Английская Википедия:Alexandra Paul

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Alexandra Elizabeth Paul (born July 29, 1963) is an American actress, activist, health coach, and former model. Paul began her career modeling in New York before landing her first major role in John Carpenter's horror film Christine (1983). This was followed with prominent roles in Just the Way You Are (1984), American Flyers (1985), 8 Million Ways to Die (1986), and Dragnet (1987).

She is best known for her role as Lt. Stephanie Holden in the television series Baywatch from 1992 to 1997. She has performed in a total of over 100 movies and television programs.

Early life

Paul was born in New York City to Sarah, a social worker from England, and Mark Paul, an American investment banker. Paul was raised alongside her identical twin sister, Caroline, and younger brother, Jonathan, in the rural town of Cornwall, Connecticut. According to Paul, her mother was "a very liberal Democrat and [her] father was a very conservative Republican." Her twin sister Caroline has been a San Francisco firefighter (where she is often mistaken as Alexandra) and best-selling author. Her brother, Jonathan, is an animal rights activist.

Paul attended the Cornwall Consolidated School, and the Groton School in Massachusetts. At ages 17 and 18, Paul underwent two major abdominal operations to remove choledochal cysts, which left her with a scar spanning from her sternum to her navel. Paul was accepted into Stanford University, but chose not to attend so that she could focus on an acting career.

Career

Paul worked prominently in television from the late 1980s onward, perhaps most recognizable in her starring role on Baywatch, from 1992 to 1997. Paul began her career working as a model in New York City, and later moved to Los Angeles when she decided to pursue a career in acting. Her first role was in the television film Paper Dolls (1982), followed by a role in the independent Canadian horror film American Nightmare (1983). Paul then landed a leading role in John Carpenter's horror film Christine (1983), opposite Keith Gordon, followed by a supporting role in the comedy Just the Way You Are (1984).

She later appeared in the sport drama American Flyers (1985) with Kevin Costner, 8 Million Ways to Die (1986), and the comedy Dragnet (1987), opposite Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd. She also starred in the films Death Train (1993) and Nightwatch (1995) opposite Christopher Lee and Pierce Brosnan,Шаблон:Citation needed as well as the horror films The Paperboy (1994) and Spectre (1996).

Since 1999, she has starred in 15 films for Lifetime Network. She has also starred in the Fox TV series Fire Company 132 and appeared in the last eight episodes of Melrose Place. She guest-starred on Mad Men in 2008.Шаблон:Citation needed She hosted non-fiction TV shows, including WE's Winning Women and a southern California local environmentalism show, Earth Talk Today. She made a cameo appearance with Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan in a deleted scene parodying her Baywatch role. She did a cameo in the comedy spoofs Spy Hard and Sharknado: The 4th Awakens.

In 2015, Paul won Indie Series' Best Supporting Actress in a comedy webseries.

Paul co-wrote and co-produced two documentaries: Jampacked, a documentary on the world population crisis, and The Cost of Cool: Finding Happiness in a Materialistic World. Jampacked received a Bronze Apple Award and first place recognition at the EarthVision Environmental Film and Video Festival. The Cost of Cool won a CINE Golden Eagle Award.Шаблон:Citation needed She also produced eight PSAs on the benefits of driving electric vehicles for the non-profit Plug In America.

In 2019, Alexandra acted in three movies, among them, ''Escaping My Stalker'. In 2020 Alexandra appeared in 4 projects, and in 2022 she starred in the independent films Tethered and Baby Steps.

Personal life

Paul has been married to Ian Murray since 2000. She became a vegetarian at age fourteen after reading the book Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé, and became a vegan in 2010.

As an athlete, Paul raced the Hawaii Ironman in 1997. She ran the 2000 Boston Marathon. She has also swum the 11 mile Fiji Swim, the 12.5 mile Swim Around Key West and the 2014 Reto Acapulco 14 mile swim, among others.

In 2015, Paul became a certified health coach and has her own wellness coaching business.

Activism

Paul is an outspoken animal rights, environmental, peace and gay rights activist. She walked 5 1/2 weeks on the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament in 1986. Paul has been arrested for civil disobedience over a dozen times at the Nevada Test Site between 1987 and 2000. In 1989, she was arrested for peacefully advocating on behalf of people with HIV. She was arrested twice in 2003 for civil disobedience protesting the Iraq War and spent five days in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center after refusing to pay the $50 fine. In 2005, she was arrested for protesting the crushing of the EV1, and performed 80–100 hours of community service for electric car organizations. Paul's younger brother, Jonathan, is also an animal rights activist, who served 51 months in prison for his role in the arson of a slaughterhouse.

