Stephanie Panozzo
Stephanie Panozzo | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | Home and Away |
Stephanie Panozzo is an Australian actress, best known for playing Eden Fowler in the television soap opera Home and Away since July 2022.
Career
[edit]Panozzo attended drama school in Melbourne and in her final year was cast in Channel Nine's Hyde & Seek Playing a minor role of the character Angela Petrides - the show also stars Deborah-Lee Furness, Matt Nable and Zoe Ventoura, which started her acting career.[1] She also graduated from The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2015 where she studied acting. She has since worked across Stage, TV and Film. After Hyde and Seek, she went into being in The Newsreader (2021–), My Life is Murder (2019), Spongo, Fuzz & Jalapena (2019). The actress starred in Josh Todaro's 2021 Button Man, a short film.
On 29 June 2022, Panozzo's casting details were announced in which she would star and join the cast of the Australian soap opera Home and Away along with three other new cast members after multiple departures. It was confirmed she would play the role of Eden Fowler and would be in the band Lyrik. It was also made known that her character already knows some people in Summer Bay, e.g., Cash Newman, played by Nicholas Cartwright, as they dated before both of their arrivals. She made her first appearance on 4 July 2022. Her character has been involved in many storylines since her arrival such as her relationship with Cash, clashing with an old friend of best friend Remi Carter's, Mercedes Da Silva, and being involved in three near-death experiences.[2][3] In late 2023 her brother, Levi Fowler, arrived in the bay as Eden's estranged older brother, played by Tristan Gorey.[4]
In Winter 2024, Eden said goodbye to her best friend (and Cash’s sister), Felicity Newman (played by Jacqui Purvis) after a sudden brain aneurysm.[5] Around the same time as Felicity's death, her sister Abigail also arrived, played by Hailey Pinto.[6] Most recently, she rekindled her relationship with Cash Newman and are set to get married.
Personal life
[edit]Panozzo has been in a relationship with cook Josh Kelly since at least 2017. She said that their long-distance relationship was a challenge, as Kelly lives in Melbourne.[7]
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Life in a Library | Suka | Short film |
| 2015 | Godot's Clinic | Nurse Mizzi | Short film |
| 2016 | Hyde and Seek | Angela Petrides | Season 1 (recurring role, 6 episodes) |
| 2019 | My Life is Murder | Hannah | Season 1, Episode 7 (guest role) |
| 2019 | Spongo, Fuzz & Jalapeña | Jalapeña / Sky | 26 episodes |
| 2020 | Hell Patrol | Dahila | TV film |
| 2021 | The Newsreader | Jenny | Season 1, Episode 4 (guest role) |
| 2021 | Button Man | Jade | Short film |
| 2022– | Home and Away | Eden Fowler | Series Regular (320+ episodes) |
| TBA | Armstrong | Ellie | Short film |
References
[edit]- ^ Staff Writer (14 April 2016). "Matt Nable leads cast of Nine-Matchbox crime series Hyde and Seek".
- ^ Patterson, Stephen (13 March 2023). "Does Eden die in Home and Away? Aftermath of horror car crash".
- ^ Ellis, Sarah (1 March 2024). "EXCLUSIVE! "Eden thinks she's going to die!" says Home and Away star Stephanie Panozzo…".
- ^ Jenkins, Chris (29 October 2023). "Home and Away welcomes new character Dr Levi Fowler". Back to the Bay.
- ^ https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2024/08/19/felicity-newman-leaves-home-and-away-as-final-scenes-air/
- ^ https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2024/07/24/home-and-away-confirms-arrival-of-eden-and-levis-sister/
- ^ "Home and Away star opens up over real-life relationship". Digital Spy. 23 May 2024.