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 Stefanie Powers began her career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. At 16 she was put under contract to Columbia Pictures in the twilight of the Hollywood Studio System where she made 15 motion pictures and was loaned to United Artists for the John Wayne production of McLintock! (1963). MGM Television bought her contract from Columbia to present her as The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966). Her television credits include over 200 guest appearances, 18 mini-series and 2 more weekly series, The Feather and Father Gang (1976) and the long-running Hart to Hart (1979).Her long career has included appearances on the stage beginning in 1964 with "Under the Yum Yum Tree" in San Francisco which ran for 12 years after its initial opening. She has appeared on and off Broadway in musical shows and tributes; in the West End in the musical, "Matador" and "Love Letters". Appearances on the British stage included "The King and I", "The Adjustment" and "84 Charing Cross Road."Her stage appearances in the United States include "Annie Get Your Gun", "Oliver", "Applause" (the revival), "Sunset Boulevard" and "Gotta Dance" directed by Jerry Mitchell. In 2018 she appeared in the film The Artist's Wife (2019) with Lena Olin and Bruce Dern and a revival in London of "84 Charing Cross Road."She has an active life in wildlife conservation and is the creator of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation, formed after the death of her long-time life partner William Holden. In that vein she has received numerous fellowships and awards for her tireless field work in conservation and is a faculty member of the Oxford Literary Festival at Christ Church College at Oxford where she heads forums with authors of outstanding books dealing with the crucial environmental issues of our day. She's been on the boards of four zoos in North America and is an independent board member of a cluster of 3 mutual funds which are a part of the American Funds, one of the largest mutual funds families in the world. She presented the PBS 13 part series, "Funding Your Dreams" as a road map for women contemplating investment options.As a member of the Writers' Guild of America she was nominated for her script of "Family Secrets", received five Emmy nominations for acting roles and a People's Choice Award.She resides in Los Angeles, London and Kenya.
Bio:
Stefanie Powers began her career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. At 16 she was put under contract to Columbia Pictures in the twilight of the Hollywood Studio System where she made 15 motion pictures and was loaned to United Artists for the John Wayne production of McLintock! (1963). MGM Television bought her contract from Columbia to present her as The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966). Her television credits include over 200 guest appearances, 18 mini-series and 2 more weekly series, The Feather and Father Gang (1976) and the long-running Hart to Hart (1979).Her long career has included appearances on the stage beginning in 1964 with "Under the Yum Yum Tree" in San Francisco which ran for 12 years after its initial opening. She has appeared on and off Broadway in musical shows and tributes; in the West End in the musical, "Matador" and "Love Letters". Appearances on the British stage included "The King and I", "The Adjustment" and "84 Charing Cross Road."Her stage appearances in the United States include "Annie Get Your Gun", "Oliver", "Applause" (the revival), "Sunset Boulevard" and "Gotta Dance" directed by Jerry Mitchell. In 2018 she appeared in the film The Artist's Wife (2019) with Lena Olin and Bruce Dern and a revival in London of "84 Charing Cross Road."She has an active life in wildlife conservation and is the creator of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation, formed after the death of her long-time life partner William Holden. In that vein she has received numerous fellowships and awards for her tireless field work in conservation and is a faculty member of the Oxford Literary Festival at Christ Church College at Oxford where she heads forums with authors of outstanding books dealing with the crucial environmental issues of our day. She's been on the boards of four zoos in North America and is an independent board member of a cluster of 3 mutual funds which are a part of the American Funds, one of the largest mutual funds families in the world. She presented the PBS 13 part series, "Funding Your Dreams" as a road map for women contemplating investment options.As a member of the Writers' Guild of America she was nominated for her script of "Family Secrets", received five Emmy nominations for acting roles and a People's Choice Award.She resides in Los Angeles, London and Kenya.
