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Stefanie Butler(I)

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Stefanie Butler
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Stefanie Butler is an actor known for USS Christmas (2020), The Legend of 5 Mile Cave (2019), Guest of Honor (2019), Stranger Things (2016), Car Dogs (2016), Zula the Infinite (2016), Followed (2015), I Remember You (2015), Mob City (2013), Rizzoli & Isles (2012), & Billy the Early Years (2008).

Stefanie is a storyteller in every sense of the word. She is a film and television actor, a stage actor, a proud member of SAG-AFTRA & AEA, a screenwriter, a children's book author, a director and a blogger. Stefanie cares about telling stories that deeply matter, with people that matter deeply and she loves collaborating with like-minded artists.

Stefanie was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised all over the country. She graduated from Pepperdine University in 2006, with a BA in Theater with an emphasis in acting. Immediately upon graduating, she began her film and television career. Her film debut was opposite Armie Hammer, Kristoffer Polaha and Martin Landau in the Billy Graham biopic, Billy: The Early Years, starring as Ruth Graham.

In 2016, Stefanie was thrilled to join the cast of the much anticipated Netflix series, Stranger Things, as Cynthia, the bubble gum chewing, ball-busting girlfriend of Lonnie, played by Ross Partridge. She has also guest starred on CSI:NY, Shark, Rizzoli & Isles and Frank Darabont's Mob City. Stefanie's commercial work is extensive and includes over forty national campaigns. Her most recent film work includes the independent films Car Dogs, starring George Lopez and Octavia Spencer, Same (which she wrote, co-directed, and starred in) and which won 2nd place for best short film at the Christian Worldview Film Festival, and Zula the Infinite, which was an official selection of the LA Shorts Fest and received the Award of Excellence at Indiefest Film Awards this past year (2018). Stefanie can next be seen in the upcoming pilot, Nisei, the short films Plus One, Deirfiúracha, Guest of Honor (which is entirely in German) and Long Roads. As well as the feature films, I'm Going to Graceland and The Legend of Five Mile Cave.

In addition to Butler's acting credits, she is a writer, director and filmmaker. The past few years she has written a number of short films, many features, currently has a pilot in the works, and is taking a crack at a stage play. Stefanie also hopes to publish a children's book series, "The Adventures of Tabby Abby", due sometime next year.

Her favorite genre is any period piece, with an accent, and a strong female protagonist, which means she would die to be on/write for Outlander, Vikings, or The Crown. Butler's first written feature, The Silent Queen, was completed in 2014 and is just that. It is a historical fiction depicting an Irish queen, kidnapped by Vikings, and forced into a seemingly impossible decision. It is loosely based on actual events from her Icelandic heritage.
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    Known for

    Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Cynthia
    Adam Baldwin and Jeremy Sumpter in The Legend of 5 Mile Cave (2019)
    The Legend of 5 Mile Cave
    6.2
    • Martha Lowry
    • 2019
    There Comes a Knocking (2019)
    There Comes a Knocking
    6.3
    Short
    • Emma
    • 2019
    Barbara Niven, Trevor Donovan, and Jen Lilley in Embarquement pour Noël (2020)
    Embarquement pour Noël
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Amelia
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Ramón Rodríguez in Will Trent (2023)
      Will Trent
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Sydney
      • 2025
    • Jaden Wolfe, Riley Blackburn, Aria Walters, and Micah Max Polaha in Right Here, Right Now (2024)
      Right Here, Right Now
      8.6
      • Mrs. Lin
      • 2024
    • Somewhere Between Expectation and Reality (2023)
      Somewhere Between Expectation and Reality
      Short
      • Helen
      • 2023
    • Rachel Schrey and Briana LaChelle Lantz in Kaziah (2022)
      Kaziah
      Short
      • Shuttle Pilot
      • 2022
    • Jolene (2021)
      Jolene
      Short
      • D
      • 2021
    • Barbara Niven, Trevor Donovan, and Jen Lilley in Embarquement pour Noël (2020)
      Embarquement pour Noël
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Amelia
      • 2020
    • Long Roads (2019)
      Long Roads
      Short
      • Natalie
      • 2019
    • There Comes a Knocking (2019)
      There Comes a Knocking
      6.3
      Short
      • Emma
      • 2019
    • Guest of Honor (2019)
      Guest of Honor
      7.5
      Short
      • Anna
      • 2019
    • Adam Baldwin and Jeremy Sumpter in The Legend of 5 Mile Cave (2019)
      The Legend of 5 Mile Cave
      6.2
      • Martha Lowry
      • 2019
    • Stefanie Butler and Cruz Contreras in The Black Lillies: Midnight Stranger (2018)
      The Black Lillies: Midnight Stranger
      Music Video
      • Woman
      • 2018
    • Same (2018)
      Same
      Short
      • Laura Stevens
      • 2018
    • Dan Tyminski in Dan Tyminski: Southern Gothic (2017)
      Dan Tyminski: Southern Gothic
      Music Video
      • Evil Female Twin
      • 2017
    • Jason Aldean: Any Ol' Barstool (2017)
      Jason Aldean: Any Ol' Barstool
      Music Video
      • Girlfriend
      • 2017
    • Interrogation (2016)
      Interrogation
      Short
      • Frankie Woods
      • 2016

    Writer



    • Angela DiMarco in A Chance Encounter (2023)
      A Chance Encounter
      Short
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Same (2018)
      Same
      Short
      • co-writer
      • 2018

    Director



    • Angela DiMarco in A Chance Encounter (2023)
      A Chance Encounter
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Rachel Schrey and Briana LaChelle Lantz in Kaziah (2022)
      Kaziah
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2022
    • Same (2018)
      Same
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2018

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos8

    Stefanie Butler 2025 Reel
    Demo Reel 4:04
    Stefanie Butler 2025 Reel
    A CHANCE ENCOUNTER Official Short Film
    Demo Reel 27:38
    A CHANCE ENCOUNTER Official Short Film
    A CHANCE ENCOUNTER Official Short Film
    Demo Reel 27:38
    A CHANCE ENCOUNTER Official Short Film
    A CHANCE ENCOUNTER Official Trailer
    Demo Reel 0:41
    A CHANCE ENCOUNTER Official Trailer
    SAME Official Short Film
    Demo Reel 3:07
    SAME Official Short Film
    GUEST OF HONOR Official Short Film
    Demo Reel 10:01
    GUEST OF HONOR Official Short Film
    Billy: The Early Years
    Trailer 2:00
    Billy: The Early Years

    Personal details

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      • Instagram
    • Alternative name
      • Stefanie Butler Smith
    • Height
      • 1.65 m
    • Born
      • February 9
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Spouse
      • Charles S. SmithDecember 2008 - December 2018 (divorced)
    • Parents
      • Brett M. Butler (baseball player)
    • Relatives
      • Abbi Butler(Sibling)

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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    • Trivia
      Her father is retired Major League Baseball player, Brett Butler. He played for 5 teams over his 17 year career including, the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians, the San Francisco Giants, the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1980-1997). Stefanie is writing his life story into a film and hopes to one day direct it.
    • Quotes
      My dad has always said, "Preparation meets opportunity. Your job is to do the hard work so that when the opportunity presents itself, you are prepared to take it head on," so that's what I try to do.
    • Nickname
      • Stef

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