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= Stephanie Gould = Stephanie Louise Gould (born August 20, 1984) is an American actress and screenwriter best known for her recurring role as Carmen Campos on the sixth season of the hit Netflix original series, Orange is the New Black and originating the Off-Broadway role of Bernie in Bernie and Mikey's Trip to the Moon at 59E59 Theaters. She was born with a mild form of cerebral palsy known as hemiparesis affecting the left side of her body, and is a an advocate for people with disabilities.

Early Life
Gould was born 3 months premature at 1lb. 10oz. in Boston, Massachusetts. Due to a brain bleed, she developed hydrocephalus, leading to the implantation of a shunt on the right side of her brain. Having numerous surgeries as a child, she had to learn to walk again at the age of 13, which led to her writing a solo show called Walk With Me which premiered at the Peoples Improv Theater in NYC in 2016.

Growing up, she was involved in community theater as a child and performed in shows both in high school and college.

Stephanie graduated from the now defunct all-girls high school Our Lady of Nazareth Academy in Wakefield, MA. She holds a B.A. in English from Saint Anselm College and a M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University both in Manchester, NH. After college, moved to New York City in 2007 to attend Circle in the Square Theatre School and is also a graduate of the improvisational training program at the Peoples improv Theater.

Career
In 2007, she began her professional career in the New Hampshire-based film Dribbles She then went on to appear in several independent shorts and features as well as television shows like Mr. Robot, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Happy! In 2018, she made her Off-Broadway debut in Bernie and Mikey's Trip to the Moon directed by Claire Karpen and written by Scott Aiello.

Film
