Stephanie Braxton (born December 11, 1944, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American television writer, playwright and actress.

Acting credits

• Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (Blind student)
• The Secret Storm (Laurie Hollister Stevens Reddin #2)
• All My Children (Tara Martin #2)
• The Edge of Night (Winter Austen #2)
• Quincy M.E. (Donna)
• Eight is Enough (Doris)
• Dallas (Alisha Ogden)
• King's Crossing (Carol Hadary)
• Hill Street Blues (Fowler)
• The Jeffersons (Leontyne Farrell)
• The Lilac Papers (Jean)
• Caught in the Act (Herself)

Writing credits

• One Life to Live
• Guiding Light
• Search for Tomorrow (co-head writer with Paul Avila Mayer)
• General Hospital (hired by Claire Labine)
• As the World Turns (Hired by Douglas Marland)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

WINS

• (1995; Best Writing; General Hospital)
• (2001; Best Writing; As the World Turns)

NOMINATIONS

• (1985; Best Writing; Guiding Light)
• (1989, 1991 & 1993; Best Writing; As the World Turns)

Writers Guild of America Award

WINS

• (1995 & 1996 seasons; General Hospital)

NOMINATIONS

• (1985 & 2002 seasons; Guiding Light)
• (1990 season; As the World Turns)
• (1997 season; General Hospital)

Personal life

Braxton married actor Dan Hamilton in 1976, having met him when they were both appearing on The Secret Storm. They later appeared together on All My Children and The Edge of Night. Hamilton's son, actor Josh Hamilton, played Braxton's stepson on All My Children.