Jump to content

Alexandra Paul: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Citation bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
5,415,526 edits
Add: date, title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Mako001 | Linked from User:Mako001/sandbox | #UCB_webform_linked 46/2753
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
Line 310: Line 310:
|Abigail Munoz
|Abigail Munoz
|
|
|-
|
|-
|-
| TBA
| TBA
Line 318: Line 316:
| Announced
| Announced
|-
|-

|}
|}


Revision as of 02:33, 21 April 2023

For the Canadian ice dancer, see Alexandra Paul (figure skater).
Alexandra Paul
Alexandra Paul in 2012
Born
Alexandra Elizabeth Paul

(1963-07-29) July 29, 1963 (age 61)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • athlete
  • activist
  • wellness coach
  • camera operator
  • model
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1979–present
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouse
Ian Murray
​
(m. 2000)​

Alexandra Elizabeth Paul (born July 29, 1963)[1][2] 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 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.[3]

Early life

Paul was born in New York City to Sarah, a social worker from England, and Mark Paul, an American investment banker.[4] Paul was raised alongside her identical twin sister, Caroline, and younger brother, Jonathan, in the rural town of Cornwall, Connecticut.[5] According to Paul, her mother was "a very liberal Democrat and [her] father was a very conservative Republican."[6] Her twin sister Caroline has been a San Francisco firefighter (where she is often mistaken as Alexandra) and best-selling author.[7] Her brother, Jonathan, is an animal rights activist.[8]

Paul attended the Cornwall Consolidated School, and the Groton School in Massachusetts.[9] 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.[10] Paul was accepted into Stanford University, but chose not to attend so that she could focus on an acting career.[11]

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.[11] 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.[12] She also starred in the films Death Train (1993) and Nightwatch (1995) opposite Christopher Lee and Pierce Brosnan,[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.[citation needed] She hosted non-fiction TV shows, including WE's Winning Women and a southern California local environmentalism show, Earth Talk Today.[13][14] 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.[15] She did a cameo in the comedy spoofs Spy Hard and Sharknado: The 4th Awakens.[16]

In 2015, Paul won Indie Series' Best Supporting Actress in a comedy webseries.[17]

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.[citation needed] She also produced eight PSAs on the benefits of driving electric vehicles for the non-profit Plug In America.[18]

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.[11][19]

Paul is childfree by choice.[20]

As an athlete, Paul raced the Hawaii Ironman in 1997.[21] She ran the 2000 Boston Marathon.[22][23] She has also swum the 11 mile Fiji Swim,[24] the 12.5 mile Swim Around Key West[25] and the 2014 Reto Acapulco 14 mile swim,[26] among others.

In 2015, Paul became a certified health coach[27] and has her own wellness coaching business.[28]

Political activism

Paul is an outspoken animal rights, environmental, peace and gay rights activist.[9] 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.[29] In 1989, she was arrested for peacefully advocating on behalf of people with HIV.[30] 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.[31][32] 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.[33]

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.[34][35]

Alexandra was an active member for 9 years of the Santa Monica, CA chapter of Food Not Bombs,[36] 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,[37] and in 2007 received a United Nations Environment Programme honor for her contribution to overpopulation issues.[38]

In 2016, Alexandra joined Direct Action Everywhere in an open rescue of several pigs from a factory farm.[39] In 2017, Alexandra joined a sit-in at an Oakland, California slaughterhouse and was arrested.[40] In 2018, Alexandra was arrested for a civil disobedience action at Sunrise Chicken Farm.[41] In 2019, she was arrested for peacefully protesting at Reichardt Duck Farm and spent two days in Sonoma County jail.[42] In September, 2020, Alexandra and 6 other DxE activists were arrested for trying to rescue a pig from a Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon, California.[43] In September, 2021, Alexandra 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.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1983 American Nightmare Isabelle
1983 Christine Leigh Cabot
1984 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 Petra Guera
1988 Sötétségből a fénybe Jean Lindsay
1991 Millions Giulia Ferretti
1991 In Between Amy Budd
1992 Prey of the Chameleon Carrie
1993 Sunset Grill Anita
1994 Nothing to Lose Natasha
1994 The Paperboy Melissa Thorpe
1995 Cyber Bandits Rebecca Snow
1996 Spectre Maura South
1996 Kid Cop Sarah Hansen Video
1996 Spy Hard Woman In Murphy Bed
1997 Kiss & Tell Bambi
1998 12 Bucks Epiphany Lovejoy
2000 Revenge Laura Underwood
2000 The Brainiacs.com Kara Banks
2001 Above & Beyond Jill Amorosa
2001 10 Attitudes Leslie Video
2001 Facing the Enemy Olivia McCleary
2001 Diary of a Sex Addict Katherine Video
2001 Exposure Jackie Steerman Video
2002 Redemption of the Ghost Audrey Powell
2003 Outrage Lainie Wheeler
2008 Tru Loved Leslie
2008 Murder Dot Com Stacy
2009 Christmas Crash Christine Johnson Video
2009 He's Such a Girl Linda
2009 Family of Four Janice Baker Video
2010 In My Sleep Roxana
2010 The Boy She Met Online Tori Winters
2011 Javelina Lora
2012 16-Love Margo Mash
2012 The Frankenstein Brothers Laurie Martinson
2015 Flirting with Madness Detective Kathy Schumaker
2016 Dirty Assistant District Attorney Sara Dunlap
2018 Say Yes Mrs. Muñoz
2019 The Estate Bethenny
2019 Pink Skies Ahead Mercedes
2020 Finding Sara Aunt Carrie Completed
2022 Tethered Nidia
2022 Another Coffee House Chronicles Movie Amy
2023 Baby Steps Abigail Munoz
TBA The B Team Alexandra Announced

