Stefanie Powers

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Stefanie Powers (born Stefania Zofia Federkiewicz on November 2, 1942 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress and singer of Polish-jewish descent.http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~lmcvd/harts/sp_hart_and_soul.htm Her name is frequently misspelled Stephanie Powers.

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November 2 - 1942 - Hollywood, California - American - Actress

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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.. Although 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.

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Red head - Motion picture - If a Man Answers - Sandra Dee - Bobby Darin - John Wayne - McLintock! - Television spy thriller series - The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. - Made-for-TV - Robert Wagner - Hart to Hart - Emmy - Golden Globe Award

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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.

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Gary Lockwood - William Holden - Wildlife conservation - Kenya - Cincinnati - Atlanta - Zoo

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On April 1, 1993 she married French aristocrat Patrick de la Chesnais but they divorced in 1999.

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For her contribution to the television industry, Stefanie Powers has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6778 Hollywood Blvd.

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In 2003 she toured the UK in the singing role of Anna Leonowens in a revival of The King and I.

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Powers is one of many notable graduates from Hollywood High School.

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