Livvy Stubenrauch Patricia Huelseman Harrison Press Staff Writer
Little Livvy now has Oscar
Harrison girl is voice of Young Anna in Frozen
Patricia Huelseman
Harrison Press Staff Writer phuelseman@registerpublications.com
Livvy Stubenrauch landed her first role on a Harrison stage before heading west to Hollywood and scoring a part in Disney’s
Frozen.
The 8-year-old is the daughter of John and Noelle, and a student at Whitewater Valley Elementary. In the movie, she voices the part of Young Anna.
Livvy is pleased to know her film won so many awards. Among many honors, Frozen won Best Animated Feature in the Golden Globes as well as the Academy Awards, and has been nominated for the Kids Choice Awards and the People’s Choice Awards.
“I was very happy,” she gushed. “They even nominated us for Kids Choice Awards,” she said with a grand, somewhat toothless smile.
Livvy’s first big break came with Harrison High School’s production of Annie two years ago. “She was going to be a background singer...” said her dad. “She auditioned, they called us a couple days later, and they said, ’umm
can we give her a part?’” It was obvious that the then 6-year-old girl had talent.
Just before her role on stage, the Stuben- rauchs signed up Livvy with a modeling agent, Wings Model Management, with the hopes she could possibly get a slot in a catalog or even a local commercial. As John explained, she loves having her picture taken.
At the agency the idea of Hol- lywood started to materialize for the Stuben- rauchs. Holly- wood colleagues at Wings would do workshops with the children at the agency. If they found a promising talent, they would en- courage parents to bring their child to Califor- nia, to the city of stars.
John and Noelle heard, repeatedly, that Livvy had something special. “We de- cided to give it a shot last year and sent her out in January with her grandma,” said John. So Livvy, joined by her grand- mother, Sharon Griffin, headed West in search of a dream.
Livvy was to stay in Hollywood for pilot season, the time when the bulk of auditions are held. Livvy worked and worked at it, she went to audition after au- dition. “Livvy actually is very good about auditions ...” said Noelle. “If you get one thing out of 50 auditions that’s amazing.
Unlike her concerned parents, Livvy doesn’t dwell on her perfor- mance and what happened in the audi- tion. Rather, she looks forward to the next audition and the next opportunity to get the part.
All were taken by surprise when Livvy got the part in Frozen. Out of thousands of submissions, and nearly 100 auditions, John estimates about 50 girls were called back. Livvy Stuben- rauch of Harrison, Ohio, got the final call back.
“I was so amazed,” said Livvy. When asked if she knew she would get the part, she said, “I probably didn’t think so.”
Livvy had a blast, and the best part: “being in the studios and seeing all the cool stuff. ... Like there are a bunch of pictures from Disney movies and you know, stuff like that. ... I liked meeting Kristen Bell.”
Though Livvy enjoyed herself thor- oughly, her experience was a chal- lenge. The hardest part: “The laugh- ing. So they sent my grandma in to tickle me.”
The movie’s premiere was a special experience for Livvy and her parents. It was shown at the El Capitan Theater where most Hollywood premieres are shown.
“We’re sitting in this theater, and literally, in our row is Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee,” said Noelle, amazed to be seated by the directors and writer of the movie.
In the row behind them sat Kristen and Bobby Lopez with their children
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