Stefania LaVie Owen

Stefania LaVie Owen is a New Zealand-American actress. She portrayed Puddle Kadubic in the comedy television series Running Wilde and Dorrit Bradshaw in the teen drama television series The Carrie Diaries. She starred as Melanie in the film Paper Spiders, as Bear in the Netflix show Sweet Tooth, and as Nicole Chance in the Hulu original psychological thriller Chance. She earned a Children's and Family Emmy Award nomination for her role in the third season of Sweet Tooth.

Early life Owen was born in Miami, Florida, to an American mother and a New Zealand father. Her mother is of Cuban descent. Owen moved to New Zealand at age four, settling in Pauatahanui, a village north of the capital city Wellington.

Owen lives between New York City and Wellington. She attended Pauatahanui school, where she won the cup for performing arts, and which helped begin her career in acting. She also attended Chilton Saint James School, an all-girls private school, in Lower Hutt, Wellington. Her sisters Lolo and Carly accompanied her there, and she was involved in many school productions and dancing classes.

Career Owen made her acting debut in the 2009 Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones, playing Flora Hernandez. From 2010 to 2011, she played the character Puddle Kadubic in the Fox comedy series Running Wilde.

She had a role in the 2015 comedy horror film, Krampus, directed by Michael Dougherty. She also portrayed Deedee in the drama film Coming Through the Rye. She starred opposite Lili Taylor in the drama Paper Spiders. She also co-starred in Messiah as Rebecca in 2020.

Filmography + Film and television roles Year Title Role Notes 2009 Flora Hernandez Film 2010–2011 Running Wilde Puddle Kadubic Main role 2011 Home Game Charlotte Unsold television pilot 2013–2014 Dorrit Bradshaw Main role 2015 Krampus Beth Engel Film 2015 Coming Through the Rye Deedee Film 2016 All We Had Ruthie Carmichael Film 2016–2017 Chance Nicole Chance Main role 2018 I'm Dying Up Here Amanda "Mandy" Robbins Recurring role 2019 The Cat and the Moon Eliza Film 2019 The Beach Bum Heather Film 2020 Messiah Rebecca Iguero Main cast 2020 The Wilds Becca Gilroy Episode: "Day Sixteen" 2021 Paper Spiders Melanie Film 2021–2024 Sweet Tooth Bear Main role 2022 Don't Make Me Go Sandra

Awards and nominations Year Organisation Category Project Result Ref. 2025 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Sweet Tooth