Alexandra competing in the Bonaire EcoSwim 10K race.

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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Baywatch was a popular American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

Apart from Baywatch, Paul is also known for her roles in movies like Christine (1983), the sleeper American Flyers (1985), and the movie version of the classic series 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. Christine (also known as John Carpenters Christine) is adaptated from a novel written by Stephen King, and is a horror film about a supernaturally malevolent automobile and its effects on the teenager who owns it. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... A sleeper hit (often simply called a sleeper) refers to a film, book, album, TV show, or video game that gains unexpected success or recognition. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Dragnet opening frame from the 1967 version. ... For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta California. ...

Paul 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. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Map of countries by population density (See List of countries by population density. ...

Personal life

Paul is 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. The three components of triathlon: Swimming, Cycling, Running A triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances. ... Caroline Paul on the cover of Fighting Fire. ...

Political activism

Paul is a very dedicated environmental and political activist. She avidly 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. For the psychology topic, see Environmental psychology. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

She has often committed herself to civil disobedience to protest against some policy or action that 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 [1]. Anti-war activist Midge Potts is arrested for civil disobedience on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States on February 9, 2005. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Edward Miner Lamont, Jr. ... Joseph Isadore Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician from Connecticut. ...

She was arrested again on March 14, 2005 while 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 an EV, the fourth one she has owned. is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The EV1 was the first electric car produced by General Motors in the United States. ... Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary film which investigates, murder mystery style, the birth, limited commercialization and subsequent death of the electric vehicle in the United States. ... Old cars rusting away A wrecking yard, or auto salvage yard, more commonly known as junkyard, is the location of an auto dismantling business where wrecked or decomissioned vehicles (most commonly automobiles, but junkyards for motorcycles, bicycles, small planes and boats exist too) are brought, their usable parts are sold...

Paul is an active member of Plug In America, an advocacy group supporting the development and promotion of electric cars. Plug In America (also known as PIA) is a non-profit educational organization that promotes and advocates the use of plug-in cars, trucks and SUVs powered by domestic electricity which it claims will help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and improve the global environment. ...

Trivia

• Paul is a competitive endurance athlete. She competed at the 1997 Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii, a grueling 2.44 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile marathon, which she completed in 13:18:52. In 2004, Alexandra competed in the Bonaire 10k race, a 6 mile swim off the island of Bonaire. In 2006, she raced in the Maui Channel Crossing, a 10 mile swim from the Hawaaian island of Lanai to Maui.

• Paul's identical twin sister, Caroline Paul, was one of the first women to join the San Francisco Fire Department and has written a memoir entitled Fighting Fire: A Personal Story about her experiences.

• Her younger brother Jonathan Paul is a well known animal rights activist. He was recently sentenced to four years three months in the destruction of the Cavel West Horse Slaughterhouse. He was a member of the underground Animal Liberation Front.

• Paul is one of only two leading Baywatch actresses without breast enlargements. She decided to cut her hair short, because of her constant swimming scenes. She was also barefoot in every episode. Her character was a professional triathlete, competitive swimmer and Olympics swim coach, mirroring her own real-life athletic interests.

• She is a certified Emergency Medical Technician. This is yet another real-life parallel with her fictional lifeguard's portrayal on Baywatch.

• She speaks fluent French and is currently learning Spanish.

• She made a cameo appearance in Borat in a deleted scene parodying her Baywatch role.

• Height: 5'10"

