 Appearing in "Heavenly Creatures" (1994) and "The Frighteners" (1995) during this time, she decided to become a full-time actress and closed her salon after 8 months.Stacey attended the Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School receiving a diploma in directing performance art and a certificate in jazz theory and performance.She spent a year touring New Zealand with several Jazz and Blues bands before moving to Wellington in 1998.