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Stealth (The Americans)

"Stealth" is the eleventh episode of season 2 of The Americans (FX, aired May 7, 2014), written by Joshua Brand and directed by Gregory Hoblit, in which the KGB pursues American stealth-aircraft technology, Larrick kills handler Kate, and Nina must extract secrets from Stan Beeman.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr. is Buster Keaton's 1928 silent comedy, his last independent film, about a collegian and his riverboat-captain father, famous for the cyclone sequence and falling house-facade stunt, released 12 May 1928 and in US public domain since 1956.

Steamboat Willie

Steamboat Willie is the 1928 Walt Disney animated short, animated by Ub Iwerks, that premiered November 18, 1928 as the first released Mickey Mouse cartoon with synchronized sound, and entered the US public domain on January 1, 2024.

Steamboy (スチームボーイ)

Steamboy (スチームボーイ) is Katsuhiro Otomo's 2004 steampunk anime film about young inventor Ray Steam and the Steam Ball; Sunrise production, $22 million budget, most expensive Japanese anime at the time.

Steel (1997 film)

Steel (1997) is a Warner Bros. superhero film directed by Kenneth Johnson, starring Shaquille O'Neal as DC Comics' John Henry Irons. It grossed $1.8 million on a $16 million budget and holds 4% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Steel (John Henry Irons)

Steel (John Henry Irons), also the Man of Steel, is a DC Comics superhero created by Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove in Adventures of Superman #500 (1993); an armored, hammer-wielding engineer who replaced Superman during Reign of the Supermen.

Steel Ball Run (スティール・ボール・ラン)

Steel Ball Run (スティール・ボール・ラン) is Part 7 of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, serialized 2004-2011 in Weekly Shonen Jump then Ultra Jump, set in 1890 America around the first transcontinental horse race with Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli; its David Production anime premiered on Netflix March 19, 2026.

Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Steel Ball Run (スティール・ボール・ラン) is Part 7 of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, serialized 2004–2011 in Weekly Shonen Jump and Ultra Jump. Set in 1890 America, it follows paraplegic jockey Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli in a 6,000 km horse race for $50 million; a David Production anime premiered on Netflix March 19, 2026.

Steel Dawn

Steel Dawn is a 1987 post-apocalyptic action film directed by Lance Hool, starring Patrick Swayze as Nomad, defending a desert town's water from Damnil; formerly titled Desert Warrior and Peacekeeper, filmed in Namibia, distributed by Vestron Pictures.

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross, adapted from Robert Harling's play, about six women who gather at a Louisiana beauty shop; it earned Julia Roberts an Academy Award nomination.

Steel Rain (강철비)

Steel Rain (강철비) is a 2017 South Korean political action thriller directed by Yang Woo-suk, adapted from his own webtoon, in which a North Korean agent defects with the wounded leader after a coup to stop a nuclear war; it drew about 4.45 million admissions and a 2020 sequel.

Steel Rain 2: Summit (スティール・レイン)

Steel Rain 2: Summit (강철비2: 정상회담) is a 2020 South Korean thriller by Yang Woo-suk, sequel to Steel Rain, in which a North Korean coup traps the South, North, and US leaders on the nuclear submarine Baekdu-ho.

Steel Serpent

Steel Serpent is the Marvel Comics supervillain Davos, son of Lei-Kung the Thunderer and arch-nemesis of Iron Fist, created by Claremont and Byrne in 1975; he steals the Iron Fist's chi and is played by Sacha Dhawan in Netflix's Iron Fist.

Steen Raskopoulos

Steen Raskopoulos, Australian-born UK-based character comedian and improviser, The Bear Pack duo with Carlo Ritchie, Sydney Best Newcomer 2013, Edinburgh nominee 2014, star of The Office Australia (2024).

Stefan Dennis

Stefan Dennis (born 1958, Tawonga, Victoria) is an Australian actor who played Paul Robinson in Neighbours from 1985 to 2025, also releasing 1989 UK singles and appearing on Strictly Come Dancing 2025.

