Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen is an Australian actor, formerly based in Sydney. After appearing in Australian television (Home and Away), movies and stage plays, she landed…more
Stephanie was interested in horse riding when she was 10. Thus, she wanted to be a professional equestrian. Later on, she considered a career as a veterinarian before becoming involved with a theater group at university.
Stephanie added "Chaves" to her name when she was working on Home & Away. It is her mother's maiden name. Her maternal grandmother lives in England and watches the show.
(about Kendra Shaw, her character in "Battlestar Galactica: Razor")Stephanie: She's a reluctant "Cain 2." She doesn't really like people. She either respects people or she doesn't, and I think that she's just in awe of Cain.
Stephanie: Because I mean, how I am -- like how you are or what you are I guess is different to each individual person who knows you. But I'm definitely not a girly girl. You definitely won't see me running around in, you know, pink floral dresses and ribbons in my hair.
Stephanie: (on the introduction of her character in "Battlestar Galactica: Razor") I think that the introduction of Kendra was really, I guess, an act of boldness and an act of ingenuity. ... [To] throw someone into the mix who's never been alluded to or otherwise seen ... so many years into an established series is a very, very courageous thing to do.