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'''Stefanie Christina Baroness von Pfetten''' is a Canadian actress of German descent who played Captain [[Marcia Case|Marcia "Showboat" Case]] in the [[Re-imagined]] series.  
'''Stefanie Baroness Christina von Pfetten''' is a Canadian actress who played Captain [[Marcia Case|Marcia "Showboat" Case]] in the [[Re-imagined]] series.


== Background ==
Born in [[w:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]], von Pfetten's parents are originally from [[w:Munich, Germany|Munich]]. Upon graduating from high school, she moved to [[w:Vienna|Vienna]], then to Munich, where she studied art history and interned at [[w:Sotheby's|Sotheby's]].<ref name="cc">{{cite_web|url=http://www.caprica-city.de/index.php?seite=artikel&aktion=show&ID=35|title=Exclusive Interview with Stefanie von Pfetten (Marcia "Showboat" Case)|date=31 October 2006|accessdate=11 May 2007|last=Glotz|first=Peter|format=|language=}}</ref>
Born November 25, 1973, in [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], she is the daughter of Baron Hermann Freiherr von Pfetten, a member of German nobility, and his third wife, Heidrun Reel. Her parents are originally from [[w:Munich|Munich]]. Upon graduating from high school, she moved to [[w:Vienna|Vienna]] and then to Munich, where she studied [[w:art history|art history]] and interned at [[w:Sotheby's|Sotheby's]],<ref group="commentary" name="glotz_capricacity_pfetten_interview_biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.caprica-city.de/index.php?seite=artikel&aktion=show&ID=35|title=Exclusive Interview with Stefanie von Pfetten (Marcia "Showboat" Case)|last=Glotz|first=Peter|date=31 October 2006|accessdate=11 May 2007|archive=Y}}</ref> before returning to Vancouver to pursue acting.<ref group="commentary" name="glotz_capricacity_pfetten_interview_biography" />


== Career ==
After this, she moved back to Vancouver to pursue acting<ref name="cc"/>, subsequently appearing in various science fiction productions, including ''[[w:Seven Days|Seven Days]]'' and 2004's ''Decoys''.  
Von Pfetten's introduction to performing came through her high school's production of ''[[w:Grease (musical)|Grease]]''; after completing her studies in Munich and Vienna, she returned to Vancouver to train formally in [[w:theatre|theatre]].<ref group="external" name="hallmarkfamily_pfetten_bio_training">{{cite web|url=https://www.hallmarkfamily.com/goodnight-for-justice-measure-of-a-man/cast/stefanie-von-pfetten#:~:text=starring%20in%20her%20high%20school%27s%20production%20of%20Grease|title=Stefanie von Pfetten as Callie on Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a Man|publisher=Hallmark Movies & Mysteries|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> She has described her first break as a guest role playing a "tormented" silent ghost on ''[[w:The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]]''.<ref group="external" name="kingstonwhigstandard_cornblum_pfetten_sentinel_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/740144898/#:~:text=her%20first%20break%20with%20the%20role%20she%20was%20cast%20as%20a%20%22tormented%2C%22%20silent%20ghost%20on%20The%20Sentinel|title=At home in the Hills|last=Cornblum|first=Marcy|agency=QMI Agency|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard|date=2 February 2013|page=95|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> She began appearing in guest roles on Canadian-produced genre television, including the science fiction series ''[[w:First Wave (TV series)|First Wave]]'' and ''[[w:Seven Days (TV series)|Seven Days]]'', as well as the horror film ''[[w:The Invitation (2003 film)|The Invitation]]'', opposite [[w:Lance Henriksen|Lance Henriksen]], and the action film ''Seeds of Destruction''.