Stefanie Powers Biography

Fast Facts

• For her years of service to the USO, she was awarded the Peace One Earth Medallion from the organization
• Helped create the William Holden Wildlife Foundation to help with the conservation of animals
• Started off as a dancer for famed theatre choreographer Jerome Robbins
• Took ballet as a child in the same class as future actresses Natalie Wood and Jill St․ John
• An avid polo player, she was one of the first foreign members to join the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club in the UK
• Has worked as a conservation consultant for the car manufaturers Jaguar and Land Rover
• Was cast in "West Side Story," but was let go from the film because, at age 15, she was deemed too young for the role