Alexandra Paul is an accomplished motion picture and television actress, highly educated with a deep commitment to social activism. Paul is probably best known for her role as Lieutenant Stephanie Holden on "Baywatch," the supervisor assigned to Will Rogers lifeguard headquarters.Recently, Paul appeared in the highly-rated USA cable movie "Death Train," also starring Pierce Brosnan and Patrick Stewart. Upcoming, she will be seen in the sequel to "Death Train," -- "Nightwatch." Shot at numerous overseas locations, including Amsterdam and Hong Kong, "Nightwatch" reprises her role opposite Pierce Brosnan.
Paul made her debut on national television in a leading role in one of the highest rated television movies of the 1980's, "Paper Dolls," on ABC. She has since starred in over two dozen feature films and movies for television including "Prey of the Chameleon," "Dragnet," "Eight Million Ways To Die," "American Flyer," "Christine" and "Perry Mason."
Paul grew up in the countryside of New England with her twin sister, Caroline, and her younger brother, Jonathan. Her childhood was filled with horseback riding, swimming, reading and the study of languages -- as a result, Paul speaks fluent French. Her concern for social issues developed while attending Groton, a boarding school in Massachusetts, where she became president of the energy committee, campaigned for independent 1980 presidential candidate John Anderson, led boycotts against socially irresponsible corporations and chose to become a vegetarian. Paul landed her first professional modeling job at sixteen and a year later graduated with honors from Groton.
She is an accomplished swimmer who maintains a serious workout regimen and is also certified as an emergency medical technician. Paul's involvement in political and social issues continues. She traveled to South Africa before its first multi-racial elections with a delegation to promote voter education and participation. She recycles, owns an electric car and will not wear cosmetics that have been tested on animals. She has developed a program to educate high school students on the human overpopulation issue and speaks regularly throughout the public school system. Deeply concerned about the possibility of nuclear war, she walked for five weeks on the Great Peace March in 1986.
