 Stephanie received the 2010 San Francisco Broadway World Fan Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical Local, for her role as Mimi in "Rent" at 6th Street Playhouse in Northern California.Stephanie was also honored with the 2011 FREC Award by The Film Recording Entertainment Council in 2011 for Acting Coach of South Florida.Stephanie St. James began her career after studying in New York City at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where she landed her first role in the European Tour of "Fame" the musical in her last semester of school.