Stacey Farber
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Stacey Anne Farber is a Canadian actress who is best known for playing Eleanor "Ellie" Nash in seasons 2
through 7
of the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
.
In May 2008, she completed a web internship in New York City for Teen Vogue
online. From 2010–2011, she starred in the CBC
series 18 to Life
with fellow Canadian Michael Seater
of Life with Derek
.
and cutting, while dealing with an alcoholic mother. Stacey started off as a recurring character in the show's second season, but was promoted to a regular role in the third season and continued until the end of season seven.
In addition to playing Ellie in Degrassi, Farber also appeared in the 2001 Canadian short film Bagatelle. She played Young Kathryn in the 2002 crime film, Narc
, she guest starred as Lacy Sanders on an episode of the television drama Doc
, and guest hosted the 2004-05 season finale
of The N's Best Friend's Date. She also plays Mary in the animated
science fiction
series Dark Oracle
. As well, she appeared as herself in Instant Star
and in 2006 she had a mini-series on The N's The Click titled Stacey's NYC 101. In addition to her screen work, Farber has appeared in various stage productions.
Farber was also one of the last three actresses auditioning for the self-titled role in Juno
, which Ellen Page
eventually landed. Coincidentally, Daniel Clark
, who acted as her onscreen love interest for two seasons of Degrassi, originally auditioned for the role of Bleeker, Juno
s love interest. The role eventually went to Michael Cera
, while Clark landed a smaller role as jock Steve Rendazo.
From 2010–2011, she starred in 18 to Life
, alongside Michael Seater
.
of Jewish heritage. She graduated in 2005 from the all-girls private school, Branksome Hall
. She completed her first year of university at York University
in Toronto, Canada. She currently attends The New School
university's Eugene Lang College in New York, and was an intern at Teen Vogue
She finished her internship in May 2008. Her last Intern Blog entry was made on May 8, 2008.
She is close friends with co-star Lauren Collins
from Degrassi. In reality the two shared a condo with Adamo Ruggiero
, as they did in the series Degrassi.
- Young Kathryn (2002) Doc
- Lacy Sanders (2004) Dark Oracle
- Mary (2004) King of Sorrow - Des (2006) Orpheus - Patty (2006) Booky Makes Her Mark - Audrey (2006) Rewind - Georgina Beckett (2008) Degrassi: The Next Generation
– Ellie Nash (2002–2008)
– Ellie Nash (2009)18 to Life
– Jessie Hill (2010)
Flashpoint
- Tracey, in Episode 301 'Unconditional Love'
Made... The Movie - Emerson (2010)
Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 2)
The second season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 29 September 2002, concluded on 23 February 2003 and contains twenty-two episodes. Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series...
through 7
Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 7)
The seventh season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 14 January 2008, concluded on 23 June 2008, and consists of twenty-four episodes. Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series...
of the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
.
In May 2008, she completed a web internship in New York City for Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue magazine began as a version of Vogue magazine for teenage girls. This US magazine focuses on fashion and celebrities and offers information about the latest entertainment and feature stories on current issues and events.- Description :...
online. From 2010–2011, she starred in the CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
series 18 to Life
18 to Life
18 to Life is a Canadian television sitcom that debuted on January 4, 2010 on CBC Television. The series is shown in Quebec on Vrak.TV with the title Majeurs et mariés.-Synopsis:...
with fellow Canadian Michael Seater
Michael Seater
Michael Bruce Patrick Seater is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Derek Venturi on Life with Derek and for his role as Tom Bellow in 18 to Life.-Biography:Seater was born in Toronto, Ontario...
of Life with Derek
Life with Derek
Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005 and ran for four seasons ending on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the...
.
Acting career
In her role as Ellie Nash on Degrassi: The Next Generation, she plays a troubled young girl who has problems with depressionClinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
and cutting, while dealing with an alcoholic mother. Stacey started off as a recurring character in the show's second season, but was promoted to a regular role in the third season and continued until the end of season seven.
In addition to playing Ellie in Degrassi, Farber also appeared in the 2001 Canadian short film Bagatelle. She played Young Kathryn in the 2002 crime film, Narc
Narc (film)
Narc is a 2002 crime film about corrupt police involved in the illegal drug trade. It was released to critical acclaim and moderate commercial success. It was written and directed by Joe Carnahan. The plot revolves around the efforts of two police detectives as they search for the murderer of an...
, she guest starred as Lacy Sanders on an episode of the television drama Doc
Doc (TV series)
Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX...
, and guest hosted the 2004-05 season finale
Season finale
A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program...
of The N's Best Friend's Date. She also plays Mary in the animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
series Dark Oracle
Dark Oracle
Dark Oracle is a Canadian produced TV series that premiered in 2004 on the popular Canadian channel YTV. It was created by Jana Sinyor , and co-developed by Heather Conkie...
