Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart is a Canadian actress.
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 Highlander: The Series, The Saint and Danger Man. In 1966 Stewart appeared in The Saint as Natalie Sheridan, a love interest for Simon Templar, who is solving a series of jewel thefts 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 has a daughter, Justine, with the French director Louis Malle.Selected filmography
- 1956 Women's Club
- 1959 Les Motards as La Speakerine
- 1959 Les Liaisons dangereuses as Une Amie de Miguel
- 1959 Two Men in Manhattan as Minor Role
- 1960 L'eau a la bouche as Séraphine Brett-Juval / Fifine
- 1960 Le Bel âge as Alexandra
- 1960 Tarzan the Magnificent as Lori
- 1960 Trapped by Fear as Véra
- 1960 Thank You, Natercia as Sandra
- 1960 Exodus 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 as Françoise
- 1962 Climats as Misa
- 1962 Le rendez-vous de minuit as Jacqueline
- 1962 Homage at Siesta Time as Marianne Graham
- 1963 ' as Prinzessin
- 1963 Ro.Go.Pa.G. as Alexandra
- 1963 Violenza segreta as Elisabetta
- 1963 ' as Juanita
- 1963 Le Feu follet as Solange
- 1963 Dragées au poivre as Anna, La Fille de Couverture
- 1963 ' as Rektorengattin
- 1964 ' as Laura
- 1965 Man Called Gringo as Lucy Walton
- 1965 Mickey One as Jenny
- 1965 Thrilling as Frida
- 1966 Marcia nuziale as Nancy
- 1967 Maroc 7 as Michelle Craig
- 1967 La loi du survivant as Hèléne
- 1968 L'Écume des Jours as Isis
- 1968 La mariée était en noir as Mlle Becker
- 1968 Only When I Larf as Liz
- 1969 Bye bye, Barbara as Eve Michelli
- 1969 Waiting for Caroline as Caroline
- 1969 Umano, non umano as Marina
- 1970 Slap in the Face as Celestine
- 1970 The Man Who Had Power Over Women as Frances
- 1970 Kemek as Marisa Love
- 1970 Ils as Hélène Jeanteur
- 1971 Ciel bleu
- 1971 Zeppelin 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 ' as Jean's Wife
- 1973 Sugar Cookies
- 1973 Because of the Cats as Feodora
- 1973 Day for Night as Stacey
- 1974 Bingo as Hélène
- 1974 The Marseille Contract as Rita
- 1975 The Heatwave Lasted Four Days as Barbara Lawrence
- 1975 Black Moon as Sister Lily
- 1976 ' as Alexandra
- 1977 ' as Delphine
- 1977 The Uncanny as Mrs. Blake
- 1977 Good-bye, Emmanuelle as Dorothée
- 1978 La petite fille en velours bleu as Théo Casarès
- 1978 In Praise of Older Women as Paula
- 1980 ' as Sandra
- 1980 Agency as Mimi
- 1980 Phobia as Barbara Grey
- 1980 Final Assignment as Samantha O'Donnell
- 1981 Help Me Dream as Magda
- 1981 The Last Chase as Eudora
- 1981 Les Uns et les autres as Alexandra
- 1981 Madame Claude 2 as Madame 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
- 1982 La guérilléra as Alexandrine
- 1983 Femmes as Alexandra
- 1984 Le Bon Plaisir as Julie Hoffman
- 1984 The Terrapin as Victor's mom
- 1984 Charlots Connection as Liane
- 1984 The Blood of Others as Madeleine
- 1986 Peau d'ange as Héléna Werner
- 1987 Under The Cherry Moon as Mrs. Sharon
- 1988 Frantic as Edie
- 1988 The Passenger – Welcome to Germany as Mrs.
- 1989 Les Jeux de société
- 1990 Monsieur as Madame Dubois-Lacour
- 1995 Le Fils de Gascogne
- 1996 Seven Servants as Hilda
- 2000 La Candide Madame Duff as Tante Lou
- 2000 Sous le sable as Amanda
- 2001 Fifi martingale 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... 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 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.