<ref group="external" name="rottentomatoes_pfetten_bio_genre_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/stefanie-von-pfetten#:~:text=small%20parts%20in%20the%20science-fiction%20shows%20%22First%20Wave%2C%22%20%22Seven%20Days%2C%22%20and%20%22Andromeda%22|title=Stefanie von Pfetten Movies & TV Shows List|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="theprovince_pfetten_qanda_these_arms_invitation">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504624552/#:~:text=independent%20feature%20The%20Invitation%20opposite%20Millennium%27s%20Lance%20Henriksen|title=Stefanie von Pfetten|work=The Province|date=15 August 2000|page=68|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="kingstonwhigstandard_cornblum_pfetten_seeds_destruction_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/740144898/#:~:text=Seeds%20of%20Destruction|title=At home in the Hills|last=Cornblum|first=Marcy|agency=QMI Agency|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard|date=2 February 2013|page=95|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> By the summer of 2000, the Vancouver press reported that she had been cast as office intern Lisa Patrick in the [[w:CBC Television|CBC]] drama series ''These Arms of Mine'',<ref group="external" name="theprovince_pfetten_qanda_these_arms_invitation"/><ref group="external" name="vancouversun_pfetten_these_arms_valentine_2000">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/496922145/#:~:text=just%20been%20cast%20in%20the%20CBC%27s%20These%20Arms%20of%20Mine|title=Von Pfetten cast in CBC's These Arms of Mine, Warner's Valentine|work=The Vancouver Sun|date=19 July 2000|page=3|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> and in the [[w:Warner Bros.|Warner Bros.]] film ''[[w:Valentine (2001 film)|Valentine]]''.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_pfetten_these_arms_valentine_2000"/> That November, the press also reported she had an upcoming guest-starring role on [[w:Dick Clark|Dick Clark]]'s television series ''[[w:Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction|Beyond Belief]]''.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_pfetten_sister_beyond_belief_2000">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/496339849/#:~:text=guest-starring%20role%20soon%20on%20Beyond%20Belief|title=Von Pfetten celebrates birthday; sister Verena profiled|work=The Vancouver Sun|date=30 November 2000|page=27|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> The following year, she was cast in the CBC television film ''The Wedding Dress'' alongside fellow West Vancouver actress [[w:Lauren Lee Smith|Lauren Smith]], and signed on for the [[w:USA Network|USA Network]] film ''Tracked'' and the Lions Gate Studios production ''Cabin Pressure''.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_pfetten_wedding_dress_tracked_2001">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/496412053/#:~:text=Von%20Pfetten%20also%20signed%20to%20star%20in%20a%20USA%20Network%20flick%2C%20Tracked|title=Von Pfetten cast in CBC's The Wedding Dress, USA Network's Tracked|work=The Vancouver Sun|date=6 March 2001|page=9|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> In 2002, she co-starred with [[w:Adam Beach|Adam Beach]] in the Ottawa-shot Canadian film ''Posers'', directed by Katie Tallo.<ref group="external" name="ottawacitizen_lofaro_pfetten_posers_2003">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/466870093/#:~:text=last%20year%27s%20Canadian%20film%20Posers%2C%20co-starring%20Adam%20Beach|title=Baywatch role no stroll on the beach, Summer Quinn actress reveals|last=Lofaro|first=Tony|work=The Ottawa Citizen|date=20 March 2003|page=31|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> She went on to play Lily Vincent (credited on IMDb as "Lilly"), one of two alien shapeshifters, in the horror film ''[[w:Decoys (film)|Decoys]]'' (2004),<ref group="external" name="imdb_decoys_fullcredits_cast">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0357585/fullcredits/#:~:text=Stefanie%20von%20Pfetten%20%C2%B7%20Lilly|title=Decoys (2004) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="ottawacitizen_lofaro_pfetten_decoys_character_2003">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/466870093/#:~:text=Stefanie%20von%20Pfetten%20plays%20Lily%20Vincent%2C%20one%20of%20two%20female%20aliens|title=Baywatch role no stroll on the beach, Summer Quinn actress reveals|last=Lofaro|first=Tony|work=The Ottawa Citizen|date=20 March 2003|page=31|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> describing the character as coquettish and kind, but, beneath that, "very strong and straightforward."