who’s steffie??

Steffie is an Asian American, born in Los Angeles, and raised between the LA and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

She can thank this multicultural upbringing for her Portuguese, Korean and Spanish language abilities. She grew up attending school in LA, but the rest of the years in Brazil with her grandparents where she learned about her Korean heritage while immersed in the South American culture.

Steffie has booked over 30 national campaigns for well-known brands.

Steffie comes from a real estate and modeling background with an as-of-yet-to-be-useful Bachelor of Arts in cognitive psychology from UC Irvine. Zot Zot!!

Steffie is adventurous and willing try anything at least once. Her high school quote still rings true: “We are all worms, but I do believe that I am a glow-worm.” - Winston Churchill

In her spare time, Steffie enjoys sampling all kinds of delicious foods. Her bestie calls her a “food connoisseur” — she will out eat your father.

She grew up watching Arrested Development, The Oblongs, Seinfeld, Curb your Enthusiasm, I Love Lucy, Mad TV, and Spongebob Squarepants. Some of her favorite movies include Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Fifth Element, Scarface, Moonrise Kingdom, and Hereditary.

Her acting goals include acting in a sci-fi and Tarantino film.

CURRENT:

She is currently living between East LA and Brooklyn, NY. She has proudly written her first comedy drama pilot about vampires and is currently writing a rom com short. She has studied improvisation at Uprights Citizen Brigade in LA. She is trained in method acting from Lee Strasburg Institute in Los Angeles. Her hobbies include creative directing shoots, tennis, and katana sword fighting. She’s also a struggling skateboarder.