She has traveled to Nicaragua with Operation USA and to South Africa to register voters. Paul volunteered in Sierra Leone with the non profit Population Media Center. In 2006, Paul donated $250 to the Ned Lamont campaign against Joe Lieberman, because Lieberman supported the war in Iraq.Шаблон:Sfn

Paul was an active member for 9 years of the Santa Monica, CA chapter of Food Not Bombs, where she picked up donations, cooked, and served hot vegan meals to the homeless community every Thursday evening. She also registered voters sitting at a card table on LA street corners for 2 hours a week from 1989 to 2010 with The First Vote.

She received the 2014 Vegan of the Year by Last Chance for Animals, and in 2007 received a United Nations Environment Programme honor for her contribution to overpopulation issues.

In 2016, Paul joined Direct Action Everywhere in an open rescue of several pigs from a factory farm. In 2017, she joined a sit-in at an Oakland, California slaughterhouse and was arrested. In 2018, she was arrested for a civil disobedience action at Sunrise Chicken Farm. In 2019, she was arrested for peacefully protesting at Reichardt Duck Farm and spent two days in Sonoma County jail. In September, 2020, Paul and 6 other DxE activists were arrested for trying to rescue a pig from a Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon, CA. In September, 2021, Paul rescued a chicken outside a Foster Farms slaughterhouse and went on trial on March 7,2023 in Merced, CA. She and fellow activist Alicia Santurio were acquitted after a 9-day trial.

In discussing her political activism, Paul said:

I am sure there are some who do not like me for my outspokenness and my views, and I totally respect their right to boycott my projects. I actually respect folks who stand up for their beliefs — even if I disagree with them — more than the folks who do not care, are afraid to 'get involved', or who cannot be bothered. I admire passion and commitment. A woman once told me she could not watch those slaughterhouse videos because she 'loves animals so much' and it would upset her. I would prefer to hang out with a hunter who believes he is doing the right thing, than a wuss like her.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Paper Dolls	Laurie Caswell	TV movie
1983	American Nightmare	Isabelle
	Christine	Leigh Cabot
1984	Getting Physical	Kendall Gibley	TV movie
	Just the Way You Are	Bobbie
1985	American Flyers	Becky
1986	8 Million Ways to Die	Sunny
1987	Dragnet	Connie Swail
1988	After the Rain	Annie May Bonner
	Out of the Shadows	Jan Lindsey	TV film
	It's Cool to Care	-	Short
1989	Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson	Amy Hastings	TV movie
	Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder	Amy Hastings	TV movie
	Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin	Amy Hastings	TV movie
1990	Laker Girls	Heidi/Jenny	TV movie
1991	Millions	Giulia Ferretti
	In Between	Amy Budd
1992	Kuffs	The Chief's Wife
	Prey of the Chameleon	Carrie	TV movie
1993	Sunset Grill	Anita
	Death Train	Sabrina Carver	TV movie
1994	Nothing to Lose	Natasha
	The Paperboy	Melissa Thorpe
1995	Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise	Lieutenant Stephanie Holden	Video
	Piranha	Maggie McNamara	TV movie
	Night Watch	Sabrina Carver	TV movie
	Cyber Bandits	Rebecca Snow
	Mixed Blessings	Beth	TV movie
1996	Spy Hard	Woman In Murphy Bed
	Spectre	Maura South
	Kid Cop	Sarah Hansen	Video
	Daytona Beach	Annie Gibson	TV movie
1997	Echo	Olivia Jordan	TV movie
	Kiss & Tell	Bambi
1998	12 Bucks	Epiphany Lovejoy
1999	Arthur's Quest	Caitlin Regal	TV movie
2000	Revenge	Laura Underwood
	Шаблон:Sortname	Kara Banks
	Green Sails	Laura Taylor	TV movie
2001	For the Love of May	Emily	Short
	Above & Beyond	Jill Amorosa
	10 Attitudes	Leslie
	Facing the Enemy	Olivia McCleary
	Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534	Flight Attendant Katy Phillips	TV movie
	Diary of a Sex Addict	Katherine	Video
	Breaking Up Really Sucks	Charlie	Short
	Exposure	Jackie Steerman	Video
2002	Redemption of the Ghost	Audrey Powell
2003	Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding	Allison Ford	TV movie
	A Woman Hunted	Lainie Wheeler
2004	Saving Emily	Cheryl	TV movie
2005	Landslide	Emma Decker	TV movie
	The Phone Ranger	Short	TV movie
	Шаблон:Sortname	Liz Manners	TV movie
2006	Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York	Dr. Susan Foxley	TV movie
	Love Thy Neighbor	Laura Benson	TV movie
	Gospel of Deceit	Emily	TV movie
	A.I. Assault	Marlon Adams	TV movie
	Trapped!	Samantha Reed	TV movie
2007	Demons from Her Past	Allison Buchanan	TV movie
2008	Tru Loved	Leslie
	Murder Dot Com	Stacy
2009	Шаблон:Sortname	Katherine	TV movie
	Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness	Mall Gal
	Christmas Crash	Christine Johnson	Video
	He's Such a Girl	Linda
	Family of Four	Janice Baker	Video
2010	In My Sleep	Roxana
	Шаблон:Sortname	Tori Winters
2011	Betrayed at 17	Michelle Ross	TV movie
	Christmas Spirit	Winnie	TV movie
	Javelina	Lora
2012	16-Love	Margo Mash
	Шаблон:Sortname	Laurie Martinson
	Love at the Christmas Table	Eve Reed	TV movie
2014	Dinner at Le Cruel	Wife	Short
	Firequake	Dr. Eve Carter	TV movie
	Mentor	Alexandra	Short
2015	Flirting with Madness	Detective Kathy Schumaker
2016	Dirty	Assistant D.A Sara Dunlap
	Sharknado: The 4th Awakens	Stephanie Holden	TV movie
2017	Born and Missing	Detective Breuer	TV movie
2018	Say Yes	Mrs. Muñoz
2020	Escaping My Stalker	Sandy	TV movie
	Finding Sara	Aunt Carrie
	The Estate	Bethenny
	Pink Skies Ahead	Mercedes
2022	Tethered	Nidia
	Another Coffee House Chronicles Movie	Amy
2023	Baby Steps	Abigail Munoz

