Stephanie Vanessa Fantauzzi (born March 17, 1987) is an actress, model, and singer. Fantauzzi is best known for her role as Estefania in the TV series Shameless.

Stephanie Fantauzzi was born in São Paulo, Brazil and raised in Boca Raton, Florida. She began her singing and modeling career early, traveling between between New York City and Miami.

During her late teens, she attended Florida Atlantic University to pursue degrees in Journalism and Sociology while traveling as her father's interpreter for the family business. ^[1]

Stephanie is of Brazilian and Italian heritage. She began her career as a supermodel and singer, working in New York and Miami, studying journalism and sociology at Florida Atlantic University