Stephanie Ruiz(III)
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Stephanie is a first generation Colombian/Puerto Rican who moved to NYC from Boston, MA to study at the "New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts". Although her passion is acting, she found an interest for taking the lead in story telling and started creating her own films. Most of her films, were based on experiences and pieces of her personal life that influenced the story she wanted to tell. Stephanie most recently won "Best Performance" in the Astoria Film Festival and "Overall Excellence" in the Hispanic International Film Festival. Along with her wins, nominated 4 times, and selected over 15 times for her short, "Hope You Feel Better". Most recently she has won best short horror for directing, "Nose Goes" in the Santa Barbara International Movie Awards, La Indies, Jersey Shore Film Festival. She then went on to direct her proof of concept "Happy Anniversary" in preparation for her first feature film.