Carolyn Stotesbery

Carolyn Stotesbery-Levens (née Stotesbery) is an American actress, writer, and producer best known for portraying the character Pamela Richardson on the TNT drama Agent X and her acting roles in Grey Lady and Castle. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Carolyn Stotesbery
Born
Carolyn Marie Stotesbery

Minneapolis, Minnesota
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Spouse(s)Philip Levens

Early life

Stotesbery was born in Wayzata, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she lived part-time as well as spending summers on a cattle ranch in Big Timber, Montana. She is the daughter of Anne and Patrick Stotesbery. Her father was a cattle rancher, but traded the cattle business for cabernet by moving from their Montana ranching community to Napa Valley to create Ladera Vineyards, which has flourished into a coveted label.[5]

Stotesbery is the youngest of 4 children; she has an older brother, Dan, and 2 older sisters, Nicole and Laura.[6] Stotesbery attended Breck School and Wayzata public school before attending USC. She began acting at the age of 5,[7] and at the age of 8 became a part of the Children's Theater of Minneapolis. In high school, Stotesbery was cast in multiple musical theater productions as well as plays, including Into The Woods, West Side Story, and Noises Off.

Stotesbery studied Shakespeare at Cambridge University in England, and New York University (NYU) Tisch Stella Adler Conservatory, as well as Theater at USC.

Stotesbery is an Improv Olympic West Alumni and a member of UCB. She also spent time at the Second City Training Center and The Groundlings.[8] [9]

Acting career

In 2003, Stotesbery made her first appearance in a Hollywood film with a small role in the Farrelly brothers’ Stuck On You, opposite Greg Kinnear and Matt Damon. Before that she had appeared in the hit comedic show MTV's Undressed.[10]

Stotesbery subsequently played opposite Jason Schwartzman in the FOX pilot Cracking Up created by Mike White and portrayed Johanna Hoffman, a Dutch Jew that survived the Holocaust in CBS’s award-winning, Emmy nominated show Cold Case with Kathryn Morris. In 2006, she appeared in the independent film Bobby directed by Emilio Estevez.[11]

In the 2010s, Stotesbery appeared in Glory Daze from Van Wilder director Walt Becker on TBS and Treasure of the Black Jaguar, as well as the independent film Crosshairs directed by Nick Lentz, which also starred Tom Sizemore. She starred as one of the leads in the pilot Olympia, which did very well in the festival circuit and won 5 awards. She later reunited with director Nick Lentz and starred in the French comedic short film Cupcakes. Stotesbery also starred in the dramatic short film Cold Feet and the music video for Adele’s Don't you remember.[12]

In 2015, Stotesbery played the role of Pamela Richardson on the TNT series Agent X starring Sharon Stone, Jeff Hephner, Jamey Sheridan, John Shea and Mike Colter.[13]

Following Agent X, Stotesbery went on to appear in episodes of Castle and the feature film Grey Lady released in mid-2017. In 2019 she was hired to write a television series, Menace of Venice for Todd Garner's Broken Road Productions along with her husband, Philip Levens.[14][15]


Modeling

As a freshman in high school, Stotesbery was chosen 1 out of 400 girls in the Ford Modeling search to represent Beauty in the Midwest. Stotesbery was selected to go to New York and featured on CBS after which, Ford placed her in Chicago where at 15 she lived on her own working as a model.[16] She has shot with top photographers Ellen Von Unwerth, Odette Sugerman, Jill Greenberg, Jeremy Goldberg, Peggy Sirota, Andrew Southam, Bonnie Holland, and Jason Nocito, appearing in such magazines as Italian Vogue, Rolling Stone, Glamour, and Allure.[17]


Personal life

Stotesbery is married to screenwriter Philip Levens. [18] [19] The couple lives in Los Angeles.


Filmography
Year Title Role Prod. Co/Director
2003 Stuck on You Supporting FOX/Dir. Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly
2006 Bobby Supporting Dir. Emilio Estevez
2010 Treasure of the Black Jaguar Gabriella Dir. Mike Bruce
2012 Crosshairs Christine Dir. Nick Lentz
2012 The Advocate Susan Dir. Tamas Harangi
2012 Cold Feet Sophie
2013 Cupcakes Gwen Dir. Nick Lentz
2014 Strangehold Madeline Dir. Josh Gollish
2014 Love & Mercy Sarah Dir. Bill Pohlad
2017 Grey Lady Eli Dir. John Shea

Television
Year Title Role Network/Prod Co./Director
2001 Undressed Guest Star: Dawn MTV
2004 Cracking Up (Pilot) Co-Star FOX
2006 Cold Case Guest Star: Johanna Hoffman CBS
Felt Up (Pilot) Series Regular FOX Interactive/Dir. Jill Greenberg
2010 Glory Daze Co-Star: Carol TBS/Dir. Lev L. Spiro
2012 Olympia (Pilot) Series Regular: Dakota Aubrey Dir. Hisonni Johnson
2015 Agent X Recurring: Pamela Richardson TNT
2016 Castle Guest Star: Genevieve ABC

Theatre credits
Year Production Role Theatre/Director
The Glory of Living Sarah El Centro Theater
East Berlin Sarah NoHo Arts/Dir. Christopher Brown
Noises Off Vickie Breck Theatre/Dir. Joe Korsmo
A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon Cambridge Summer Program
West Side Story Jet Girl Breck Theatre/Tom Hegg
Into The Woods Tree Breck Theatre/Tom Hegg
Carry The World[20] Eastern European Role Imagine Life Theatre/Dir. Diana Castle/Featuring Oscar Nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo

References
  1. Episode 185: Actress, Writer, Producer Carolyn Stotesbery, Writer's Bone, 26 April 2017
  2. Carolyn Stotesbery at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ‘Agent X's’ Other Half: Meet Carolyn Stotesbery, Fansided, 13 December 2015
  4. Agent X' Star Carolyn Stotesbery To Hit 'Castle' , Yahoo! Entertainment, 29 February 2016
  5. Beyond Beautiful with Gina Hendrix Interview
  6. Beyond Beautiful with Gina Hendrix Interview
  7. Episode 185: Actress, Writer, Producer Carolyn Stotesbery, Writer's Bone, 26 April 2017
  8. Carolyn Stotesbery Interview, Home and Family, 20 November 2015
  9. Carolyn Stotesbery at the Internet Movie Database
  10. Carolyn Stotesbery at the Internet Movie Database
  11. Carolyn Stotesbery at the Internet Movie Database
  12. Carolyn Stotesbery at the Internet Movie Database
  13. Gelman, Vlada (August 31, 2015). "TNT Sets Premiere Dates for Legends, Librarians, Sharon Stone's Agent X". tvline.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  14. Philip Levens - 2019 Austin Film Festival, Austin Film Festival
  15. "AFF26 - Philip Levens & Carolyn Stotesbery-Levens", Unstuck Creative Podcast
  16. Beyond Beautiful with Gina Hendrix Interview
  17. Carolyn Stotesbery at the Internet Movie Database
  18. Bickford, Raquel "Vineyard Vows Featured on California Wedding Day", Rogue Events
  19. Dow, Lainey "Vineyard Vows: A Stunning Outdoor Wedding Reception at Harvest Inn In Napa Valley", California Wedding Day
  20. Overview, CarryTheWorld.com
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