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Alexandra Paul Profile |
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Birth Date: July 29, 1963
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Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Alexandra Paul
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Alexandra Paul (born July 29, 1963 in New York City) is an
American actress. She is probably best known for her role as
Lt. Stephanie Holden in the television series Baywatch from
1992 to 1997. She has appeared in over 50 movies and
television programs.
Apart from Baywatch, Alexandra is also known for her roles
in movies like Christine (1983), the sleeper American Flyers
(1985), and the (1987) Dragnet spoof Dragnet. Aside from
acting, she has also hosted non-fiction tv shows, including
WE's Winning Women and southern California local
environmentalism show Earth Talk Today.
Alexandra also co-wrote and co-produced two documentaries:
Jampacked, a documentary regarding the world human
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.
She's married to triathlon coach Ian Murray and has an
identical twin sister named Caroline Paul, who was a San
Francisco firefighter for 13 years and is now a novelist.
Alexandra is a very dedicated environmental and political
activist. Alexandra recycles, and will not use any products
tested on animals. She has traveled to Nicaragua with a
medical aid group and to South Africa to register voters,
and has been registering voters locally every Wednesday
night for the past ten years.
She has often committed herself to civil disobedience to
protest against some policy or action which she believes is
wrong. On March 19, 2003 she was arrested for trespassing
onto federal property during a protest against the Iraq war
and spent 5 days in jail. In 2006, Paul donated $250 to the
Ned Lamont campaign against Joe Lieberman, because Lieberman
supports the war in Iraq.
She was arrested again on March 15, 2005, protesting the
crushing of the environmentally-friendly electric vehicles
(EV), in Burbank, California. This arrest was featured in
the documentary film "Who Killed The Electric Car". As part
of the protest, she parked her car in the way of the truck
carrying the EV1s to the junkyard. She personally drives
around in an EV, the fourth one she has owned.
Paul is an active member of Plug In America, an advocacy
group supporting the development and promotion of electric
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Other
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Completed Ironman Triathlon race in Hawaii. [1998]
Has an identical twin sister, Caroline Paul, author and San
Francisco firefighter. Excerpts from her book were published
in Reader's Digest and Curve magazines.
Founded the Population Education Project, a project
dedicated to educating youths about the environment. (1986)
Founded Young Artists United, an organization of young
people in Hollywood who wanted to be positive role models
for American kids. (1996-present) Dating actor Ian Murray.
Owns an EV1 electric car. Is a certified emergency medical
technician (EMT).
Engaged to Ian Murray.
At her September 2000 wedding to Ian Murray, the couple sent
their invitations out on hemp, the bride's gown contained no
silk, the food was meat-free, the couple made their own
rings from panned-gold, and the guests were not permitted to
bring gifts to reduce consumption of natural resources. The
bride and groom met 5 years earlier during a triathlon.
Their honeymoon included an ocean swim and a Malibu
triathlon the following day.
Twin sister Caroline's book, "Fighting Fire," was nominated
for a Pulitzer Prize.
Paid about $65/airing every time "Baywatch" (1989) airs in
the United States.
When she wed Ian Murray, her identical twin sister,
Caroline, performed the ceremony.
In an interview about "Christine" (the film in which she
starred), she mentioned that she is a vegetarian.
Recipient of the ACLU's 2005 Activist of the Year Award.
Attended prestigious Groton School, Groton, Mass. |
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