Haley Stouffer

Haley Rydel Socica Stouffer (b. October 4th, 1982), professionally known as Haley Stouffer, is an American musician, singer, television personality, author, and former actress. Stouffer gained recognition playing Annie Harkness on the television series Harkness of Darkness from 1995-2002. Upon the show's ending, Stouffer began studying music and was classically trained on the piano at the age of 15. She later graduated from Juilliard's music division in 2010. She later gained public recognition later that year for playing alongside Martha Argerich at Carnegie Hall. Stouffer later released several indepent records in 2011, 2014, and 2015 respectively, all to critical acclaim. From 2012 to 2014, she toured with The Piano Guys, before later joining the American hard rock band Forces in 2015 as its keyboardist, pianist, and rhythm guitarist. Stouffer remained with the group for three years, departing in late 2018. In 2019, she began experimenting with symphonic rock, and joined the Trans-Siberian Orchestra as its primary grand pianist later that year. In May of 2019, Stouffer joined the judging panel of the American television show America's Got Talent.