Long distance swimming (also known as marathon swimming) is a form of open water swimming that involves swimming across large bodies of open water such as the Great Lakes, and the English Channel. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Swimmers cross the waters of Kailua-Kona Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii in the first leg of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Anthem: Tera di Solo y suave biento Capital (and largest city) Kralendijk Official languages Dutch Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles  - Bonaire Administrator  - Governor of N.A. Frits Goedgedrag Constitutional monarchy part of the Netherlands Antilles  Area  - Total 288 km² 111 sq mi  Population  - 2001 census 10,791  - Density... Anthem: Tera di Solo y suave biento Capital (and largest city) Kralendijk Official languages Dutch Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles  - Bonaire Administrator  - Governor of N.A. Frits Goedgedrag Constitutional monarchy part of the Netherlands Antilles  Area  - Total 288 km² 111 sq mi  Population  - 2001 census 10,791  - Density... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Maui (disambiguation). ... LānaÊ»i (IPA: ) is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. ... For other uses, see Maui (disambiguation). ... Fraternal twin boys in the tub The term twin most notably refers to two individuals (or one of two individuals) who have shared the same uterus (womb) and usually, but not necessarily, born on the same day. ... Caroline Paul on the cover of Fighting Fire. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... As a literary genre, a memoir (from the Latin memoria, meaning memory) forms a subclass of autobiography, although it is an older form of writing. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... Walking barefoot Going barefoot is the practice of not wearing shoes, socks, or other foot covering. ... Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Medal count Winter Olympic Games Medal count Olympic sports Medal counts Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Olympics WikiProject Olympics Portal Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Filmography

At the Sundance Film Festival 2006

• In My Sleep (2007) (post-production) .... Roxana
• He's Such a Girl (2007) (post-production) .... Linda
• Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness (2007) (completed) .... Mall Gal
• Demons from Her Past (2007) (TV) .... Allison
• A.I. Assault (2006) (TV) .... Marlon Adams
• Gospel of Deceit (2006) (TV) .... Emily Wendell
• Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York (2006) (TV) .... Susan
• Trapped! (2006) (TV) .... Samantha
• Love Thy Neighbor (2005) (TV) .... Laura Benson
• A Lover's Revenge (2005) .... Liz Manners
• Saving Emily (2004) (TV) .... Cheryl
• Landslide (2004) (TV) .... Emma Decker
• She Spies .... Christine Black (1 episode, 2003)
• A Woman Hunted (2003) .... Lainie Wheeler
• Redemption of the Ghost (2002) .... Audrey Powell
• Rendez-View .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
• Breaking Up Really Sucks (2001) .... Charlie
• Diary of a Sex Addict (2001) (V) .... Katherine
• Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 (2001) (TV) .... Flight Attendant Katy Phillips
• Facing the Enemy (2001) .... Olivia McCleary
• 10 Attitudes]] (2001) .... Leslie
• [[Above & Beyond (2001) .... Jill Amorosa
• The Brainiacs.com (2000) .... Kara Banks
• Chicken Soup for the Soul .... Leann Richards (1 episode, 2000)
• Green Sails (2000) (TV) .... Laura Taylor
• Exposure (2000/I) (V) .... Jackie Steerman
• For the Love of May (2000) .... Emily
• Melrose Place .... Terry O'Brien (8 episodes, 1999)
• Arthur's Quest (1999) (TV) .... Caitlin Regal
• Revenge (1999/I) .... Laura Underwood
• The Love Boat: The Next Wave .... Gillian Stanfield (1 episode, 1998)
• 12 Bucks (1998) .... Epiphany Lovejoy
• "L.A. Firefighters" .... Firefighter T.K. Martin (7 episodes, 1996-1997)
• Baywatch Nights .... Stephanie Holden (1 episode, 1997)
• Baywatch .... Lt. Stephanie Holden / ... (66 episodes, 1992-1997)
• Echo (1997) (TV) .... Olivia Jordan
• Naked in the Cold Sun(1997)
• Kid Cop (1996) (V) .... Sarah Hansen
• Spy Hard (1996) .... Woman in Murphy Bed
• Kiss & Tell (1996) .... Bambi the Manicurist
• House of the Damned (1996) .... Maura South
• Daytona Beach (1996) (TV) .... Annie Gibson
• Mixed Blessings (1995) (TV) .... Beth
• Night Watch (1995) (TV) .... Sabrina Carver
• Piranha (1995) (TV) .... Maggie McNamara
• Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (1995) (V) .... Lt. Stephanie Holden
• Cyber Bandits (1995) .... Rebecca Snow
• Nothing to Lose(1994) .... Natasha
• The Paper Boy (1994) .... Melissa Thorpe
• Death Train (1993) (TV) .... Sabrina Carver
• Sunset Grill (1993) .... Anita
• Johnny Bago .... Erica (1 episode, 1993)
• Kuffs (1992) (uncredited) .... The Chief's Wife
• Prey of the Chameleon (1992) .... Carrie
• Miliardi (1991) .... Giulia Ferretti
• In Between (1991) .... Amy
• Laker Girls (1990) (TV) .... Heidi/Jenny
• Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989) (TV) .... Amy Hastings
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989) (TV) .... Amy Hastings
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989) (TV) .... Amy Hastings
• After the Rain (1988) .... Petra Guera
• Out of the Shadows (1988) (TV) .... Jan Lindsey
• Dragnet (1987) .... Connie Swail
• "The Hitchhiker" (1 episode, 1987)
• 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) .... Sunny
• American Flyers (1985) .... Becky
• Just the Way You Are (1984) .... Bobbie
• Getting Physical (1984) (TV) .... Kendall Gibley
• Christine (1983) .... Leigh Cabot
• American Nightmare (1983) .... Isabelle
• Paper Dolls (1982) (TV) .... Laurie Caswell