<ref group="commentary" name="ottawacitizen_lofaro_pfetten_decoys_quote_2003">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/466870093/#:~:text=very%20strong%20and%20straightforward|title=Baywatch role no stroll on the beach, Summer Quinn actress reveals|last=Lofaro|first=Tony|work=The Ottawa Citizen|date=20 March 2003|page=31|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> The film received negative reviews from critics;<ref group="external" name="ottawacitizen_stone_decoys_review_2004">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/466889516/#:~:text=Alien%20sex%20and%20horror%20in%20Canada%20%E2%80%93%20ho%20hum|title=Alien sex and horror in Canada – ho hum|last=Stone|first=Jay|work=The Ottawa Citizen|date=2 March 2004|page=23|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> she said in a separate 2006 interview that the role was not her first work in the [[w:science fiction|science fiction]] genre.<ref group="commentary" name="glotz_capricacity_pfetten_interview_decoys">{{cite web|url=http://www.caprica-city.de/index.php?seite=artikel&aktion=show&ID=35|title=Exclusive Interview with Stefanie von Pfetten (Marcia "Showboat" Case)|last=Glotz|first=Peter|date=31 October 2006|accessdate=11 May 2007|archive=Y}}</ref>


Von Pfetten played Captain Marcia "Showboat" Case, a [[Viper]] pilot assigned to the battlestar ''Pegasus'', in the second-season {{TRS|The Captain's Hand|prose=Y}}episode  (2006)<ref group="external" name="imdb_pfetten_captains_hand_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0519787/characters/nm0902807|title="Battlestar Galactica" The Captain's Hand (TV Episode 2006) - Stefanie von Pfetten as Cpt. Marcia 'Showboat' Case|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> and reprised the role in the television film ''[[Razor]]'' (2007).<ref group="external" name="imdb_pfetten_razor_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0991178/characters/nm0902807|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor (TV Movie 2007) - Stefanie von Pfetten as Showboat|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> In her 2006 interview, she said several of the actors on the series were friends of hers and that her scenes were with [[Jamie Bamber]] and [[Katee Sackhoff]].<ref group="commentary" name="glotz_capricacity_pfetten_interview_castmates">{{cite web|url=http://www.caprica-city.de/index.php?seite=artikel&aktion=show&ID=35|title=Exclusive Interview with Stefanie von Pfetten (Marcia "Showboat" Case)|last=Glotz|first=Peter|date=31 October 2006|accessdate=11 May 2007|archive=Y}}</ref> She added that she would be interested in returning as a recurring character, noting that her character had not been killed off.<ref group="commentary" name="glotz_capricacity_pfetten_interview_recurring">{{cite web|url=http://www.caprica-city.de/index.php?seite=artikel&aktion=show&ID=35|title=Exclusive Interview with Stefanie von Pfetten (Marcia "Showboat" Case)|last=Glotz|first=Peter|date=31 October 2006|accessdate=11 May 2007|archive=Y}}</ref>
Of her experience on ''Battlestar Galactica'', she mentions that many of her friends are actors on the show and that she would love to play a recurring character on the series.<ref name="cc"/>


She later appeared as the goddess [[w:Demeter|Demeter]] in ''[[w:Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief|Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' (2010).<ref group="external" name="rottentomatoes_pfetten_bio_percy_jackson">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/stefanie-von-pfetten#:~:text=appeared%20as%20the%20beautiful%20goddess%2C%20Demeter|title=Stefanie von Pfetten Movies & TV Shows List|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref>
==Notes==
 
*In English her name translates to "Stefanie of purlins". A [[w:purlin|purlin]] is a horizontal beam running the length of a roof and supporting the top rafters of the roof.
