 Her father is of Guyanese descent and both met in Jerusalem, Israel.Stephanie St. James grew up in the Northern California Bay Area, where she began her career in the theater at a very young age.She has been seen internationally in such productions as Oprah Winfrey presents "The Color Purple", for which she was nominated in 2008 for an NAACP Theater Award for Best Supporting Female - Equity for her role as "Squeak".