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (750 × 1125 pixel, file size: 240 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (750 × 1125 pixel, file size: 240 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A. I. Assault is a SciFi Pictures Original Film made in 2006 starring Joe Lando, Alexandria Paul, and Michael Dorn. ... Can refer to: an album: Trapped (album) a 2002 movie: Trapped (2002 film) a 1973 television movie: Trapped (1973 TV movie) a 1949 film: Trapped (1949 film) a 1999 song: Trapped (song) by The Living End a 1991 song: Trapped (2Pac song) by Tupac shakur. ... DVD cover of Love Thy Neighbour Love Thy Neighbour was a British sitcom that ran from 13 April 1972 to 22 January 1976, made by Thames Television for ITV. It starred Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper and Kate Williams. ... She Spies cast (right to left): Williams, Henstridge and Miller. ... Gregory Everett Proops (born October 3, 1959, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, and works largely in Europe as a comic and improviser. ... Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ... Baywatch Nights was a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch. ... Baywatch was a popular American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ... Spy Hard is a 1996 movie starring Leslie Nielsen, parodying James Bond films and other action films. ... Alternate Cover Kiss & Tell is the third studio album by the swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights. ... Night Watch or Nightwatch can refer to: Night Watch, a painting by Rembrandt Night Watch, a novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series Night Watch, a novel in Sergey Lukyanenkos Watch trilogy Night Watch, a fictional intelligence organization in the science fiction television series Babylon 5 Nightwatch, an album... Nothing to Lose was a higly-acclaimed film starring Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelley Preston, Michael McKean, Rebecca Gayheart, Susan Barnes, Irma P. Hall, Samaria Graham, Marcus T. Paulk, Penny Bae Bridges, and other actors and actresses. ... For the Cold War nuclear weapon transport see White Train. ... Sunset Grill is a popular song by Don Henley, released on his 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. ... Kuffs is a 1992 comedy film directed by Bruce A. Evans, starring Christian Slater and Milla Jovovich. ... Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. ... After the Rain is the English title for (雨あがる, Ame Agaru), a 1999 film by Takashi Koizumi based on the last script of Akira Kurosawa. ... Out of the Shadows is a song by British Heavy Metal band Iron Maiden and was composed and written by Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris. ... A dragnet is any system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects; including road barricades and traffic stops, widespread DNA tests, and general increased police alertness. ... 8 Million Ways to Die is a 1986 film, the last to be directed by Hal Ashby. ... American Flyers is a flight school with headquarters located at the DuPage airport in West Chicago. ... Just the Way You Are is a love song from Billy Joels 1977 pop rock album, The Stranger. ... Christine (also known as John Carpenters Christine) is adaptated from a novel written by Stephen King, and is a horror film about a supernaturally malevolent automobile and its effects on the teenager who owns it. ... Rock and roll band from the suburbs of Philadelphia Official website ... The television drama Paper Dolls aired on ABC from September, 1984 to December, 1984. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Alexandra Paul

• Official website
• Alexandra Paul at the Internet Movie Database