In October 2011, the Canadian trade publication ''Playback'' and ''[[w:The Hollywood Reporter|The Hollywood Reporter]]'' both reported that von Pfetten had been cast opposite David Sutcliffe in White Pine Pictures' CBC police drama pilot ''[[w:Cracked (Canadian TV series)|Cracked]]''.<ref group="development" name="playback_pfetten_cracked_pilot_topline">{{cite web|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2011/10/05/stefanie-von-pfetten-and-david-sutcliffe-topline-cracked-pilot/#:~:text=White%20Pine%20Pictures%20has%20booked%20Stefanie%20von%20Pfetten|title=Stefanie von Pfetten and David Sutcliffe topline Cracked pilot|publisher=Playback|date=5 October 2011|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="development" name="hollywoodreporter_pfetten_cracked_pilot_lead">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/stefanie-von-pfetten-takes-cbc-243690/#:~:text=has%20landed%20the%20lead%20role%20in%20Cracked|title=Stefanie von Pfetten Takes CBC 'Cracked' Pilot Lead|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=4 October 2011|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> ''Cracked'' premiered on CBC on January 8, 2013.<ref group="external" name="dailygleaner_szklarski_pfetten_cracked_premiere_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1080790437/#:~:text=Cracked%20debuts%20Tuesday%20on%20CBC|title=Cops, mental health issues collide in CBC's Cracked|last=Szklarski|first=Cassandra|agency=The Canadian Press|work=Daily Gleaner|date=8 January 2013|page=C2|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> In the series, von Pfetten played [[w:forensic psychiatry|forensic psychiatrist]] Dr. Daniella Ridley, partnered with a [[w:Toronto Police Service|Toronto]] police detective;<ref group="external" name="tvguide_pfetten_cracked_character_description">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/cracked/1030473133/#:~:text=forensic%20psychiatrist%2C%20Dr.%20Daniella%20Ridley|title=Cracked - Where to Watch and Stream|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="gazette_pfetten_cracked_character_description">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/426939696/#:~:text=Stefanie%20von%20Pfetten%20co-stars%20as%20Black%27s%20forensic%20psychia-%20trist%20partner%2C%20Daniella%20Ridley|title=Cracked|work=The Gazette|date=28 September 2013|page=119|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> the show was later picked up for U.S. distribution by [[w:ReelzChannel|ReelzChannel]].<ref group="external" name="hollywoodreporter_reelzchannel_acquires_cracked">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/reelzchannel-acquires-canadian-cop-drama-431388/#:~:text=Toronto-based%20Psych%20Crimes%20Unit|title=ReelzChannel Acquires Canadian Cop Drama 'Cracked'|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=28 March 2013|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> Von Pfetten said her character did not carry a gun, instead investigating cases involving emotionally disturbed people alongside her police partner, and that being cast in the series left her feeling she was "living my dream."<ref group="commentary" name="kingstonwhigstandard_cornblum_pfetten_dream_quote_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/740144898/#:~:text=I%20am%20living%20my%20dream|title=At home in the Hills|last=Cornblum|first=Marcy|agency=QMI Agency|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard|date=2 February 2013|page=95|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> In a 2013 interview with [[w:The Canadian Press|The Canadian Press]], von Pfetten said the show's writers took care in how [[w:mental illness|mental illness]] was portrayed, noting that her character did not treat the people she encountered as inherently dangerous; of public attitudes toward mental illness, she said, "It's more out in the open now than it used to be."<ref group="commentary" name="canadianpress_szklarski_pfetten_cracked_mental_health_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1080790437/#:~:text=It%E2%80%99s%20more%20out%20in%20the%20open%20now%20than%20it%20used%20to%20be|title=Cops, mental health issues collide in CBC's Cracked|last=Szklarski|first=Cassandra|agency=The Canadian Press|work=Daily Gleaner|date=8 January 2013|page=C2|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> Von Pfetten did not return for the show's second season; ''The Hollywood Reporter'' quoted executive producer Peter Raymont saying it was "good to change things up, to bring in fresh faces" as the role of unit psychiatrist was recast with [[w:Brooke Nevin|Brooke Nevin]].