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Paper Dolls Laurie Caswell TV film
1984 Getting Physical Kendall Gibley TV film
1987 The Hitchhiker Julie Episode: "Minuteman"
1988 Out of the Shadows Jan Lindsey TV film
1989 Perry Mason Amy Hastings TV films: The Case of the Lethal Lesson / The Case of the Musical Murder / The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1990 Laker Girls Heidi / Jenny TV film
1992–1997 Baywatch Lieutenant Stephanie Holden Main role (seasons 3–6), guest (season 7)
1993 Death Train Sabrina Carver TV film
1993 Johnny Bago Erica Episode: "Spotting Elvis"
1995 Piranha Maggie McNamara TV film
1995 Night Watch Sabrina Carver TV film
1995 Mixed Blessings Beth TV film
1996 Daytona Beach Annie Gibson TV film
1996–1997 L.A. Firefighters Firefighter T.K. Martin Recurring role
1997 Echo Olivia Jordan TV film
1997 Baywatch Nights Lieutenant Stephanie Holden Episode: "The Eighth Seal"
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave Gillian Stanfield Episode: "All That Glitters"
1999 Arthur's Quest Caitlin Regal TV film
1999 Melrose Place Terry O'Brien Recurring role (season 7)
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Leann Richards Episode: "Destiny in a Bottle"
2000 Green Sails Laura Taylor TV film
2001 Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 Katy Phillips TV film
2003 Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding Allison Ford / Judy Radin TV film
2003 She Spies Christine Black Episode: "Date to Mate"
2004 Saving Emily Cheryl TV film
2005 Landslide Emma Decker TV film
2005 A Lover's Revenge Liz Manners TV film
2006 Trapped! Samantha Reed TV film
2006 Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York Dr. Susan Foxley TV film
2006 Love Thy Neighbor Laura Benson TV film
2006 Gospel of Deceit Emily TV film
2006 A.I. Assault Marlon Adams TV film
2007 Demons from Her Past Allison Buchanan TV film
2008 Mad Men Pauline Phillips Episode: "Maidenform"
2009 A Sister's Secret Katherine TV film
2011 Betrayed at 17 Michelle Ross TV film
2011 Christmas Spirit Winnie TV film
2012 Love at the Christmas Table Eve Reed TV film
2014 Firequake Dr. Eve Carter TV film
2016 Sharknado: The 4th Awakens Stephanie Holden TV film
2017 Born and Missing Detective Breuer TV film
2018 3rd Eye Merrill Dawson TV series
2020 Escaping My Stalker Sandy TV film
2020 Coffee House Chronicles Episodes: "Good Grief", "Bad Math"
2021 TV Therapy Stephanie TV series

