02-14-2006
Stephanie Zimbalist Biography
Stephanie
Zimbalist is born on October the 8th, 1956 in New York City. She comes from a family
of artists: her grand-father, Efrem Zimbalist Sr, was a famous violonist; her
grand-mother, Alma Gluck, was an opera singer; and her father, Efrem Zimbalist
Jr, was an actor (he played in Maverick, Remington Steele, Zorro...). She has a half-brother, Efrem Zimbalist III,
and a half-sister, Nancy Zimbalist. Stephanie grew up in the family ranch of
Encinon, California. She was a real tomboy when she was young, and she
practiced a lot of sports (swimming, riding, playing tennis, dance, diving...).
That’s why she has an athletic graceful figure! Stephanie was sent in various
private schools before entering the famous Stanford University where she
graduated in Science. Then she entered the Julliard School where she learnt acting,
dancing, doing tap and singing. Her carrier started on stage: she played The
Tempest, from Shakespeare, with Anthony Hopkins, as well as The Awakening with
Charlton Eston. She was offered several roles in TV series but refused them
everytime... until the producers of Remington Steele convinced her to become
Laura Holt, a female private detective. She played the role from 1982 to 1987
with her co-star Pierce Brosnan. During the filming of the 4th season,
the producers of Robocop offered her the role of Anne Lewis, but as she was
under contract for Remington Steele this role was finally given to Nancy Allen.
After the end of the TV series, Zimbalist appeared in various movies on the big
screen (Love on the Run with Alec Baldwin and The Prophet’s Game with Dennis
Hopper) and on television (Caroline in1990 which won an Emmy Award, Nash
Bridges, Family Law, and in an episode of the series Touched by an Angel that was
a hit in term of audience). She also taped some audio books. But Zimbalist
essentially focused her carrier on theatre (musical My One and Only, Sylvia). Her
discretion in the media and her carrier choices resulted in the fact that she
is mostly known in the United States and theatre industry, but she is an actress
of great talent, as gifted as her ex-partner in Remington Steele, Pierce
Brosnan.
[Sources : Rogers Video, Wikipedia and IMDB]
For a complete filmography of Stephanie Zimbalist, visit the IMDB.
Young Stephanie
Stephanie and father, Efrem Zimbalist Jr
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