Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart (born June 10, 1939) is a Canadian actress.
She appeared in an episode of The Saint
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Alexandra Stewart on Les Grosses Têtes radio program in 2014 | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | June 10, 1939
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1956–present |
Partner(s) | Louis Malle |
Children | 1 |
Biography
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Alexandra Stewart left for Paris, France, in 1958, to study art. Within a year, she made her film debut in Les Motards, and has since then enjoyed a steady career in both French- and English-language films.
Besides her cinema career, she regularly appeared on television in shows such as Les Jeux de 20 heures and L'Académie des neuf. She has also appeared in the 1981 cartoon Space Stars and had cameos in Highlander: The Series, The Saint and Danger Man (TV Series) . Notably, she is also the English-language narrator of the Chris Marker's 1983 documentary, Sans Soleil. She was part of the jury of the 2004 Chicago International Film Festival.
Personal life
She has a daughter, Justine, with the French director Louis Malle.[1]
Filmography
- 1956: Women's Club (by Ralph Habib)
- 1958: Les Motards (by Jean Laviron) as La speakerine
- 1959: Le Bel âge (by Pierre Kast)
- 1960: Tarzan the Magnificent as Lori
- 1960: Trapped by Fear
- 1960: Exodus (by Otto Preminger) as Jordana Ben Canaan
- 1961: Une grosse tête by Claude de Givray
- 1961: Les Mauvais Coups
- 1961: The End of Belle
- 1962: Climats by Stellio Lorenzi
- 1963: Bekenntnisse eines möblierten Herrn by Franz Peter Wirth
- 1963: Die endlose Nacht by Will Tremper
- 1963: Dragées au poivre by Jacques Baratier
- 1963: Le Feu follet by Louis Malle
- 1963: Thank You, Natercia
- 1963: Das große Liebesspiel by Alfred Weidenmann
- 1964: ...e la donna creò l'uomo by Camillo Mastrocinque
- 1965: Sie nannten ihn Gringo by Roy Rowland
- 1965: Mickey One by Arthur Penn
- 1965: Thrilling, segment Il vittimista by Ettore Scola
- 1967: Maroc 7 by Gerry O'Hara
- 1967: La mariée était en noir by François Truffaut
- 1968: Only When I Larf by Basil Dearden
- 1968: L'Écume des Jours
- 1969: Waiting for Caroline by Ron Kelly
- 1969: Bye bye, Barbara
- 1969: Umano, non umano di Mario Schifano
- 1970: Slap in the Face by Rolf Thiele
- 1970: The Man Who Had Power Over Women by John Krish
- 1971: Far from Dallas by Philippe Tolédano
- 1971: Zeppelin by Etienne Périer
- 1972: Day for Night by François Truffaut
- 1972: Because of the Cats by Fons Rademakers
- 1974: Bingo by Jean-Claude Lord
- 1974: The Marseille Contract by Robert Parrish
- 1975: Un animal doué de déraison by Pierre Kast
- 1975: Black Moon by Louis Malle
- 1976: Julie pot de colle by Philippe de Broca
- 1977: The Uncanny by Claude Héroux
- 1977: Good-bye, Emmanuelle by François Leterrier
- 1978: La petite fille en velours bleu by Alan Bridges
- 1978: In Praise of Older Women by George Kaczender
- 1980: Agency by George Kaczender
- 1980: Le Soleil en face by Pierre Kast
- 1980: Phobia by John Huston
- 1981: Les Uns et les autres by Claude Lelouch
- 1981: The Last Chase by Martyn Burke
- 1981: Madame Claude 2 by François Mimet
- 1982: Femmes by Tana Kaleya and Deva Tanmayo
- 1984: Charlots Connection by Jean Couturier
- 1984: The Blood of Others by Claude Chabrol
- 1986: Under The Cherry Moon by Prince
- 1987: Frantic by Roman Polanski
- 1988: The Passenger - Welcome to Germany
- 1989: Les Jeux de société
- 1990: Monsieur by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
- 1994: Le Fils de Gascogne by Pascal Aubier
- 1996: Seven Servants by Daryush Shokof
- 1999: La Candide Madame Duff by Jean-Pierre Mocky
- 2000: Sous le sable by François Ozon
- 2001: Fifi martingale by Jacques Rozier
- 2004: Mon petit doigt m'a dit... by Pascal Thomas
- 2007: Fallen Heroes
- 2011: The Hidden Face
- 2015: Valentin Valentin by Pascal Thomas
- 2015: "La duchesse de Varsovie (film)"
Recognition
- From 23 to 25 November 1990, Alexandra Stewart presided over the 14th Festival international du film de création super 8 de Metz organised by Claude Kunowitz in partnership with the Mairie de Metz.
References
- Severo, Richard (25 November 1995). "Louis Malle, Film Director Equally at Home in France and America, Is Dead at 63". New York Times. p. 12. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
External links
- Alexandra Stewart on IMDb
- Article published in The Gazette (Montreal), July 14, 1973.