Stephanie was born in Dallas, Texas. At the age of 3, her family relocated to Abilene, Texas where Stephanie grew up. Stephanie had her first taste of acting in a lead role in fifth grade where she acted in the role of "Starr" in a school play. Stephanie went on to act and sing in school and community plays through high school and college. She graduated from McMurry University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Theatre. Since that time, Stephanie has appeared in several short and feature length student and independent films, commercials, and theatrical productions.