Alexandra Stewart Explained
| Alexandra Stewart |
| Birth Date: | 1939 6, mf=y |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Yearsactive: | 1956–present |
| Domesticpartner: | Louis Malle |
| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Alexandra Stewart (born June 10, 1939) is a Canadian actress.[1]
Biography
Born in Montreal, Quebec, 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, Stewart 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 , The Saint and Danger Man (TV Series) .
In 1966 Stewart appeared in The Saint (S5,E9 'The Better Mousetrap') as Natalie Sheridan, a love interest for Simon Templar (The Saint), who is solving a jewel theft in Cannes.
Notably, she is also the English-language narrator of Chris Marker's 1983 documentary, Sans Soleil. She was part of the jury of the 2004 Chicago International Film Festival.
Personal life
Stewart had a daughter, Justine, with the French director Louis Malle.[2]
Selected filmography
- 1956: Women's Club (by Ralph Habib) (uncredited)
- 1959: Les Motards (by Jean Laviron) as La speakerine
- 1959: Les Liaisons dangereuses as Une amie de Miguel (uncredited)
- 1959: Two Men in Manhattan as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1960: L'eau a la bouche as Séraphine Brett-Juval, aka Fifine
- 1960: Le Bel âge (by Pierre Kast) as Alexandra
- 1960: Tarzan the Magnificent as Lori
- 1960: Trapped by Fear as Véra
- 1960: Thank You, Natercia as Sandra
- 1960: Exodus (by Otto Preminger) as Jordana Ben Canaan
- 1961: The End of Belle as Belle Shermann
- 1961: Les Mauvais Coups as Hélène
- 1961: La Morte-Saison des amours as Sandra
- 1962: Une grosse tête (by Claude de Givray) as Françoise
- 1962: Climats (by Stellio Lorenzi) as Misa
- 1962: Le rendez-vous de minuit as Jacqueline
- 1962: Homage at Siesta Time as Marianne Graham
- 1963: (by Franz Peter Wirth) as Prinzessin
- 1963: Ro.Go.Pa.G. as Alexandra (segment "Il nuovo mondo")
- 1963: Violenza segreta as Elisabetta
- 1963: (by Will Tremper) as Juanita
- 1963: Le Feu follet (by Louis Malle) as Solange
- 1963: Dragées au poivre (by Jacques Baratier) as Anna, la fille de couverture
- 1963: (by Alfred Weidenmann) as Rektorengattin
- 1964: (by Camillo Mastrocinque) as Laura
- 1965: Man Called Gringo (by Roy Rowland) as Lucy Walton
- 1965: Mickey One (by Arthur Penn) as Jenny
- 1965: Thrilling (by Ettore Scola) as Frida (segment "Il vittimista")
- 1966: Marcia nuziale as Nancy
- 1967: Maroc 7 (by Gerry O'Hara) as Michelle Craig
- 1967: La loi du survivant as Hèléne
- 1968: L'Écume des Jours as Isis
- 1968: La mariée était en noir (by François Truffaut) as Mlle Becker
- 1968: Only When I Larf (by Basil Dearden) as Liz
- 1969: Bye bye, Barbara as Eve Michelli
- 1969: Waiting for Caroline (by Ron Kelly) as Caroline
- 1969: Umano, non umano (by Mario Schifano) as Marina
- 1970: Slap in the Face (by Rolf Thiele) as Celestine
- 1970: The Man Who Had Power Over Women (by John Krish) as Frances
- 1970: Kemek as Marisa Love
- 1970: Ils as Hélène Jeanteur
- 1971: Ciel bleu
- 1971: Zeppelin (by Etienne Périer) as Stephanie
- 1971: Valparaiso, Valparaiso as La paysanne
- 1971: Où est passé Tom? as Alexandra
- 1972: Les soleils de l'île de Pâques as Alexandra
