Maisy Stella

{{Infobox person

| name = Maisy Stella

| image = Maisy Stella in 2019.jpg

| caption = Stella performing in 2019

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|12|13|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| mother = MaryLynne Stella

| father = Brad Stella

| relatives = Lennon Stella (sister)

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| genre = {{hlist|Pop|indie pop|country}}

| instrument = Vocals

| past_member_of = Lennon & Maisy

}}

Maisy Stella (born December 13, 2003){{cite web | url=https://www.upi.com/amp/Entertainment_News/2023/12/13/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-13-Taylor-Swift-Maisy-Stella/2241702431053/ | title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 13: Taylor Swift, Maisy Stella }} is a Canadian singer and actress. She is known for her role as country music singer Daphne Conrad on the musical television series Nashville (2012–2018). In 2017, she released her debut solo song, "Riding Free", for the soundtrack of the animated series Spirit Riding Free. Returning to acting, Stella starred as the lead character in Megan Park's coming-of-age comedy My Old Ass (2024). For her performance in the latter, she won a Critics' Choice Movie Award and an Independent Spirit Award and received a nomination for the Gotham Award.

Early life

Maisy was born on December 13, 2003, in Oshawa, Ontario. Her parents are MaryLynne and Brad Stella, who are members of the country duo the Stellas, and she has an older sister, Lennon Stella.

Career

= 2012{{ndash}}2018: ''Nashville'' and Lennon & Maisy =

File:Maisy Stella in 2018 (1).jpg

Stella had her breakthrough role starring as Daphne Conrad on the ABC/CMT musical drama television series Nashville (2012–2018), where she starred alongside her sister Lennon Stella. The series premiered on October 10, 2012{{cite web|title=Nashville: Season 1 – Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/nashville/s01|access-date=May 18, 2021|website=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en}} and aired its final episode on July 26, 2018.{{cite web|title=Nashville: Season 6 – Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/nashville/s06|access-date=May 18, 2021|website=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en}}

During her time on Nashville, she also performed alongside her older sister Lennon Stella as the country music duo Lennon & Maisy, performing mostly covers of songs.{{cite web|title=Lennon & Maisy :: Home|url=https://www.lennonandmaisy.com/|access-date=May 18, 2021|language=en}}

= 2018{{ndash}}present: Solo work and return to acting =

In 2016, Stella appeared on the YouTube web series We Are Savvy. The following year, Stella released her debut solo single, "Riding Free", for the soundtrack of the DreamWorks Animation series Spirit Riding Free.{{cite web |title=Maisy Stella Goes Solo for 'Spirit Riding Free' Theme Song |first=Cillea |last=Houghton |date=May 26, 2017 |work=Taste of Country |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/netflix-spirit-riding-free-theme-song-maisy-stella/ |access-date=May 18, 2021}}

In 2017, Stella also appeared as a guest judge in an episode of Top Chef Jr.{{cite web|url=https://www.mickmgmt.com/maisy-stella|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923152518/https://www.mickmgmt.com/maisy-stella/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2019|title=Maisy Stella – Mick Management|publisher=MickManagement|access-date=May 18, 2021}}

Stella returned to acting in 2024 with a lead role in Megan Park's coming-of-age comedy film My Old Ass, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews from critics. For her role in the film, Stella was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer{{citeweb|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/gotham-awards-2024-nominations-anora-1236193541/|title=Gotham Awards 2024 Nominations: ‘Anora’ Leads With Four Nods|author=Brent Lang and Jordan Moreau|date=October 29, 2024|access-date=October 30, 2024}} and Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

Stalking incident

In November 2018, Joshua Andrew Stephen Fox, age 41, was arrested by the Metro Nashville Police after having stalked Stella for over a year. According to police, the contact started when he reached out to the Stella family through its website, stating that he had relocated to Nashville from Miami to "be with the family".

On November 8, 2018, the FBI met with Fox at a Panera Bread café near Vanderbilt University after Fox allegedly sent Stella a "sexual invitation", ordering him to stop all contact with Stella and her family. After temporarily deactivating all his social media accounts, Fox reactivated them, and according to police, sent Stella 85 messages and videos, including ones of a sexual nature.