Tivia:
Powers was in the same ballet class as a youngster with Natalie Wood and Jill St. John. The three women all had long-term relationships with Robert Wagner: Wood as Wagner's first and third wife, St. John as Wagner's fourth wife, and Stefanie as long-time co-star and friend.Powers is reportedly fluent in six languages.Deaths of life partner William Holden and good friend Natalie Wood (wife of her Hart to Hart (1979) co-star, Robert Wagner), occurred within days of each other in November 1981.Partner and romantic companion of William Holden (1972-1981). After his death, she founded the William Holden Wildlife Foundation. Powers continues as President of the foundation to the present day, with dual headquarters in California and Kenya, on the grounds of Holden's Mount Kenya Game Ranch.She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6776 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 25, 1992.Was awarded the Peace One Earth medallion for her years of service to the USO.The red sequined dress used by Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982) was first worn by her in Color Jennifer Dead (1980).Attended Hollywood High School with Linda Evans.Took karate lessons for a time.Powers filled in for Valerie Harper playing legendary actress Tallulah Bankhead in the stage play "Looped", which was based on an event following the film Die! Die! My Darling! (1965), in which Powers co-starred with Bankhead.Was replaced by Carole D'Andrea for the role of Velma in West Side Story (1961).Appeared as the focus of "Birth of a Star" on Hollywood and the Stars (1963). Its prediction was right, which was rare for most of the articles and shows predicting stardom.Powers' father, Morrison Bloomfield Paul, reportedly a cinematographer, was born in Montreal, Quebec to an Eastern European Jewish immigrant family. Her mother, born as Julianna Golen (sometimes spelled Golan) and later known as Julie Powers, was born in New York State to Polish Catholic immigrants.First met Blake Edwards at Columbia studios when she bumped into him as she was going to acting class. They discussed the sunglasses that they were wearing. She said she got her sunglasses from a friend in Monte Carlo and he said he brought his "back" from Monte Carlo.Powers claimed John Ford directed her for a week when director Andrew V. McLaglen was out sick on McLintock! (1963). McLaglen disputes this and says he was there for the entire shoot.Powers' elder brother, Jeffrey Moreau (born Jeffrey Julian Paul), was found dead at his Orangevale, California home in late November 2013, aged 73. A former SF Muni and Sacramento RT employee, Moreau was a connoisseur and researcher of all things railroad-related, including cable cars, light rail, trolley coaches, motor buses, and the trolley festivals. He authored more than 30 books on the subject.A guest spot on It Takes a Thief (1968) with Robert Wagner led him to lobby for her to play his wife on Hart to Hart (1979) when the series was being cast. Competition for the role included Lindsay Wagner and Suzanne Pleshette, the latter of whom Powers had previously replaced in the film Palm Springs Weekend (1963).Helps to support 22 children in a Rome orphanage.Dated Timothy Dalton and Eddie Fisher.Was in a relationship with Tom Carroll, an auditor and former United States Navy officer, for fourteen years until his death in August 2014.The failure of her television series The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) made this difficult for her to get work for two years.When Stefanie travels the world, she seldom stays in hotels; she has friends in every port.First met Holden at a New Year's Eve party given by Dominick Dunne. They met again several years later while browsing photographic books on Africa at Hunter's bookshop in Beverly Hills, but things didn't mesh until their third meeting, during a tennis tournament at La Costa resort and spa.In addition to working for animal rights, Powers has designed a line of clothes which was sold on the Home Shopping Network and has released two home videos--one on horseback riding (1989) and the other demonstrating exercises which can be done to Broadway show tunes (1992).Once fought on a Mexican bullring as La Pecasa (The Freckled One).Underwent surgery for lung cancer. (January 2009)Credited as "Taffy Paul" when she started out. |
| Name: |
Stefanie Powers |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
274 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:57:10 |
| Height: |
5' 6?' (1.69 m) |
| Biography: |
Stefanie Powers began her career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. At 16 she was put under contract to Columbia Pictures in the twilight of the Hollywood Studio System where she made 15 motion pictu |
| Trivia: |