<ref group="production" name="hollywoodreporter_nevin_joins_cracked_quote">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chicago-fires-brooke-nevin-joins-571703/#:~:text=I%20think%20it%E2%80%99s%20good%20to%20change%20things%20up%2C%20to%20bring%20in%20fresh%20faces|title='Chicago Fire's' Brooke Nevin Joins Canadian 'Cracked' Cop Drama|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=19 June 2013|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> The Canadian television trade site ''TV, eh?'' separately reported that her character was written out off-screen.<ref group="production" name="tveh_pfetten_cracked_season_two_departure">{{cite web|url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2013/09/27/cracked-adapts-for-season-2/#:~:text=replacement%20of%20co-lead%20Stefanie%20von%20Pfetten|title=Cracked adapts for season 2|publisher=TV, eh?|date=27 September 2013|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref>
 
In February 2015, ''Playback'' reported that von Pfetten had joined the cast of the thriller ''[[w:Numb (2015 film)|Numb]]'', alongside fellow ''Battlestar Galactica'' alumnus Jamie Bamber and [[Aleks Paunovic]], as the film began production in British Columbia's [[w:Okanagan|Okanagan]] region.<ref group="production" name="playback_pfetten_numb_casting">{{cite web|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2015/02/20/jason-goode-makes-feature-debut-with-numb/#:~:text=also%20stars%20Aleks%20Paunovic%20and%20Stefanie%20von%20Pfetten|title=Jason Goode makes feature debut with Numb|publisher=Playback|date=20 February 2015|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> Von Pfetten played Dawn, one half of a financially distressed couple who, on a winter drive through the British Columbia wilderness, discover a set of [[w:Global Positioning System|GPS]] coordinates rumored to lead to stolen gold;<ref group="external" name="peacearchnews_browne_pfetten_numb_cast_2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/909458872/#:~:text=financially%20distressed%20husband%20and%20wife%20Will%20and%20Dawn%20%28Bamber%20and%20von%20Pfetten%29|title=Counting blessings|last=Browne|first=Alex|work=Peace Arch News|date=4 March 2016|page=A17|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> the film screened at the [[w:Whistler Film Festival|Whistler Film Festival]], the [[w:Busan International Film Festival|Busan International Film Festival]], and the [[w:Beijing International Film Festival|Beijing International Film Festival]] ahead of its 2016 theatrical release.<ref group="external" name="peacearchnews_browne_pfetten_numb_festivals_2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/909458872/#:~:text=closing%20selection%20at%20the%20Whistler%20Film%20Festival%20and%20the%20Busan%20International%20Film%20Festival|title=Counting blessings|last=Browne|first=Alex|work=Peace Arch News|date=4 March 2016|page=A17|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref>
 
Her later credits include recurring or guest roles as Katharina Wegener in ''[[w:The Man in the High Castle (TV series)|The Man in the High Castle]]'' (2015–2016) and as [[w:Marlene Dietrich|Marlene Dietrich]] in ''[[w:The Last Tycoon (TV series)|The Last Tycoon]]'' (2017).<ref group="external" name="looper_pfetten_high_castle_last_tycoon">{{cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/1374356/when-calls-the-heart-hallmark-who-plays-mrs-st-john-stefanie-von-pfetten-where-seen-here/#:~:text=portrayed%20Katharina%20Wegener%2C%20the%20wife%20of%20Nazi%20conspirator%20Rudolph%20Wegener|title=When Calls The Heart: Who Plays Mrs. St. John & Where Else Have You Seen Her|publisher=Looper|date=26 August 2023|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> She played a bartender named Wendy in [[w:Robert Zemeckis|Robert Zemeckis]]'s ''[[w:Welcome to Marwen|Welcome to Marwen]]'' (2018),<ref group="external" name="looper_pfetten_marwen_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/1374356/when-calls-the-heart-hallmark-who-plays-mrs-st-john-stefanie-von-pfetten-where-seen-here/#:~:text=had%20a%20minor%20role%20in%20%22Welcome%20to%20Marwen%22|title=When Calls The Heart: Who Plays Mrs. St. John & Where Else Have You Seen Her|publisher=Looper|date=26 August 2023|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> went on to play Russian physicist Dr. Irina Petrov in a 2022 episode of ''[[w:DC's Legends of Tomorrow|DC's Legends of Tomorrow]]'',<ref group="external" name="metacritic_pfetten_legends_credit">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/stefanie-von-pfetten/#:~:text=DC%27s%20Legends%20of%20Tomorrow|title=Stefanie von Pfetten|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> and had a recurring role as Madeleine Saint John across seven episodes of ''[[w:When Calls the Heart|When Calls the Heart]]'' (2023).<ref group="external" name="metacritic_pfetten_when_calls_heart">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/stefanie-von-pfetten/#:~:text=When%20Calls%20the%20Heart|title=Stefanie von Pfetten|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> In 2024, she guest-starred as Rebecca Smith in an episode of ''[[w:Tracker (American TV series)|Tracker]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_pfetten_tracker_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13875494/characters/nm0902807|title=Stefanie von Pfetten as Rebecca Smith - Tracker (2024)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
