Stephanie Quinn is an actress, dancer, singer, director, writer, artist, and choreographer, but considers her biggest career accomplishment to be teaching the performing arts to children.
Stephanie is a dedicated educator, who has the ability to motivate kids to achieve their goals and potential. She creates wonderful performing arts programs for kids and her directorial skills have enabled her students to improve their performances, work professionally, and win numerous awards. More importantly to Stephanie, her students are confident, expressive, and outgoing kids who have benefited from her programs in ways that will give them significant and creative skills that will last them a lifetime.
Stephanie's students have been seen in television episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, American Dreams, Regular Joe, Judging Amy, ER, Oliver Beene, Ally McBeal, The West Wing, American Dragon: Jake Long, Go Six, Superconductors, and more.
Her student from Cumming, GA, Amy Bruckner, plays the part of Pim Diffy in The Disney Channel television show, Phil of the Future, and her student, Devon Werkheiser, from Alpharetta, GA, plays the title character of Ned Bigby in Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
Stephanie's students have landed feature roles in the movies We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson, A Recipe For Disaster, starring John Larroquette and Leslie Ann Warren, The Adventures of Ociee Nash, starring Mare Winningham and Keith Carradine, They Are Among Us, The Sugar Creek Gang, and in the feature film Rebound with comedian Martin Lawrence.
Stephanie's students have appeared or been heard in numerous local and national commercials including, Radio Disney, Hanes, Universal Studios, Domino's Pizza, TiVO, Cartoon Network, McRae Department Stores, HPTV, O'Charley's, The Gap, Longhorn Steakhouse, Chef Boyardee, Goody's, ESPN, The Boys and Girls Clubs, The Food Network, the Hey Arnold movie promo, and more. Her students have also found success modeling, singing, dancing, and starring in many theater productions.
Stephanie has coached many pageant winners, including Miss Georgia Pageant top 10 winners, The Junior Miss Pageant first runner up, Junior Miss Calhoun winner, Miss Historic North Georgia winner, Miss Rome winner, Miss Buford talent winner, Miss Mall of Georgia Pageant most photogenic and top 10 winners.
Stephanie was the founding artistic director for the award winning children's performing arts troupe, The Bubbalumpkins. She coaches and manages the kids country music singing group, Step It Up 5, in addition to guiding the careers of many talented kids, including Radio Disney's Kid Correspondent, Robin Olson.
An award winning tap dancer, Stephanie is featured on the educational dance videos, Tap Along With Tommy, featuring 76 year old tap legend, Tommy Sutton; All Time Favorites, featuring master educator Al Gilbert, and Come Tap With Me, starring Gene Nelson, best known for his role in the classic movie, Oklahoma. She has taught for many national dance conventions and judged regional and national dance competitions.
Through her company, Quinn Entertainment, and her school, The Talent Factory, Stephanie and has written and produced numerous children's productions. She has written and had published three books on teaching children, Start A Business Teaching Kids, Ham It Up! How to Start Your Own Acting Camp for Kids, and Improv for Kids. Her first screenplay, Spell This, won second place in the screenwriting competition, Perfect Pitch., Many children's theatre groups throughout the US have performed Stephanie's play, The Miss Medieval Beauty Pageant, published by Drama Source Publishing.
She is currently writing two new comedy screenplays with her writing partner, Tami D'Addio, The Emperor's Fresh Gear and The Mishaps of Reference Peterson and her own screenplay, The Search for Stinky. Stephanie is also working on three new books, Little Stars... Creative Drama for Preschoolers, Backyard Fun... How to Put on Your Own Backyard Show, and Fun Acting Skits for Kids.
Stephanie Quinn is an extremely talented performing artist and gifted teacher. She has made a lifetime impact on my daughter's life. In addition to being a great teacher, she has instilled self-confidence and reinforced high moral values in my child as well as her other students. She has always gone the extra mile, as her job has never been about money, but always about the children. She has always made learning funa nd that is why the kids all love her.
- Barbara Brice, Parent
Wow! I don't really think that you needed an editor at all, you made so few mistakes! It is quite clear how accomplished that you are and I would like to say that it has been my pleasure doing business with you! Not only that, but you have given me ideas on where to look to find a singing teacher for my eight year old daughter! You really have it going on, lady!
- Paula Mangino, Editor
Start A Business Teaching Kids
I have no doubt that the style and technique Stephanie uses to teach her students is the reason for my daughters success and similar results are common among many of her students. The life lessons my daughter has learned are priceless and she had a blast learning them. Thank you, Stephanie!
- Sandy Jones, Parent
Stephanie... I wish you could hear what's going on at my house! My daughter has been singing all day and she just sang for her Dad. He is a former drummer, so he's upstairs drumming for her and singing background. They sound so good and happy together. Thank you for teaching my daughter. I can truly say you have brought music into our home.
- Marcy Lana, Parent
The information in Stephanie's books is sound and the presentation is very unique, informative, and engaging.
- Editor, Ham It Up!
Stephanie Quinn is a genius! This book (Start a Business Teaching Kids) covers all the details of enrichment programs whether you are providing a for-profit or a volunteer program.
- Beth Olson, Director
Homeschool Enrichment Program