. As well, she appeared as herself in Instant Star
Instant Star
Instant Star was a Canadian television program which aired from September 2004 to June 2008. The series starred Alexz Johnson as adolescent music competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experience in the recording industry whilst focusing upon character development.Linda...
and in 2006 she had a mini-series on The N's The Click titled Stacey's NYC 101. In addition to her screen work, Farber has appeared in various stage productions.
Farber was also one of the last three actresses auditioning for the self-titled role in Juno
Juno (film)
Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J. K....
, which Ellen Page
Ellen Page
Ellen Philpotts-Page , known professionally as Ellen Page, is a Canadian actress. Page received both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her role as the title character in the film Juno...
eventually landed. Coincidentally, Daniel Clark
Daniel Clark (actor)
Daniel Allen Clark is a American-Canadian actor and singer. Clark is best known for his role as Sean Cameron on Degrassi: The Next Generation and as Steve Rendazo on the movie Juno.-Personal life:...
, who acted as her onscreen love interest for two seasons of Degrassi, originally auditioned for the role of Bleeker, Juno
Juno (film)
Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J. K....
s love interest. The role eventually went to Michael Cera
Michael Cera
Michael Austin Cera is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in Arrested Development, Youth in Revolt, Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Juno. Cera received the 2008 Canadian Comedy Award for best male performance for his work in Superbad.-Early...
, while Clark landed a smaller role as jock Steve Rendazo.
From 2010–2011, she starred in 18 to Life
18 to Life
18 to Life is a Canadian television sitcom that debuted on January 4, 2010 on CBC Television. The series is shown in Quebec on Vrak.TV with the title Majeurs et mariés.-Synopsis:...
, alongside Michael Seater
Michael Seater
Michael Bruce Patrick Seater is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Derek Venturi on Life with Derek and for his role as Tom Bellow in 18 to Life.-Biography:Seater was born in Toronto, Ontario...
.
Personal life
Farber was born in Toronto, OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
of Jewish heritage. She graduated in 2005 from the all-girls private school, Branksome Hall
Branksome Hall
Branksome Hall is an independent girls' school for day and boarding students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12. Founded in 1903, the school is located on a 13-acre campus in in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Campus buildings include several heritage structures and some modern buildings, all linked by...
. She completed her first year of university at York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in Toronto, Canada. She currently attends The New School
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
university's Eugene Lang College in New York, and was an intern at Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue magazine began as a version of Vogue magazine for teenage girls. This US magazine focuses on fashion and celebrities and offers information about the latest entertainment and feature stories on current issues and events.- Description :...
She finished her internship in May 2008. Her last Intern Blog entry was made on May 8, 2008.
She is close friends with co-star Lauren Collins
Lauren Collins
Lauren Felice Collins is a Canadian actress that is perhaps best known for portraying Paige Michalchuk on Degrassi: The Next Generation.-Life and career:...
from Degrassi. In reality the two shared a condo with Adamo Ruggiero
Adamo Ruggiero
Adamo Angelo Ruggiero is an Italian-Canadian actor best known for his role of Marco Del Rossi in Degrassi: The Next Generation.-Career:...
, as they did in the series Degrassi.
Filmography
Narc (film)
Narc is a 2002 crime film about corrupt police involved in the illegal drug trade. It was released to critical acclaim and moderate commercial success. It was written and directed by Joe Carnahan. The plot revolves around the efforts of two police detectives as they search for the murderer of an...
- Young Kathryn (2002) Doc
Doc (TV series)
Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX...
- Lacy Sanders (2004) Dark Oracle
Dark Oracle
Dark Oracle is a Canadian produced TV series that premiered in 2004 on the popular Canadian channel YTV. It was created by Jana Sinyor , and co-developed by Heather Conkie...
- Mary (2004) King of Sorrow - Des (2006) Orpheus - Patty (2006) Booky Makes Her Mark - Audrey (2006) Rewind - Georgina Beckett (2008) Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
– Ellie Nash (2002–2008)
- Season 2 – Supporting Role (2002–2003)
- Season's 3–7 – Regular Role (2003–2008)
Degrassi Goes Hollywood
Paradise City: Degrassi Goes Hollywood is a 2009 Canadian film adaptation of the popular, long-running teenage drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. The movie premiered in the United States on The N on 14 August 2009, and in Canada on CTV on 30 August 2009. It was directed by veteran Degrassi...
– Ellie Nash (2009)
18 to Life
18 to Life is a Canadian television sitcom that debuted on January 4, 2010 on CBC Television. The series is shown in Quebec on Vrak.TV with the title Majeurs et mariés.-Synopsis:...
– Jessie Hill (2010)
Flashpoint (TV series)
Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States...
- Tracey, in Episode 301 'Unconditional Love'