Von Pfetten's father, Baron Hermann Freiherr von Pfetten, was born in 1933 to Joseph Freiherr von Pfetten and Maria Elisabeth von Mallinckrodt.<ref group="external" name="geneall_pfetten_hermann_parents">{{cite web|url=https://geneall.net/de/name/1653681/hermann-von-pfetten/#:~:text=Maria%20Elisabeth%20von%20Mallinckrodt|title=Hermann von Pfetten, * 1933|publisher=Geneall.net|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="geneanet_pfetten_hermann_parents">{{cite web|url=https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&n=von+pfetten&oc=0&p=hermann#:~:text=Joseph%20von%20Pfetten%201897-1983|title=Family tree of Hermann von Pfetten|publisher=Geneanet|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> Heidrun Reel was his third wife;<ref group="external" name="geneall_pfetten_hermann_heidrun_reel">{{cite web|url=https://geneall.net/de/name/1653681/hermann-von-pfetten/#:~:text=Heidrun%20Reel|title=Hermann von Pfetten, * 1933|publisher=Geneall.net|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> the couple later divorced.<ref group="external" name="geneanet_pfetten_heidrun_reel_divorce">{{cite web|url=https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&n=von+pfetten&oc=0&p=hermann#:~:text=Married%20to%20Heidrun%20Reel%20%2C%20divorced%20with|title=Family tree of Hermann von Pfetten|publisher=Geneanet|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> The Pfetten family's Bavarian manor house, Schloss Ramspau, remained in the family until 1971, when ownership passed to Hermann's sister, Godula von Pfetten;<ref group="external" name="schlossramspau_pfetten_family_ownership">{{cite web|url=https://schloss-ramspau.de/ueber-schloss-ramspau/#:~:text=1971%20an%20seine%20Tochter%20Godula|title=Über Schloss Ramspau|publisher=Schloss Ramspau|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="geneanet_pfetten_godula_sibling">{{cite web|url=https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&n=von+pfetten&oc=0&p=hermann#:~:text=Godula%20von%20Pfetten%201926|title=Family tree of Hermann von Pfetten|publisher=Geneanet|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> CBC's own program guide, as well as IMDb's trivia entry for von Pfetten, state that her father grew up in the castle.<ref group="external" name="cbc_pfetten_personality_castle">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/programguide/personality/stefanie_von_pfetten#:~:text=her%20father%20is%20a%20German%20Baron%20who%20grew%20up%20in%20a%20castle|title=Stefanie von Pfetten - Personalities|publisher=CBC|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="imdb_pfetten_trivia_castle">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0902807/trivia/#:~:text=grew%20up%20in%20a%20castle%20in%20Germany%2C%20Schloss%20Ramspau|title=Stefanie von Pfetten - Trivia|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> She has an older sister, Gabriela Marie-Elisabeth Baroness von Pfetten, and a younger sister, Verena Alexandra Doraya Baroness von Pfetten.<ref group="external" name="geneall_pfetten_hermann_daughters">{{cite web|url=https://geneall.net/de/name/1653681/hermann-von-pfetten/#:~:text=Gabriela%20Marie-Elisabeth%20von%20Pfetten|title=Hermann von Pfetten, * 1933|publisher=Geneall.net|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> In 2000, the Vancouver press described Verena, then a teenager, as planning to study journalism at [[w:Columbia University|Columbia University]];<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_pfetten_sister_verena_2000">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/496339849/#:~:text=she%27ll%20study%20journalism%20at%20Columbia%20U|title=Von Pfetten celebrates birthday; sister Verena profiled|work=The Vancouver Sun|date=30 November 2000|page=27|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> Verena went on to become a journalist and digital media consultant, writing for outlets including ''[[w:The New York Times|The New York Times]]'' and ''[[w:Condé Nast Traveler|Condé Nast Traveler]]'',<ref group="external" name="girlsatlibrary_turner_verena_pfetten_career_2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.girlsatlibrary.com/interviews/verena-von-pfetten#:~:text=Verena%20is%20a%20freelance%20writer%2C%20editor%2C%20and%20digital%20consultant|title=Verena Von Pfetten|last=Turner|first=Payton|publisher=Girls at Library|date=1 November 2016|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> and in 2018 co-founded the magazine ''Gossamer'' with David Weiner.