- 1972: (by Philippe Tolédano) as Jean's Wife
- 1973: Sugar Cookies (uncredited)
- 1973: Because of the Cats (by Fons Rademakers) as Feodora
- 1973: Day for Night (by François Truffaut) as Stacey
- 1974: Bingo (by Jean-Claude Lord) as Hélène
- 1974: The Marseille Contract (by Robert Parrish) as Rita
- 1975: The Heatwave Lasted Four Days as Barbara Lawrence
- 1975: Black Moon (by Louis Malle) as Sister Lily
- 1976: (by Pierre Kast) as Alexandra
- 1977: (by Philippe de Broca) as Delphine
- 1977: The Uncanny (by Claude Héroux) as Mrs. Blake (segment "Quebec Province 1975")
- 1977: Good-bye, Emmanuelle (by François Leterrier) as Dorothée
- 1978: La petite fille en velours bleu (by Alan Bridges) as Théo Casarès
- 1978: In Praise of Older Women (by George Kaczender) as Paula
- 1980: (by Pierre Kast) as Sandra
- 1980: Agency (by George Kaczender) as Mimi
- 1980: Phobia (by John Huston) as Barbara Grey
- 1980: Final Assignment as Sam O'Donnell
- 1981: Help Me Dream as Magda
- 1981: The Last Chase (by Martyn Burke) as Eudora
- 1981: Les Uns et les autres (by Claude Lelouch) as Alexandra
- 1981: Madame Claude 2 (by François Mimet) as Mme Claude
- 1981: Chanel Solitaire as Nathalie
- 1981: Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid as Clara
- 1982: Cercasi Gesù as Francesca's mother
- 1982: Chassé-croisé as Une femme sculpteur
- 1982: Le choc as La femme de la première victime (uncredited)
- 1982: La guérilléra as Alexandrine
- 1983: Femmes (by Tana Kaleya and Deva Tanmayo) as Alexandra
- 1984: Le Bon Plaisir as Julie Hoffman
- 1984: Charlots Connection (by Jean Couturier) as Liane
- 1984: The Blood of Others (TV Movie, by Claude Chabrol) as Madeleine
- 1986: Peau d'ange as Héléna Werner
- 1987: Under The Cherry Moon (by Prince) as Mrs. Sharon
- 1988: Frantic (by Roman Polanski) as Edie
- 1988: The Passenger – Welcome to Germany as Mrs.
- 1989: Les Jeux de société (TV Movie)
- 1990: Monsieur (by Jean-Philippe Toussaint) as Mme Dubois-Lacour
- 1995: Le Fils de Gascogne (by Pascal Aubier)
- 1996: Seven Servants (by Daryush Shokof) as Hilda
- 2000: La Candide Madame Duff (by Jean-Pierre Mocky) as Tante Lou
- 2000: Sous le sable (by François Ozon) as Amanda
- 2001: Fifi martingale (by Jacques Rozier) as L'ambassadrice
- 2002: Les filles, personne s'en méfie as La femme cliente
- 2003: Rien, voilà l'ordre as Alexandra Stewart
- 2005: Mon petit doigt m'a dit... (by Pascal Thomas) as Mme Boscovan
- 2005: El cantor as Edna
- 2007: Fallen Heroes as La madre di Bruno
- 2009: Bazar as Joanna
- 2011: Ma compagne de nuit as La mère de Julia
- 2011: The Hidden Face as Emma
- 2013: Merry Christmas as Maya Dawn Lewis
- 2014: Valentin Valentin (by Pascal Thomas) as Sylvia
- 2015: La duchesse de Varsovie as Nina
- 2019: À cause des filles..? as La mère de la mariée
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.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Heatwave melts Carson ratings . 15 June 2023 . Times Colonist . 8 August 1975 . 45 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Louis Malle, Film Director Equally at Home in France and America, Is Dead at 63. Richard. Severo. 25 November 1995. New York Times. 12. 18 May 2009.
