Abigail Klein (born December 24, 1988)^[1] is an American actress and former professional cheerleader. She is best known for playing the role of Stephanie Johnson on the NBC and Peacock Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives since 2022. She is a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.

Klein was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Irving. She grew up down the street from where the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders practiced. She had a passion for acting and dancing since childhood. Klein attended North Lake College.^[2]

At eighteen, Klein decided to audition for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. During the audition process, she visited a friend on the set of the film Iron Man and felt tempted to pursue acting instead. Klein ultimately decided to stick with cheerleading. She was hired by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, traveling with them on a USO tour to Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.^[2]

Klein appeared as herself on a few seasons of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team.^[3] After three years, she decided to retire from cheerleading and focus on acting.^[2]

After moving to Los Angeles, Klein's first acting job was an "under five" role as a nanny on The Young and the Restless.^[4] She soon landed a role in the Adam Sandler film That's My Boy.^[5] Klein made guest appearances on 90210, Castle, Drop Dead Diva, The Comeback, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.^[6][7][8]

Klein was cast in Cabot College, an unaired 2014 comedy pilot starring Fortune Feimster.^[9] She starred in a TV commercial for Taco Bell, playing a girlfriend who's always taking Instagram photos.^[3]

Klein appeared in Transformers: Age of Extinction. She also had roles in the TV Movies 10 Year Reunion and Girlfriends of Christmas Past.^[8][10] In 2015 and 2018, Klein had a recurring role as Stacey on The Incredible Life of Darrell.^[11] From 2016 to 2017, she had a recurring role as Nurse Eloise on Code Black.^[4]

She appeared in the film Butterfly Caught.^[8] On television, she guest starred on S.W.A.T., American Housewife, Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television, and GLOW.^[8] Klein had recurring roles on There's...Johnny! and Aussie Girl.^[7][12] She starred as Courtney Bennett in the 2020 Lifetime TV Movie Christmas on Ice.^[13][3]

Since 2022, Klein has played the role of Stephanie Johnson on Days of Our Lives. The role was previously played by Shelley Hennig. Klein first appeared as Stephanie in the Peacock spinoff Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, before moving to the main series.^[7][8]

Klein met her husband, Chris Armstrong, in 2012, after she saw him in a photo on her friend's Twitter account. They were married on October 22, 2016. Armstrong is a sports agent who manages PGA tour golfers.^[2]

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