Stefanée Martin (she/her) is an American actress originally from Washington, D.C. As a teen, she was a student in the Visual and Performing Arts program for Theater at Suitland High School and at the Studio Theater in Washington, D.C. Her first professional acting role was at the Studio Theater in Kia Corthron's "Breath, Boom", directed by Rahaleh Nassri. She continued her theatre studies at Temple University, earning a B.A. in Theater and later at the American Conservatory Theater, earning a M.F.A. in Acting. She is known for playing Yolanda Kipling, a vivacious, street-smart young woman in Baz Luhrmann's two-part Netflix original, The Get Down. Stefanée has performed in numerous theater productions, appeared as a guest star in various television series, and made her film debut in the indie feature thriller "Skin in the Game" playing Violet, a soft-hearted youth grappling with a vital life-choice. She is based in New York, NYC.