<ref group="external" name="bustle_mannering_verena_pfetten_gossamer_2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/gossamer-co-founder-verena-von-pfetten-isnt-afraid-to-break-into-cannabis-break-some-rules-10177185#:~:text=her%20lifestyle%20brand%20Gossamer|title='Gossamer' Co-Founder Verena Von Pfetten Isn't Afraid To Break Into Cannabis & Break Some Rules|last=Mannering|first=Lindsay|publisher=Bustle|date=21 August 2018|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref>
 
Growing up, von Pfetten's European parents and grandmother took her to the [[w:ballet|ballet]], [[w:opera|opera]], and [[w:musical theatre|musicals]];<ref group="external" name="kingstonwhigstandard_cornblum_pfetten_childhood_arts_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/740144898/#:~:text=European%20parents%20and%20grandmother%20would%20take%20her%20to%20the%20ballet%2C%20opera%20and%20musicals|title=At home in the Hills|last=Cornblum|first=Marcy|agency=QMI Agency|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard|date=2 February 2013|page=95|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> among her family's keepsakes is a 16th-century cabinet from a castle in Germany that had served as a Bible holder.<ref group="external" name="kingstonwhigstandard_cornblum_pfetten_bible_cabinet_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/740144898/#:~:text=16th%20century%20cabinet%20from%20a%20castle%20in%20Germany%20that%20was%20a%20Bible%20holder|title=At home in the Hills|last=Cornblum|first=Marcy|agency=QMI Agency|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard|date=2 February 2013|page=95|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> Von Pfetten's husband is named Mike,<ref group="external" name="kingstonwhigstandard_cornblum_pfetten_husband_mike_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/740144898/#:~:text=My%20husband%20Mike%20and%20our%20two%20rescue|title=At home in the Hills|last=Cornblum|first=Marcy|agency=QMI Agency|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard|date=2 February 2013|page=95|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> and she is active in dog rescue;<ref group="external" name="hallmarkfamily_pfetten_bio_dog_rescue">{{cite web|url=https://www.hallmarkfamily.com/goodnight-for-justice-measure-of-a-man/cast/stefanie-von-pfetten#:~:text=she%20is%20active%20in%20dog%20rescue|title=Stefanie von Pfetten as Callie on Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a Man|publisher=Hallmark Movies & Mysteries|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref> as of 2013, her two rescue dogs were named Max and Lucy.<ref group="external" name="kingstonwhigstandard_cornblum_pfetten_dogs_names_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/740144898/#:~:text=Max%20and%20Lucy.%20They%20are%20my%20children|title=At home in the Hills|last=Cornblum|first=Marcy|agency=QMI Agency|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard|date=2 February 2013|page=95|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref>
 
== Notes ==
*In English, von Pfetten's surname translates to "Stefanie of purlins." A [[w:purlin|purlin]] is a horizontal beam running the length of a roof and supporting the top rafters of the roof.<ref group="footnotes" name="imdb_pfetten_trivia_name_translation">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0902807/trivia/#:~:text=Her%20German%20name%20translates%20to%20%22Stefanie%20of%20Purlins%22|title=Stefanie von Pfetten - Trivia|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref>
*Sources differ on where von Pfetten studied art history: her own 2006 interview states that she studied in Munich after first moving to Vienna, while a 2013 newspaper profile states that she studied at the University of Vienna.<ref group="footnotes" name="kingstonwhigstandard_cornblum_pfetten_vienna_arthistory_2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/740144898/#:~:text=studied%20art%20history%20at%20the%20University%20of%20Vienna|title=At home in the Hills|last=Cornblum|first=Marcy|agency=QMI Agency|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard|date=2 February 2013|page=95|accessdate=21 June 2026}}</ref>


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