Julianna Rose Mauriello was born in Irvington, New York on a glorious
spring morning, May 26, 1991. Always singing, she appeared as a child
in Party Scene of The Nutcracker at SUNY Purchase, asleep under the
Christmas tree. Her fascination with performing continued to grow as
she first watched her sisters and brother participate in Pleasantville
High School's musical theater productions, and later joined them on
stage as one of the Snow children in a performance of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's Carousel. A summer at French Woods Performing Arts
Festival cemented her affection for the stage, leading to an
introduction to prominent theatrical agent, Nancy Carson, and her first
professional role as Li'l Titch in the 2002 revival of another Rodgers
and Hammerstein classic, Oklahoma!.
To be closer to her work, she and the family moved into Manhattan.
Julianna began attending Professional Performing Arts School where she
is currently an honor student. Following her first professional stage
experience, further appearances included Gypsy: A Musical Fable with
Bernadette Peters, understudying several roles including Baby June, and
New York City Center Encores!®, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. In addition
to her stage work, she made commercials and specialty films, working
for Volvo, Wendy's, AstraZeneca (Nexium), and Disney Entertainment.
In a twist worthy of entertainment lore, the original girl cast to star
in a new Nickelodeon TV show declined to continue with the project. As
a result, her agent put Julianna up for the role of 'Stephanie' in
LazyTown, a fresh, funny show blending music, movement and healthful
messages for young children, now a mainstay of Nick Jr.'s pre-school
programming. The show's creator, Icelander Magnus Scheving, selected
Julianna for her unique mix of talent and energy as an ideal nucleus
for the show's positive messages. In connection with her work on
LazyTown, Ms. Mauriello relocated to Iceland to shoot episodes for
three seasons, learning Icelandic in the process; appeared as a
presenter on Iceland's Edda Awards; and has made live and/or broadcast
appearances in 70 countries on 5 continents.
In 2006, she was selected by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
as a nominee for its Daytime Emmy Award, "Outstanding Performer in a
Children's Series". The world continues to reward LazyTown's upbeat
message with many accolades and awards, the most recent being a
nomination in the 'International' category by the British Academy of
Film & Television Arts for its upcoming 2006 Children's' BAFTA.
LazyTown Action Time(2010)as Stephanie
A Fix(2008)as Pyper
LazyTown Extra(2008)as Stephanie
LazyTown(2002)as Stephanie
Teletón(1997)as Stephanie
Hip Hop Kids: Hip Hop Homeroom Math(2006)as Self
The Tony Danza Show(2004)as Self
5 News(1998)as Self, Stephanie
