week later it was confirmed that MTV had decided not to pick the series up.

Stephenson appeared in the television drama Revenge from 2013 to 2014 as Sara Munello, the former girlfriend of main character Daniel Grayson (Josh Bowman). Stephenson believed the role was "meant to be" as the casting director Tom McSweeney originally cast her in H2O: Just Add Water. The actress read for the part shortly after returning to Australia from Italy. She relocated to Sydney for filming the same week she was cast. Stephenson was reunited with her childhood friend Tim Franklin, who plays Taylor's love interest Colby Thorne. The pair had not worked together before, and Stephenson told Kerry Harvey of Stuff.co.nz that they had often joked about how funny it would be if they became romantically involved on-screen. Stephenson appears in the 2022 Australian comedy television show Rock Island Mysteries.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2006 Mortified Saint Joan Episode: "Being Me"; as Annabelle Stevenson 2006 H2O: Just Add Water Miriam Kent Recurring role 2011 Rescue: Special Ops Freya Morley Recurring role; as Annabelle Stevenson 2013 Reef Doctors Sarah Episode: "1.2" 2013 Hot Mess Amanda Television film 2013–2014 Revenge Sara Munello Recurring role 2015 Point of Honor Kate Rhodes Television film 2015 Rehearsal Celia Feature film 2017 Escape Room Natasha Feature film; also associate producer 2017 Pray for Rain Emma Gardner Feature film 2018 Tidelands Laura Maney Recurring role 2020 The End Janice Hopper Recurring role 2020 Home and Away Taylor Rosetta Recurring role 2021 Australia's Sexiest Tradie Summer 2022 Rock Island Mysteries Racquel Newman 2024 Life After Fighting Julie Creylan

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