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Шаблон:Sortname	Julie	Episode: "Minuteman"
1992–97	Baywatch	Lieutenant Stephanie Holden	Main Cast: Season 3–6, Recurring Cast: Season 7
1993	What's Up Doc?	Herself	Recurring Guest
	Johnny Bago	Erica	Episode: "Spotting Elvis"
1994	This Is Your Life	Herself	Episode: "David Hasselhoff"
1995	Wheel of Fortune	Herself/Celebrity Contestant	Episode: "Celebrity Week 4"
1996	L.A. Firefighters	Firefighter T.K. Martin	Main Cast
1997	Brass Eye	Herself (voice)	Episode: "Animals"
	Baywatch Nights	Lieutenant Stephanie Holden	Episode: "The Eighth Seal"
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave	Gillian Stanfield	Episode: "All That Glitters"
1999	Melrose Place	Terry O'Brien	Recurring Cast: Season 7
2000	Chicken Soup for the Soul	Leann Richards	Episode: "Destiny in a Bottle"
2001	The Test	Herself/Panelist	Episode: "The Slut Test"
2001–04	E! True Hollywood Story	Herself	Recurring Guest
2003	She Spies	Christine Black	Episode: "Date to Mate"
2004	Getaway	Herself	Episode: "Getaway Goes to Hollywood"
2005	Biography	Herself	Episode: "David Hasselhoff: Driven"
	Class of...	Herself	Episode: "1989: Life After Baywatch"
2007	Whatever Happened To?	Herself	Episode: "Beach Babes"
2008	Mad Men	Pauline Phillips	Episode: "Maidenform"
2011	The Traveler's Guide to Life	Herself	Episode: "Family" & "Winning"
2014	Alive & Well with Michelle Harris	Herself	Episode: "Look Better, Feel Better"
2020	Coffee House Chronicles	Amy	Episode: "Good Grief" & "Bad Math"
2021	TV Therapy	Stephanie	Episode: "Stephanie"

Bibliography

• Шаблон:Cite book

External links

• Шаблон:IMDb name
• Шаблон:Official website
• Coaching site