Stefán Karl Stefánsson

Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975–2018), Icelandic stage and television actor best known as villain Robbie Rotten in LazyTown (2004–2014); founded anti-bullying group Rainbow Children, died of bile duct cancer aged 43, became a meme via 'We Are Number One'.

Stefan Salvatore

Stefan Salvatore, fictional vampire created by L. J. Smith in The Awakening (1991) and played by Paul Wesley in The CW's The Vampire Diaries; turned by Katherine Pierce in 1864, the Ripper of Monterey, died in the 2017 finale sacrifice.

Stefania LaVie Owen

Stefania LaVie Owen, New Zealand-American actress born 1997 in Miami, debuted in The Lovely Bones, played Dorrit in The Carrie Diaries and Bear in Netflix's Sweet Tooth, earning a 2025 Emmy nomination.

Stefanie Martini

Stefanie Martini (born 1990, Bristol) is a British actress, RADA graduate 2015, known for Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect 1973, Doctor Thorne, Crooked House, The Last Kingdom, The Gold, and Maigret.

Stefanie Powers

Stefanie Powers (Stefania Zofia Federkiewicz, born 1942, Hollywood) is an American actress known as April Dancer in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. and Jennifer Hart in Hart to Hart, and founder-president of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation in Kenya.

Stefanie Scott

Stefanie Noelle Scott, American actress and singer born 1996 in Chicago; Lexi Reed on A.N.T. Farm, Quinn Brenner in Insidious: Chapter 3, and co-writer of the 2026 film Girls Like Girls.

Stefano DiMera

Stefano DiMera is the fictional crime-lord patriarch of the DiMera family on Days of Our Lives, also called The Phoenix. Created by Pat Falken Smith for Joseph Mascolo, debuting January 18, 1982; father of Tony, EJ, Kristen, Chad, and others; memorialized on-screen in 2026.

Stefano Sollima

Stefano Sollima (born 1966, Rome) is an Italian director, son of Sergio Sollima, known for Romanzo Criminale, Gomorrah – The Series, Suburra, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Without Remorse, Adagio, and Netflix's Il Mostro.

Steffan Rhodri

Steffan Rhodri (born 1967, Morriston, Swansea) is a Welsh actor best known as Dave Coaches in Gavin & Stacey and as DCI Barry Clarke in Death Valley, with roles in House of the Dragon, Wonder Woman, and Harry Potter, extensive stage work, and fluent Welsh.

Steffy Forrester

Steffy Forrester, full name Stephanie Forrester-Finnegan, is a fictional character on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful, daughter of Ridge and Taylor, played since 2008 by three-time Daytime Emmy winner Jacqueline MacInnes Wood.

Stefon

Stefon, also Stefon Zolesky, is a Saturday Night Live character played by Bill Hader and co-created with John Mulaney, a Weekend Update nightclub correspondent who debuted in a 2008 Ben Affleck sketch and married Seth Meyers on air in 2013.

Steins;Gate (シュタインズ・ゲート) (TV series)

Steins;Gate (シュタインズ・ゲート) is a 24-episode 2011 WHITE FOX anime TV series adapting the 5pb./Nitroplus visual novel, directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki and Takuya Satō, about D-mails that alter world lines; it earned Japan Media Arts Festival recognition and spawned Steins;Gate 0 and a 2013 film.

Steins;Gate 0 (シュタインズ・ゲート ゼロ) (TV series)

Steins;Gate 0 (シュタインズ・ゲート ゼロ) is a 24-episode 2018 White Fox anime directed by Kenichi Kawamura, set on the Beta worldline after Okabe gives up saving Kurisu, functioning as the final route of the 2015 visual novel rather than a conventional adaptation.

Stella Adler

Stella Adler was an American actress and acting teacher whose New York studio taught an approach built on imagination and script analysis rather than emotional recall.

Stella Adler technique

The Stella Adler technique is an approach to actor training that builds characters from imagination and script analysis rather than the actor's own emotional memory.