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Stefanie Powers Biography

Birth Name:
Stephania Zofia Federkiewicz
Birth Place:
Hollywood, California, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Began her acting career at 15 in a stage production of West Side Story, but was replaced when her age was discovered
  • Made her film debut in the 1961 comedy Tammy Tell Me True, under the name Taffy Paul
  • Took bullfighting lessons in Mexico in the early '60s
  • Helped establish the William Holden Wildlife Foundation in Africa, and has served as its president since Holden's death in 1981
  • Reunited with her Hart to Hart co-star Robert Wagner in the early '90s for London and U
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  • stage productions of A
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  • Gurney's Love Letters
  • Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992
  • Has starred in a workout video and an instructional video on horseback riding
  • Released her debut CD, On the Same Page, in 2003
  • Works on species-survival programs at zoos in Atlanta and Cincinnati, among others
  • Speaks French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Spanish and Swahili

Awards

  • 1984Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 1983Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 1982Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1982Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 1981Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1981Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 1980People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program: winner
  • 1980Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated

Relationships