Within the next few days, Fox sent Stella a picture of a woman he had kidnapped and raped at gunpoint. The woman reported the incident the following day, and Fox was arrested in Asheville, North Carolina. He was then transferred to Smith County, Tennessee to face charges of rape and kidnapping. He was released from custody on an $80,000 bond.{{cite news |title=Man accused of stalking, sending sexual messages to underage 'Nashville' star |first=Natalie |last=Neysa Alund |date=November 20, 2019 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2019/11/20/nashville-star-stalked-received-sexual-messages-man-charged/4247433002/ |access-date=May 18, 2021}}{{cite news |title=Man accused of stalking, sending sexual messages to underage 'Nashville' actress |first=Josh |last=Breslow |date=November 20, 2019 |work=WKRN-TV |url=https://www.wkrn.com/news/crime-tracker/man-accused-of-stalking-sending-sexual-messages-to-underage-nashville-actress/ |access-date=May 18, 2021}}

Filmography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+ Film appearances ! scope="col" \|Year ! scope="col" \|Title ! scope="col" \|Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \|Notes
scope="row" \|2024 \| My Old Ass \| Elliott Labrant \| Main role
scope="row" \|2026 \| style="background:#FFFFCC;"\| Flowervale Street {{dagger\|alt=Not yet released}} \| {{TableTBA}} \| Post-production
scope="row" \|{{TableTBA}} \| style="background:#FFFFCC;"\| Poetic License {{dagger\|alt=Not yet released}} \| {{TableTBA}} \| Post-production

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+ Film appearances

! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" |Title

! scope="col" |Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes

scope="row" |2024

| My Old Ass

| Elliott Labrant

| Main role

scope="row" |2026

| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Flowervale Street {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}

| {{TableTBA}}

| Post-production

scope="row" |{{TableTBA}}

| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Poetic License {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}

| {{TableTBA}}

| Post-production

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+Television appearances ! scope="col" \|Year ! scope="col" \|Title ! scope="col" \|Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" \|Notes
scope=row\|2012–2018 \|Nashville \|Daphne Conrad \|Recurring role (season 1); main role (Season 2–6)
scope=row\|2016 \|We Are Savvy \|Herself \|Web series
scope=row\|2017 \|Top Chef Jr \|Herself \|Guest judge
scope=row\|2017–2018 \|Spirit Riding Free \|Voices \|3 episodes (2 uncredited)

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+Television appearances

! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" |Title

! scope="col" |Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes

scope=row|2012–2018

|Nashville

|Daphne Conrad

|Recurring role (season 1); main role (Season 2–6)

scope=row|2016

|We Are Savvy

|Herself

|Web series

scope=row|2017

|Top Chef Jr

|Herself

|Guest judge

scope=row|2017–2018

|Spirit Riding Free

|Voices

|3 episodes (2 uncredited)

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:20%;"\| Organizations ! scope="col" style="width:6%;"\| Year{{efn\|name="year"\|Indicates the year of the ceremony.}} ! scope="col" style="width:31%;"\| Category ! scope="col" style="width:30%;"\| Work ! scope="col" style="width:8%;"\| Result ! scope="col" style="width:4%;" class="unsortable"\| Ref.
scope="row" \| Gotham Awards \| rowspan="4" align="center" \| 2024 \| Breakthrough Performer \| rowspan="9" \| My Old Ass \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| Michigan Movie Critics Guild \|Breakthrough Award \|{{nom}} \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|last=Becky \|date=2024-12-06 \|title=Michigan Movie Critics Guild Announces Nominees for the Best of 2024 \|url=https://www.michiganmoviecritics.com/michigan-movie-critics-guild-announces-nominees-for-the-best-of-2024/ \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=Michigan Movie Critics Guild \|language=en-US}}
scope="row" \| Las Vegas Film Critics Society \|Best Youth Performance – Female (under 21) \|{{Won}} \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-13 \|title=AwardsWatch - 2024 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Winners: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Leads with 6 \|url=https://awardswatch.com/2024-las-vegas-film-critics-society-lvfcs-winners-dune-part-two-leads-with-6/ \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=AwardsWatch \|language=en-US}}
scope="row" \| Indiana Film Journalists Association \|Breakout of the Year \|{{nom}} \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|last=Neglia \|first=Matt \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=The 2024 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Nominations \|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-indiana-film-journalists-association-ifja-nominations/ \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=Next Best Picture \|language=en-US}}
scope="row" \| Alliance of Women Film Journalists \| rowspan="5" align="center" \| 2025 \| Best Breakthrough Performance \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|title=2024 EDA Award Nominees – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS \|url=https://awfj.org/2024-eda-awards-categories/2024-eda-award-nominees/?doing_wp_cron=1737202049.8059849739074707031250 \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|language=en-US}}
scope="row" \| Music City Film Critics Association \|Best Young Actress \|{{nom}} \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|last=Neglia \|first=Matt \|date=2025-01-03 \|title=The 2024 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Nominations \|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-music-city-film-critics-association-mcfca-nominations/ \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=Next Best Picture \|language=en-US}}
scope="row" \| Critics' Choice Movie Awards \|Best Young Actor or Actress \|{{won}} \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|last=Evans \|first=Greg \|date=2024-12-12 \|title=‘Conclave’ And ‘Wicked’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Film Nominations – Full List \|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/critics-choice-awards-2024-film-nominations-1236201448/ \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}
scope="row" \| London Film Critics' Circle \|Breakthrough Performer \|{{Nom}} \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|last=Cline \|first=Rich \|date=2024-12-19 \|title=The Brutalist and Anora lead nominations for CC Film Awards \|url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/the-brutalist-and-anora-lead-nominations-for-cc-film-awards/ \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=The Critics' Circle \|language=en-GB}}
scope="row" \| Independent Spirit Awards \|Best Breakthrough Performance \|{{Won}} \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-04 \|title=AwardsWatch - 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘Anora,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ ‘Shōgun,’ ‘English Teacher’ Lead \|url=https://awardswatch.com/40th-film-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-anora-i-saw-the-tv-glow-shogun-english-teacher-lead/ \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=AwardsWatch \|language=en-US}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Organizations

