Sarah Stouffer Explained

Sarah Stouffer
Birth Name:Sarah Stouffer
Birth Date:July 26, 1986
Birth Place:Vacaville, California, U.S
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2009–present

Sarah Stouffer (born July 26, 1986) is an American actress best known for her lead role in the independent coming-of-age 2010 film Bloomington, in which she played the undergraduate Jackie Kirk who becomes romantically involved with psychology professor Catherine Stark (Allison McAtee).[1]

Early life

Stouffer is originally from Vacaville, California,[2] where she performed in musical theatre growing up.[3] She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 19, working in a fondue restaurant until her acting career took off.

Education

Stouffer was home schooled. She studied and performed with the Solano Youth Theatre.[4]

Career

With largely theatre work under her belt, and no film experience, Stouffer was cast in the lead role of Jackie Kirk in the 2010 film Bloomington, written and directed by Fernanda Cardoso. She later joked that being booked for the role was "beginner's luck". Producer Jason Shumway admitted that he initially had doubts about her playing the role as she looked so young to be dating a lecturer. "It does make it a little more controversial, I think," he added.[5] Bloomington toured the lesbian and gay film festival circuit and Stouffer won the Outstanding Emerging Talent Award in the 2011 FilmOut Programming Awards.[6] Guest roles on established television series, including Bones[7] and Criminal Minds, followed. She also landed more film roles, including the comedy-horror Chastity Bites and the television movie A Cinderella Christmas. In 2015, she played a recurring role, as Tess Ritter, in the ABC series Switched at Birth. Four years later, she had a lead role in the 2019 short Suicide Date, directed by Doug Hurley, which won Audience Award Overall Fest and Audience Award Fusion Shorts at Dances With Films in Los Angeles.[8]

In 2018, Stouffer began creating her own content and has a series of comedy sketches on . Three years later, she co-created the mockumentary-style web series Grey Area with Asaad Salleh, directed by Evan Moore, which is hosted on . Stouffer is a co-writer and producer of Grey Area and plays the part of Kate. In June 2021 she was reunited with Bloomington co-star Allison McAtee who guest starred in two episodes of Grey Area. The pair’s shared scenes made tongue-in-cheek references to Bloomington.[9] [10]

In 2021 she wrote, directed and starred in the short What About Us?.

Stouffer also works with video production company Who Shoots Your Films? as a producer and director.[11]

Personal life

Stouffer lives in Los Angeles with the rapper, actor, writer and director, Asaad Salleh, also known as Emerson Kennedy.[12]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Bloomington Jackie Kirk
2012 A Day Away Girl Short
2013 Chastity Bites Britney
Stay in the Car Megan Short
Spanners Phoe
Mourning Glory Jessica (Best Friend 2) Short
2014 Devil Dog Party Girl Short
2016 A Cinderella Christmas Candace Karilla Television movie
2017 Afterburn / Aftershock Stacy Williams
Consent Erin Rodocker Short
2019 Suicide Date Andrea Short
2021 What About Us? Sarah Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Slacker PI Amanda Episode: The Race Card
2012 Workaholics KimEpisode: Flashback in a Day
LadyPantz Presents Rain
2013 The New Normal Sienna Episode: Stay at Home Dad
Betas Melissa Pilot
Bones Alison Taylor / Anna Samuels Episode: The Secret in the Siege
2014 Criminal Minds Tabitha Ryerson Episode: Angels
2015 Switched at Birth Tess RitterRecurring role
2021 NCIS Hanna Devereaux Episode: Misconduct

Other work

Notes and References

  1. News: Jennifer. In the 'Bloomington' Stacks. February 28, 2022. Reel Librarians. April 24, 2013.
  2. Smith. Skylar V. 23 February 2022 . LA Year One Sarah Stouffer. interview . English. February 27, 2022.
  3. Web site: Morrell. McKenzie. Chastity Bites and so does Valentine’s Day: Interview with horror-comedy star Sarah Stouffer. February 27, 2022. No White Noise. February 14, 2014.
  4. News: Sumner-Moore. Sue. Benicia Magazine Interview. February 25, 2022. Benicia Magazine. July 27, 2010.
  5. Cardoso, Fernanda; Shumway, Jason; Stouffer, Sarah; Feucht, George (contributors); Moore, Saterah (producer) . 2010. Making of Bloomington . English . DVD special feature . Philadelphia . TLA Releasing.
  6. Web site: 2011 FilmOut Programming Awards . 2021 . FilmOut San Diego . February 28, 2022.
  7. Web site: Morrell. McKenzie. Switched at Birth scoop: Meet Sarah Stouffer, aka, Tess — Bay’s twisted new cohort. February 28, 2022. Booktrib. January 27, 2015.
  8. Web site: Suicide Date . . 2021 . Film Freeway . February 28, 2022.
  9. Moore, Evan (director); Stouffer, Sarah and Salleh, Assad (creators) . June 12, 2021 . Old Friends Pt. 1 . English . February 28, 2022 . web series . Los Angeles . Last Second Sea.
  10. Moore, Evan (director); Stouffer, Sarah and Salleh, Assad (creators) . June 19, 2021 . Old Friends Pt. 2 . English . February 28, 2022 . web series . Los Angeles . Last Second Sea.
  11. Web site: The Team . . 2021 . Who Shoots Your Films . Elm Studios . February 28, 2022.
  12. sarahstouffer . CQWfysTJXqO/?hl=en . 20 June 2021 . Sarah and Allison Live chat about Grey Area. 27 February 2022.