# Stephanie Panozzo
**Stephanie Panozzo** (ستيفاني بونزو) is an Australian actress best known for playing [Eden Fowler](https://www.edgepedia.org/eden-fowler) on the soap opera *Home and Away*, a role she has held since 2022. Her earlier screen work includes the [Nine Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/nine-network) mini-series *Hyde & Seek* (2016), a guest appearance on *My Life Is Murder* (2019), and a voice role in the animated children's series *Spongo, Fuzz & Jalapeña* (2019).[1](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2267097/) • [2](https://home-and-away-soap-opera.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Panozzo)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian[1](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2267097/) |
| Born | 1992[2](https://home-and-away-soap-opera.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Panozzo) |
| Training | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduated 2015[2](https://home-and-away-soap-opera.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Panozzo) |
| Screen debut | The short film *Life in a Library* (2015)[1](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2267097/) |
| Breakout TV role | Angela Petrides in *Hyde & Seek* (2016), a six-episode Nine Network mini-series[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8115722/) |
| Best-known role | Eden Fowler on *Home and Away*, since 2022[2](https://home-and-away-soap-opera.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Panozzo) |
| Film work | *Godot's Clinic* (2015), *Button Man* (2021), *Armstrong*[4](https://auteurgraph.com/person/stephanie-panozzo/films) |
## Early life and training
Panozzo grew up in Melbourne and graduated from Kilbreda College in Mentone with the class of 2010.[5](https://www.kilbreda.vic.edu.au/spotlight/stephanie-panozzo-class-of-2010/) She then trained at the [Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/western-australian-academy-of-performing-arts) (WAAPA), completing her studies in 2015.[2](https://home-and-away-soap-opera.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Panozzo)
Toward the end of her final year at drama school she was cast as Angela Petrides in Channel Nine's mini-series *Hyde & Seek*, which starred [Deborra-Lee Furness](https://www.edgepedia.org/deborra-lee-furness), Matt Nable, and Zoe Ventoura.[2](https://home-and-away-soap-opera.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Panozzo) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8115722/) Her school's alumni profile also credits her with appearing in *My Life Is Murder* and *Hyde & Seek* alongside Furness and Ventoura.[5](https://www.kilbreda.vic.edu.au/spotlight/stephanie-panozzo-class-of-2010/)
## Career
**Early credits.** Her screen debut was the short film *Life in a Library* (2015).[1](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2267097/) In the same year she played Nurse Mizzi in the short *Godot's Clinic*, a comedy described as a writer trapped in a labyrinth of absurdity.[4](https://auteurgraph.com/person/stephanie-panozzo/films) After *Hyde & Seek*, her television credits included guest roles in *My Life Is Murder* (2019), where she played Hannah in one episode, and *The Newsreader* (2019), as well as a voice credit on the animated series *Spongo, Fuzz & Jalapeña* (2019).[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8115722/) • [2](https://home-and-away-soap-opera.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Panozzo) In film, she starred as Jade in Josh Todaro's short horror *Button Man* (2021), set on a hiking trip gone wrong in the Victorian High Country.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8115722/) • [4](https://auteurgraph.com/person/stephanie-panozzo/films)
**Home and Away.** In 2022 Panozzo joined the cast of the long-running soap opera *Home and Away* as Eden Fowler and relocated to Sydney for the role.[2](https://home-and-away-soap-opera.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Panozzo) Eden is a musician, written into storylines with the show's band characters: in the November 2023 feature-length season finale, her character was taken on a camping trip by her boyfriend Cash Newman ([Nicholas Cartwright](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicholas-cartwright)) and called bandmate [Remi Carter](https://www.edgepedia.org/remi-carter) (Adam Rowland) for help, setting up a car crash that drove the episode's climax.[6](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/home-and-away/home-and-away-star-stephanie-panozzos-message-ahead-of-heartbreaking-season-finale--c-12721236) The episode aired at 7pm on Channel 7 and 7plus, and Panozzo described the finale in an interview as "gripping, it's amazing, it's heartbreaking, it's intense, it's epic."[6](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/home-and-away/home-and-away-star-stephanie-panozzos-message-ahead-of-heartbreaking-season-finale--c-12721236)
The length of her run on the show is reported differently across databases: the filmography site elCinema lists her *Home and Away* credit as 2022-2025, its Arabic edition as 2022-2023, and IMDb credits her as playing the role from 2022 through 2026.[1](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2267097/) • [7](https://elcinema.com/person/2267097/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8115722/)
## Later work
Panozzo's film timeline also includes *Armstrong*, a short in which she plays Ellie; the AuteurGraph film database dates it to 2025, while IMDb lists it under 2026.[4](https://auteurgraph.com/person/stephanie-panozzo/films) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8115722/) She is also credited in the music video *Over It* (2023) and as a stand-in on four episodes of the series *[Five Bedrooms](https://www.edgepedia.org/five-bedrooms)* in 2021.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8115722/)
## References
1. [Stephanie Panozzo, elCinema (English)](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2267097/)
2. [Stephanie Panozzo, Home and Away Soap Opera Wiki (Fandom)](https://home-and-away-soap-opera.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Panozzo)
3. [Stephanie Panozzo, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8115722/)
4. [Stephanie Panozzo Film Timeline, AuteurGraph](https://auteurgraph.com/person/stephanie-panozzo/films)
5. [Stephanie Panozzo, Class of 2010, Kilbreda College Mentone](https://www.kilbreda.vic.edu.au/spotlight/stephanie-panozzo-class-of-2010/)
6. [Home and Away star Stephanie Panozzo's message ahead of 'heartbreaking' season finale, 7NEWS (29 November 2023)](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/home-and-away/home-and-away-star-stephanie-panozzos-message-ahead-of-heartbreaking-season-finale--c-12721236)
7. [ستيفاني بونزو, elCinema (Arabic edition)](https://elcinema.com/person/2267097/)
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