! scope="col" style="width:6%;"| Year{{efn|name="year"|Indicates the year of the ceremony.}}

! scope="col" style="width:31%;"| Category

! scope="col" style="width:30%;"| Work

! scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Result

! scope="col" style="width:4%;" class="unsortable"| Ref.

scope="row" | Gotham Awards

| rowspan="4" align="center" | 2024

| Breakthrough Performer

| rowspan="9" | My Old Ass

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |

scope="row" | Michigan Movie Critics Guild

|Breakthrough Award

|{{nom}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Becky |date=2024-12-06 |title=Michigan Movie Critics Guild Announces Nominees for the Best of 2024 |url=https://www.michiganmoviecritics.com/michigan-movie-critics-guild-announces-nominees-for-the-best-of-2024/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Michigan Movie Critics Guild |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Las Vegas Film Critics Society

|Best Youth Performance – Female (under 21)

|{{Won}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=2024-12-13 |title=AwardsWatch - 2024 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Winners: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Leads with 6 |url=https://awardswatch.com/2024-las-vegas-film-critics-society-lvfcs-winners-dune-part-two-leads-with-6/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=AwardsWatch |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Indiana Film Journalists Association

|Breakout of the Year

|{{nom}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2024-12-10 |title=The 2024 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Nominations |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-indiana-film-journalists-association-ifja-nominations/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Alliance of Women Film Journalists

| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2025

| Best Breakthrough Performance

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |title=2024 EDA Award Nominees – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS |url=https://awfj.org/2024-eda-awards-categories/2024-eda-award-nominees/?doing_wp_cron=1737202049.8059849739074707031250 |access-date=2025-01-19 |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Music City Film Critics Association

|Best Young Actress

|{{nom}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2025-01-03 |title=The 2024 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Nominations |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-music-city-film-critics-association-mcfca-nominations/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Critics' Choice Movie Awards

|Best Young Actor or Actress

|{{won}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=2024-12-12 |title=‘Conclave’ And ‘Wicked’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Film Nominations – Full List |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/critics-choice-awards-2024-film-nominations-1236201448/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | London Film Critics' Circle

|Breakthrough Performer

|{{Nom}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Cline |first=Rich |date=2024-12-19 |title=The Brutalist and Anora lead nominations for CC Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/the-brutalist-and-anora-lead-nominations-for-cc-film-awards/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=The Critics' Circle |language=en-GB}}

scope="row" | Independent Spirit Awards

|Best Breakthrough Performance

|{{Won}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=AwardsWatch - 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘Anora,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ ‘Shōgun,’ ‘English Teacher’ Lead |url=https://awardswatch.com/40th-film-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-anora-i-saw-the-tv-glow-shogun-english-teacher-lead/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=AwardsWatch |language=en-US}}

Notes

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