Margaret Elizabeth Galadriel Stineman (born October 20, 1990) is an
American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Gwen
Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm and as Cassidy Finch in The
Middle.Stineman was born in Cincinnati. She completed her high-school
education at Newport Central Catholic High School, in Newport,
Kentucky. She was a cheerleader, dancer and horseback rider while at
school. Although she participated in the drama club, she never
captured a starring role in any play at school level. She grew up in
Northern Kentucky, where her father was a tennis player as well as a
teacher and her mother, a nurse. She then attended Northern Kentucky
University. As a very involved undergrad, she was president of Delta
Zeta sorority, vice president of student government and named
"Outstanding Senior of the Year". It was during her time at NKU that
she became involved in student films and eventually signed with a
couple local talent agencies to pick up extra money. She graduated
magna cum laude in 2007 in the College of Informatics.Stineman moved
to Los Angeles after graduation and made her debut in Fame (2009) as a
dancer. Her breakthrough came when she portrayed Gwen Tennyson in Ben
10: Alien Swarm (2009), a science fiction action film by Alex Winter
based on the Cartoon Network animated series Ben 10: Alien Force. She
was the second actress to play the part of Gwen. Stineman had been
involved in major projects since 2009. She played Audra in Junkyard
Dog (2010) and Cassidy in The Middle (2012â€"14)
American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Gwen
Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm and as Cassidy Finch in The
Middle.Stineman was born in Cincinnati. She completed her high-school
education at Newport Central Catholic High School, in Newport,
Kentucky. She was a cheerleader, dancer and horseback rider while at
school. Although she participated in the drama club, she never
captured a starring role in any play at school level. She grew up in
Northern Kentucky, where her father was a tennis player as well as a
teacher and her mother, a nurse. She then attended Northern Kentucky
University. As a very involved undergrad, she was president of Delta
Zeta sorority, vice president of student government and named
"Outstanding Senior of the Year". It was during her time at NKU that
she became involved in student films and eventually signed with a
couple local talent agencies to pick up extra money. She graduated
magna cum laude in 2007 in the College of Informatics.Stineman moved
to Los Angeles after graduation and made her debut in Fame (2009) as a
dancer. Her breakthrough came when she portrayed Gwen Tennyson in Ben
10: Alien Swarm (2009), a science fiction action film by Alex Winter
based on the Cartoon Network animated series Ben 10: Alien Force. She
was the second actress to play the part of Gwen. Stineman had been
involved in major projects since 2009. She played Audra in Junkyard
Dog (2010) and Cassidy in The Middle (2012â€"14)
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