Ever since she was a preteen, actorStefanie Scotthas appeared on TV and in movies.
From making us laugh on Disney Channel’s “A.N.T.
This month, Scott’s action-packed series is set to premiere on Peacock and it definitely won’t disappoint.
Her job is to protect a wooden door in the woods that’s filled with everything from our nightmares.
When things get crazy, she has to go back and save it.
Oh, and did we mention that this actor does all her own stunts?
At this point, there doesn’t seem to be anything that Scott can’t do.
We got the chance to sit down with the star herself and hear all about her new series.
I always loved performing when I was a kid.
I did dance, so I was in all the dance classes and theater classes and stuff.
It’s kind of hard to say.
I think I just always loved it.
I had older brothers, and I was always kind of putting on shows for my family.
Your first recurring television role was on Disney Channel, right?
I actually worked I did do a Disney show, but I did a lot before that.
I started working when I was about 11 or 12.
It was an interesting experience.
I started that show when, I think, I was 12 or 13.
I kind of had a full-time job while kind of balancing my normal home family life and stuff.
So for me, it was like school, high school, or like a job.
Farm” wrapped up, you took on completely different kinds of roles.
It was almost a complete 180.
What made you want to go through such a drastic transition in your career?
I just kind of started doing work that I was drawn to and got me really excited.
It wasn’t a big plan or anything.
It was just kind of the next phase of my life.
What’s the point of the movie or the show they’re making?
What do they want to share with people?
I see that and what that role entails and stuff.
How do you go about as an actress preparing for such dark roles?
How do you get yourself into character?
I’d say that what I do to prepare for these roles is just be as present as possible.
Has there ever been a time when you’re working on a scene and you get scared yourself?
Because watching some of your projects, they’re scary!
I don’t know if I’ve ever been scared myself.
I’ve been lucky enough to work with very trustworthy people and stuff like that.
I don’t know, I guess.
I hope I answered that.
I can get into it.
It really depends on I don’t know.
I don’t always see Okay.
What’s the scariest movie that you’ve seen?
I have to think about that.
I don’t really know.
I guess I can’t answer that.
It’s kind of rare I get into a TV show.
I’m pretty interested in real-life stuff and hearing people’s real stories.
I don’t know.
It kind of depends.
I’ve honestly never really watched any of my movies by myself.
I’m usually with family or friends or my boyfriend or something.
Yeah, for instance maybe I wasn’t laughing in this but I did this movie.
It came out earlier this year called “Girl in the Basement.”
It was a very rough movie, and it was based on a true story.
All my respects go to the people who went through that.
I really can’t imagine.
It’s one of the most horrible things I had ever heard.
Don’t go in the door," or whatever the scene is.
Oh, my gosh.
It’d be fun to see their reactions, I think.
It’s definitely entertaining for me to watch their reactions, especially in scary movies and stuff.
Do you have a background in martial arts or gymnastics?
How did you prepare to do something that intense?
I grew up dancing, and I really think that helped a lot with body movement and stuff.
For “Insidious,” the stunts were a bit different.
I would be hooked up on wires and kind of tossed around and thrown around a lot.
Then on the weekends [I had] to learn the routines for what we were shooting that week.
Now I’m all hooked on it.
I’ve always loved stunts and stuff because I’m pretty I don’t know.
It’s honestly like a dance routine or something, but really selling it.
You have to scream and act out the pain, but still keep fighting.
I want to do some more action films now, because it was just so fun.
I think it would be fun to just learn tons of different things in different movies.
Like you said, in “Girl in the Woods,” you got to learn martial arts.
Oh, my gosh.
So I definitely love musicals.
I kind of did one with I did this movie called “Jem and the Holograms.”
I want to do that, but with dance numbers.
A musical with cheesy Broadway dance numbers and stuff.
That sounds so fun to me.
What drew you to the character and to the team?
What is it that made you want to be a part of this specific project?
This is such a great role, and I feel so lucky that I got to play her.
She’s a very tough yet loyal character.
I knew whatever it was going to be, it was going to be awesome.
She was super fantastic and organized, and I loved working with her.
Is there anything new you learned from her or from being on this set?
I’m learning every day.
So that was actually really helpful.
I actually noticed that there’s another Disney Channel alum in it who plays Carrie: Peyton List.
Have you met her before?
Yeah, I have.
That was 10 years ago.
It’s definitely a whole other world.
I thought she was awesome in it.
I’m going to do my very best.
You don’t want to let any of the monsters or demon entities escape.
What was the best part about working on “Girl in the Woods”?
Well, I feel like I’m very repetitive with this answer.
My favorite part is definitely all of the stunt work on the show.
It’s super action-packed, as you were saying.
That was the best part, for sure, is all the fight sequences I got to perform.
A lot of them are with me sparring with this girl named Kylie Liya, who plays Sara.
It was pretty brutal.
So I think that was my favorite part, is kind of being in on those scenes with her.
“Girl in the Woods” premieres Thursday, October 21 exclusively on Peacock.
