Stefanie Powers Biography (1942?-)

Original name, Stefania Zofia Federkiewcz; born November 2, 1942 (some sources cite 1945), in Hollywood, CA; daughter of M. B. Paul (a photographer); married John Gary Yusolfsky (an actor, as Gary Lockwood), c. 1966 (divorced, c. 1972); companion of William Holden (an actor; died, 1981); married Patrick dela Chenais (a polo player), April 1, 1993 (separated, 1998). Addresses: Office: c/o William Holden Wildlife Foundation, P.O. Box 67981, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, producer
Birth Details
November 2, 1942?
Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • April Dancer, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1966-1967
  • Toni "Feather" Danton, The Feather & Father Gang, ABC, 1977
  • Jennifer Hart, Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979-1984
  • Maggie Webb, Maggie, CBS, 1986
  • Jane Powers, Doctors, BBC (England), 2000
  • Movies
  • Celeste, Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You, 1971
  • Gloria, Five Desperate Women, 1971
  • Karen McMillan, Paper Man, 1971
  • Rachel Stanton, Sweet, Sweet Rachel, 1971
  • Rozaline, Hardcase, 1972
  • Bonnie Howard, No Place to Run, 1972
  • Ann Louise Hovis, Manhunter, 1974
  • Mrs. Pauline Hannigan, Night Games, 1974
  • Letty Crandell, Shootout in a One-Dog Town, 1974
  • Nancy Sorenson, Skyway to Death, 1974
  • Terry Hardings, Sky Hei$t (also known as Sky Heist), 1975
  • Shalin, The Secret of Bigfoot (also known as The Six Million Dollar Man: The Secret of Bigfoot), 1975
  • Ann, The Man Inside, 1976
  • Marianne, Return to Earth, 1976
  • Joan Barthel, A Death in Canaan, 1978
  • Marian Adams, Nowhere to Run (also known as Winner Take All), 1978
  • Jessie Calloway, Family Secrets, 1984
  • Stephanie Richards and Sabrina Longworth, Deceptions, 1985
  • Elena Forrester-Chandler, She Was Marked for Murder, 1988
  • Caroline Landry, Love and Betrayal (also known as Throwaway Wives), CBS, 1989
  • Maxie Howard, When Will I Be Loved?, NBC, 1990
  • Jennifer Hart, "Hart to Hart Returns," NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1993
  • Victoria Stone, Survive the Night (also known as Endless Fear and Night Hunt), USA Network, 1993
  • The queen, Good King Wenceslas, The Family Channel, 1994
  • Jennifer Hart, "Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart" (also known as "Hart toHart: Hart Throb"), NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
  • Jennifer Hart, "Hart to Hart: Home is Where the Hart Is," NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
  • Jennifer Hart, "Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die" (also known as "Hartto Hart: Hart Attack"), NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
  • Jennifer Hart, Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (also known as Hart to Hart: The Locket), NBC, 1995
  • Jennifer Hart, Two Harts in 3/4 Time (also known as As Time Goes By, Hart to Hart: As Time Goes By, and Two Harts in Three-Quarter Time), The Family Channel, 1995
  • Jennifer Hart and Simone, Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (also known as Hart to Hart: Double Trouble), The Family Channel, 1996
  • Jennifer Hart, Harts in High Season (also known as Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season), The Family Channel, 1996
  • Michelle Dupre, Someone Is Watching, Lifetime, 2000
  • Also appeared in The Good Ride.
  • Miniseries
  • Sally Whalen, Washington: Behind Closed Doors, NBC, 1977
  • Maggy Lunel, Mistral's Daughter (also known as L'amour en heritage), CBS, 1984
  • Montana Gray, Hollywood Wives, ABC, 1985
  • Frances Schreuder, At Mother's Request, 1987
  • Beryl Markham, Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (also known as Shadow on the Sun), 1988
  • Helen Dudak, The Burden of Proof (also known as Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof), ABC, 1992
  • Pilots
  • Toni "Feather" Danton, Never Con a Killer (also known as The Feather & Father Gang), ABC, 1977
  • Jennifer Hart, Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979
  • Maggie Webb, Maggie, CBS, 1986
  • Specials
  • Marian Kerby, Topper Returns, 1973
  • Female team member, Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes, 1977
  • Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope for President, NBC, 1980
  • Placido Domingo ... Stepping out with the Ladies, 1980
  • Herself, Famous Lives, 1983
  • Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, 1987
  • We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala, 1987
  • Narrator, Sharks of Treasure Island, 1988
  • Our Common Future, Arts and Entertainment and syndicated, 1989
  • "William Holden: The Golden Boy," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax,1989
  • The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, 1989
  • Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990
  • A Sea World/Busch Gardens Summer Celebration, CBS, 1993
  • Host, Angels II: Beyond the Light (also known as Angels 2: Beyond the Light), NBC, 1994
  • Host, The Secret World of Dreams, NBC, 1995
  • Intimate Portrait: Stefanie Powers, Lifetime, 1999
  • Episodic
  • (As Taffy Paul) "Dead Man's Claim," Bat Masterson, 1961
  • "A Cage in Search of a Bird," Route 66, CBS and NBC, 1963
  • Calamity Jane, "Calamity over the Comstock," Bonanza, 1963
  • "The Black McGloins," Lancer, 1969
  • "Zee," Lancer, 1969
  • "Man at Bay," Medical Center, 1970
  • "Double Jeopardy," Medical Center, 1971
  • "Let's Hear It for a Living Legend," Banacek, NBC, 1972
  • "The Buyer," The F.B.I., ABC, 1972
  • Renee Stubber, "The Rip Off," Cannon, CBS, 1972
  • Toni Craig and Kim Ahern, "Tower beyond Tragedy," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972