Powers was in the same ballet class as a youngster with Natalie Wood and Jill St. John. The three women all had long-term relationships with Robert Wagner: Wood as Wagner's first and third wife, St. John as Wagner's fourth wife, and Stefanie as long-time co-star and friend.Powers is reportedly fluent in six languages.Deaths of life partner William Holden and good friend Natalie Wood (wife of her Hart to Hart (1979) co-star, Robert Wagner), occurred within days of each other in November 1981.Partner and romantic companion of William Holden (1972-1981). After his death, she founded the William Holden Wildlife Foundation. Powers continues as President of the foundation to the present day, with dual headquarters in California and Kenya, on the grounds of Holden's Mount Kenya Game Ranch.She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6776 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 25, 1992.Was awarded the Peace One Earth medallion for her years of service to the USO.The red sequined dress used by Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982) was first worn by her in Color Jennifer Dead (1980).Attended Hollywood High School with Linda Evans.Took karate lessons for a time.Powers filled in for Valerie Harper playing legendary actress Tallulah Bankhead in the stage play "Looped", which was based on an event following the film Die! Die! My Darling! (1965), in which Powers co-starred with Bankhead.Was replaced by Carole D'Andrea for the role of Velma in West Side Story (1961).Appeared as the focus of "Birth of a Star" on Hollywood and the Stars (1963). Its prediction was right, which was rare for most of the articles and shows predicting stardom.Powers' father, Morrison Bloomfield Paul, reportedly a cinematographer, was born in Montreal, Quebec to an Eastern European Jewish immigrant family. Her mother, born as Julianna Golen (sometimes spelled Golan) and later known as Julie Powers, was born in New York State to Polish Catholic immigrants.First met Blake Edwards at Columbia studios when she bumped into him as she was going to acting class. They discussed the sunglasses that they were wearing. She said she got her sunglasses from a friend in Monte Carlo and he said he brought his "back" from Monte Carlo.Powers claimed John Ford directed her for a week when director Andrew V. McLaglen was out sick on McLintock! (1963). McLaglen disputes this and says he was there for the entire shoot.Powers' elder brother, Jeffrey Moreau (born Jeffrey Julian Paul), was found dead at his Orangevale, California home in late November 2013, aged 73. A former SF Muni and Sacramento RT employee, Moreau was a connoisseur and researcher of all things railroad-related, including cable cars, light rail, trolley coaches, motor buses, and the trolley festivals. He authored more than 30 books on the subject.A guest spot on It Takes a Thief (1968) with Robert Wagner led him to lobby for her to play his wife on Hart to Hart (1979) when the series was being cast. Competition for the role included Lindsay Wagner and Suzanne Pleshette, the latter of whom Powers had previously replaced in the film Palm Springs Weekend (1963).Helps to support 22 children in a Rome orphanage.Dated Timothy Dalton and Eddie Fisher.Was in a relationship with Tom Carroll, an auditor and former United States Navy officer, for fourteen years until his death in August 2014.The failure of her television series The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) made this difficult for her to get work for two years.When Stefanie travels the world, she seldom stays in hotels; she has friends in every port.First met Holden at a New Year's Eve party given by Dominick Dunne. They met again several years later while browsing photographic books on Africa at Hunter's bookshop in Beverly Hills, but things didn't mesh until their third meeting, during a tennis tournament at La Costa resort and spa.In addition to working for animal rights, Powers has designed a line of clothes which was sold on the Home Shopping Network and has released two home videos--one on horseback riding (1989) and the other demonstrating exercises which can be done to Broadway show tunes (1992).Once fought on a Mexican bullring as La Pecasa (The Freckled One).Underwent surgery for lung cancer. (January 2009)Credited as "Taffy Paul" when she started out. |
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They say that a good cook can ignite sparks by the way he kisses. The way I see it, just because a guy can turn on the stove doesn't necessarily make him a good cook.
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The trouble with talking nicely is that, unfortunately, some people don't hear you until you scream.
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I would have had a child with Bill, had he been able to. I just wanted to have a little more of him. But he had a very unfortunate infection due to a botched-up vasectomy which could not be reversed.
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[on the Natalie Wood homicide case] I won't comment about that. I won't even bring it up as an issue. It doesn't bear discussion. It is a non-issue. What happened happened, and the rehashing of it is generally done by people who wish to get some money from it. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
Print ads: American Foundation for Urologic Disease (1999)
TV commercials: Kellogg's NutriGrain cereals (1990s)
Video: "Stefanie Powers' Broadway Workout", 1992.
Video: "Stefanie Powers: Introduction to Horseback Riding and Hor |
| Spouse: |
Patrick De La Chenais (April 1, 1993 - June 18, 1999) (divorced)Gary Lockwood (August 27, 1966 - May 12, 1974) (divorced) |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Julianna Dimitria Golan
Morrison Bloomfield Paul |
| Relatives: |
Jeffrey Moreau (Sibling) |
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