Stefania Barr
Biography
Stefania Barr is an American actress and musician who sings, writes songs, and leads the indie-alternative rock band Shrink the Giant. Born in Salt Lake City, she began acting at eight with the Disney Channel movie Right on Track (2003), and she was noted for her maturity and strong work ethic on set. Roles in films such as The Last Sin Eater (2007) established her as a serious young actress. She became widely known for her part as Maysilee Donner in the fan film The Hunger Games: Second Quarter Quell. In 2010 she formed her first band, Metanoia, then joined Aaron Hurt to create Shrink the Giant, whose first album arrived in 2012 to strong reviews, including praise from SLUG Magazine. She wrote her first score for the short Life According to Penny and won a Filmed in Utah Award for it, and Shrink the Giant released a second album, Faceless, in 2014.
31years old
Turns 32 on December 4in 24 days
- Born Salt Lake City
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Stefania Noelle Barr
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 14 years2003 to 2017
Every film, newest first
- 2017Small Town CrimeIMDb rating 6.6
- 2007The Last Sin EaterIMDb rating 5.7
- 2006Return to HalloweentownIMDb rating 5.3
- 2003Right on TrackIMDb rating 6.1
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Big break
Stefania Barr won the lead role in The Doorstep after showing up as a walk-in at the last round of auditions. Producer Jason Nacey said that among other actors her age, she "stuck out like a sore thumb".
First role
Barr began her acting career in 2003 at age 8, appearing in the Disney Channel Original Movie Right on Track.
Beyond film
Barr formed her first indie-alternative rock band, Metanoia, in early 2010 at age 14 with two high school friends, singing lead vocals and playing lead guitar.
Behind the award
Barr won Best Original Score at the Filmed in Utah Awards for Life According To Penny after just one film festival screening, and was also nominated for Best Lead Actress.
Behind the camera
HarperCollins asked for Stefania by name to act in a trailer for Kat Zhang's novel What's Left of Me. When the trailer was released, Entertainment Weekly featured it exclusively.
Beyond film
In September 2012, Barr's band sent a song to Salt Lake City radio station X96 for its "Put Your Band Where Our Bash Is" competition. After an online round against twelve bands and a battle of the bands with the top five groups, they won.
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Worked with
Stefania Barr made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Robert Forster's page
Octavia Spencer's page
Clifton Collins Jr.'s page
John Hawkes's page
Anthony Anderson's page
Henry Thomas's page
Eshom NelmsDirector, 1 film, 2017
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Ian NelmsDirector, 1 film, 2017
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All films by David Jackson
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.