References

  1. ^ "Alexandra Paul Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Alexandra Paul". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Baywatch Nights' model keeps a lookout for not-so-wholesome role". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Interview: Actress Alexandra Paul". Movie Geeks United. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  5. ^ Morales, Tito (23 February 2005). "Exclusive: Actress Alexandra Paul Conquers the Bonaire Ecoswim". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Wagner, Joyce (April 19, 1993). "Brother Behind Bars". People. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "When Your Twin is a Famous 'Baywatch' Star, and You're Not". 15 April 2016.
  8. ^ Paul, Caroline (May 24, 2007). "My brother, the 'terrorist'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2015). "Biography: Alexandra Paul". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  10. ^ Paul, Alexandra (September 8, 2002). "Baywatch Diaries - Day 4". Alexandra Paul Official Website. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2022. I have never been in a two piece bathing suit on Baywatch, because I have a scar that goes from my sternum down to my belly button, and two smaller scars where the drainage tubes came out. This was from two big surgeries I had when I was 16 and 18 (1979 and 1981), when there was no such thing as laparascopies...I had had a cyst in my bile duct and the first surgery took 12 hours, so my scar was pretty noticeable.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ a b c d Meehan, Ryan (April 22, 2015). "10 Questions with Alexandra Paul". First Order Historians. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  12. ^ "CHRISTINE Revisited, Part Two: A Q&A with Alexandra Paul Archived 2015-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, fangoria.com; accessed July 29, 2015.
  13. ^ "Alexandra Paul Hosts Female Extreme Sports Series Premiering April 19". AMC Networks. 15 April 2003. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "About EarthTalk Today TV". EarthTalk Today. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  15. ^ "'Baywatch' Cast Then & Now". xfinity.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  16. ^ "There Was Just a "Baywatch" Reunion -- Which Lifeguards Will Star In "Sharknado 4"?". Too Fab. March 15, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "6th Annual Indie Series Awards: Complete List of Winners". Indie Series Awards. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  18. ^ "Drive Electric". Plugin America. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  19. ^ Staff (November 20, 2014). "We Catch Up With Former 'Baywatch' Star Alexandra Paul!". Life & Style. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  20. ^ Paul, Alexandra (February 17, 2010). "Married, Without Children". HuffPost. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  21. ^ Bigold, Pad. "Ironman full of drama at the finish line". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  22. ^ "boston marathon | The Official Alexandra Paul Website". alexandrapaul.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  23. ^ "Exclusive: Actress Alexandra Paul Conquers the Bonaire Ecoswim - Swimming World News". Swimming World News. 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  24. ^ "Ultra-Distance Swims With Alexandra Paul". Inside Sport. Retrieved Sep 12, 2019.
  25. ^ "36th Annual Swim Around Key West 2012". southernmostrunners.com. June 23, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  26. ^ "What I did today for 7 hours straight". alexandrapaul.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  27. ^ "The Baywatch Actress Alexandra Paul Turns Health & Wellness Coach! - Women Fitness". Women Fitness. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  28. ^ "Alexandra Paul: Health, Wellness & Fitness Coaching in Los Angeles". Alexandra Paul Wellness Coaching. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  29. ^ Caps 2.0. "A Talk with Alexandra Paul". Retrojunk. Retrieved November 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ Photo, alexandrapaul.com; accessed April 30, 2016.
  31. ^ Profile, alexandrapaul.com; accessed July 29, 2015.
  32. ^ PBS, NOW- (2006). "NOW - Who Killed the Electric Car?". pbs.org.
  33. ^ Paul, Caroline (May 24, 2007). "My brother, the 'terrorist'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  34. ^ Lockhart, Brian. "70% of donors to Lamont's campaign are from out of state". The Advocate. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  35. ^ Lechaux & Roussel 2010, pp. 136–39.
  36. ^ "How to do More for Others: Become a Food Not Bombs Volunteer - Switch4Good". 6 April 2020.
  37. ^ 2014 Vegan of the Year, alexandrapaul.com; accessed July 29, 2015.
  38. ^ "Hollywood Actress, Alexandra Paul, to Train Actors in Sierra Leone". Population Media. February 21, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  39. ^ "How a Baywatch Star Saved Miley from Becoming Meat". Direct Action Everywhere. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  40. ^ Velez-Mitchell, Jane (October 23, 2017). "22 Animal Activists Arrested in Open Rescue at Slaughterhouse!". janeunchained.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-08. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  41. ^ "39 Arrested Protesting Industrial Farm Supplying So-Called "Cage-Free" Eggs to Amazon & Whole Foods". Democracy Now!. May 30, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Youtube.
  42. ^ "Hundreds of Animal Rights Activists Descend on Slaughterhouse, Locking Necks to Slaughter Line". indybay.org. June 3, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  43. ^ "Animal rights activists cited for attempted pig rescue at Farmer John plant". Fox11 Los Angeles. September 26, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

Bibliography

  • Lechaux, Bleuwenn & Violane Roussel (2010). Voicing Dissent: American Artists and the War on Iraq. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-41580-058-7.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexandra Paul.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Alexandra_Paul&oldid=1150965226"