  • Sharon Renford, "Echo of a Murder," Barnaby Jones, 1973
  • "The Endless Moment," Marcus Welby, M.D., 1973
  • "A Life at Stake," Medical Center, 1973
  • "Fatal Memory," Medical Center, 1973
  • Fay Conners, "Second Sight," Harry O, ABC, 1974
  • Kelly Prentice, "Kelly's Song," Cannon, CBS, 1974
  • Rachel Webley, "The Game of Survival," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1974
  • Jean Ellen Carter, "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall," Petrocelli, NBC,1974
  • "Cry of the Night Beast," Kung Fu, ABC, 1974
  • "Judgement," The Rookies, 1974
  • Christine Dusseau, "The Real Easy Red Dog," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
  • Rita King, "No Place to Hide," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC,1975
  • Shalon, "The Return of Big Foot: Parts 1 & 2," The Bionic Woman, ABC, 1976
  • District Attorney Stephanie Bryant, "Affair of the Heart," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1977
  • Dominique Benton, "This Lady Is Murder," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1980
  • Herself, "Women in Film," Women of the House, CBS, 1995
  • Herself, So Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2000
  • Herself, Meet Ricky Gervais, 2000
  • Mrs. Evans, "Joan Meets the Parents," What about Joan, ABC, 2001
  • Appeared in "Jane Brown's Body," an episode of Journey to the Unknown; and in episodes of It Takes a Thief, ABC, and Love, American Style, ABC.
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 39th Annual Tony Awards, 1985
  • The 40th Annual Tony Awards, 1986
  • The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1989
  • Presenter, The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1994
  • Other
  • Swingin' Together, 1963
  • Television Producer
  • Movies
  • Family Secrets, 1984
  • (With others) "Hart to Hart Returns," NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1993
  • (With others) "Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart" (also known as "Hart toHart: Hart Throb"), NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
  • (With others) "Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is," NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
  • (With others) "Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die" (also known as "Hartto Hart: Hart Attack"), NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
  • (With others) Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (also known as Hart to Hart: The Locket), NBC, 1995
  • (With others) Two Harts in 3/4 Time (also known as As Time GoesBy, Hart to Hart: As Time Goes By, and Two Harts in Three-Quarter Time), The Family Channel, 1995
  • (With others) Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (also known as Hart to Hart: Double Trouble), The Family Channel, 1996
  • (With others) Harts in High Season (also known as Hart to Hart:Harts in High Season), The Family Channel, 1996
  • Television Work
  • Miniseries
  • Coproducer, Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (also known as Shadow on the Sun), 1988
  • Series
  • Affiliated with the series Funding Your Dreams, PBS.
  • Film Appearances
  • (As Taffy Paul) Ginny Miller, Among the Thorns (also known as The Young Sinner), 1960, United Screen Artists, 1965
  • (As Taffy Paul) Ginny Miller, Like Father Like Son, 1961
  • (As Taffy Paul) Kay, Tammy, Tell Me True, Universal, 1961
  • Toby Sherwood, Experiment in Terror (also known as The Grip ofFear), Columbia, 1962
  • Tina, If a Man Answers, Universal, 1962
  • Gloria, The Interns, Columbia, 1962
  • Becky McClintock, McClintock!, United Artists, 1963
  • Bunny Dixon, Palm Springs Weekend, Warner Bros., 1963
  • Gloria Worship, The New Interns, Columbia, 1964
  • Pat Carroll, Die! Die! My Darling! (also known as Fanatic),Columbia, 1965
  • Carol Lambert, Love Has Many Faces, Columbia, 1965
  • Mrs. Lucy Mallory, Stagecoach, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
  • Liz Thayer, Warning Shot, Paramount, 1967
  • Herself, Flash 04, 1967
  • Susan Roberts, Crescendo, Warner Bros., 1969
  • Kate Fairchild, The Boatniks, Buena Vista, 1970
  • Mrs. Laurie Gunn, The Magnificent Seven Ride (also known as TheMagnificent 7 Ride!), United Artists, 1972
  • Nicole Harris, Herbie Rides Again, Buena Vista, 1974
  • Georgina, It Seemed like a Good Idea at the Time (also known as Good Idea), Ambassador, 1975
  • Little Moon, Little Moon and Jud McGraw (also known as Bronco Busters and Gone with the West), 1975
  • Candy Barrett, Invisible Strangler (also known as The Astral Factor), 1976, Seymour Borde, 1984
  • Dottie Del Mar, Escape to Athena, Associated Film, 1979
  • Mother's Day, 1984
  • The Second Lady, 1985
  • Stage Appearances
  • Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Theatre at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990
  • Matador (musical), London production, 1991
  • Appeared as Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, London production; alsoappeared in the musicals Oliver! and Annie, Get Your Gun.
  • Major Tours
  • Margo Channing, Applause!, 1996-1997
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • Stefanie Powers: Introduction to Horseback Riding and Horse Care,1989
  • Stefanie Powers's Broadway Workout, 1994
  • The Best of So Graham Norton, United Film and Television Productions, 2000
  • WRITINGS
  • Books
  • Stefanie Powers Superlife!, 1985

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

  • The 1984 television movie Family Secrets was based on a story by Powers.
OTHER SOURCES
    Periodicals
    • Family Circle, June 27, 1995, p. 50
    • TV Guide, February 8, 1997, pp. 3-4

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