Stefanie Powers
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Stefanie Powers (born Stefania Zofia Federkiewicz on November 2, 1942 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress of Polish descent.
As an actress, the red headed Powers appeared in several motion pictures in the early 1960s in secondary roles such as the 1962 comedy If a Man Answers with Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin and in 1963 in a serious role as the daughter of John Wayne in McLintock!. In 1966, her "tempestuous" good looks led to a starring role in the short-lived television spy thriller series, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.. Althouigh she continued to appear in televion guest roles and made-for-TV films, she is best known for her role opposite Robert Wagner in the 1979-1984 hit television series, Hart to Hart for which she received two Emmy and five Golden Globe Award "best TV actress" nominations.
Married to actor Gary Lockwood between 1966 and 1972, she began a relationship with actor William Holden that led to their being involved with wildlife conservation. Following his death in 1981, Powers became President of the "William Holden Wildlife Foundation" and a director of the Mount Kenya Game Ranch in Kenya. In the United States, she works with both the Cincinnati and Atlanta zoos. She devotes a great deal of time to the cause and is international guest speaker on wildlife preservation.
On April 1, 1993 she married French aristocrat Patrick de la Chesnais but they divorced in 1999.
For her contribution to the television industry, Stefanie Powers has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6778 Hollywood Blvd.
External links
- Stefanie Powers (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694619/) at the Internet Movie Database
Categories: American actor stubs | 1942 births | American actors | Cinema actors | Television actors | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Animal welfare | Polish-Americans | People from California
