Stefanie Powers

Stefanie Powers

actress, producer, writer

Stefanie Powers was born on Nov 02, 1942 in USA. Stefanie Powers's big-screen debut came with Tammy Tell Me True directed by Harry Keller in 1961. Stefanie Powers is known for Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun directed by Tony Richardson, Stefanie Powers stars as Beryl Clutterbuck Markham and Claire Bloom as Lady Delamere. Stefanie Powers has got 3 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Stefanie Powers achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Stefanie Powers plays is The Artist's Wife which will be released on Sep 25, 2020.

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 Le grand McLintock (1963). MGM Television bought her contract from Columbia to present her as Annie, agent très spécial (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 Pour l'amour du risque (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.

  • Birthday

    Nov 02, 1942
  • Place of Birth

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Also known

    Stefanie Zofya Paul

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 9 nominations

Walk of Fame
1992
Television
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
Bravo Otto
1984
Best Female TV Star (TV-Star w)
Winner - Bravo Otto Germany
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