Stefanie Joosten

Stefanie Joosten fascinates me as a true crossover talent. A Leiden-educated Dutchwoman who relocated to Japan and built a career as a model, actress and singer, she broke through globally as Quiet in Metal Gear Solid V, lending her motion, voice and likeness to a character who says almost nothing yet conveys everything. That performance, expressive through silence, struck me as remarkably brave and disciplined. Carving out a path in a foreign creative industry takes real grit, and I admire how deeply she committed to Japanese game culture. To me she's proof that presence and craft can transcend language entirely.

Name (English)

Stefanie Joosten

Name (Japanese)

ステファニー・ヨーステン

Reading

すてふぁにー・よーすてん

Born

August 5, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Origin

Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands

Height

167 cm

Occupation

model / television actor / film actor

University

Leiden University

• Official sitehttps://www.stefaniejoosten.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/stefaniejoosten/
• Xhttps://x.com/stefanieGMJ
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefanie%20Joosten
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17686805

Tags

• Limburg
• model
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.