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Stefanie Powers (L) with Robert Wagner

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Stefanie Powers (born Stefania Zofia Federkiewicz; November 2, 1942) is an American actress. She starred as Jennifer Hart in the 1980s television series Hart to Hart.

Powers appeared in several motion pictures in the early 1960s in secondary roles such as the thriller Experiment in Terror with Glenn Ford and Lee Remick, the comedy If a Man Answers with Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin, and as the daughter of John Wayne in the lighthearted comedy-Western McLintock! (1963). She played a schoolgirl in Tammy Tell Me True (1961) and the police chief’s daughter Bunny in the romantic comedy Palm Springs Weekend (1963). She was also in the 1962 hospital melodrama The Interns and its sequel The New Interns in 1964. In 1965, Powers had a more substantial role playing opposite veteran actress Tallulah Bankhead in the Hammer horror film Die! Die! My Darling (originally released in England as Fanatic). Her early television work included Route 66 and Bonanza (both in 1963).

In 1966, her “tempestuous” good looks led to a starring role as April Dancer in the short-lived NBC television spy thriller series The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.. This was a spin-off of the popular The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. Powers’ linguistic skills, dance training, and interest in bullfighting were written into several episodes of the series. She also learned how to fence for a five-minute fight sequence with sabers.

She was a guest star on the Robert Wagner series It Takes a Thief in 1970. The two would go on to co-star in the popular Hart to Hart series nine years later. She became widely known as a television star for her role opposite old friend Wagner as a pair of amateur sleuths in the 1979-1984 series Hart to Hart for which she received two Emmy and five Golden Globe Award Best Television Actress nominations. In the 1990s she and Wagner reunited to make eight Hart to Hart made-for-TV two-hour movies.

• Born: Stefania Zofia Federkiewicz November 2, 1942 (age 67) Hollywood, California, U.S.
• Occupation: Actress/Singer
• Years active: 1958–present
• Spouse(s): Patrick De La Chenais (1993–1999) Gary Lockwood (1966–1972)

Read more about Stefanie Powers at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

PHOTO CALL: Sunset Boulevard, with Stefanie Powers, at Ogunquit
Playbill Combined , 2010-07-29 19:42:00
Stage and screen star Stefanie Powers stars as Norma Desmond in the Ogunquit Playhouse's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, running through Aug. 14 at the Maine venue.

"With One Look": Stefanie Powers Is Norma Desmond in Ogunquit Playhouse's Sunset Boulevard
Playbill Combined , 2010-07-28 04:00:00
Stage and screen star Stefanie Powers dons a turban in the Ogunquit Playhouse's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, which runs July 28-Aug. 14 at the Maine venue.

Gearhart, Mistretta and Decicco Will Join Powers in Sunset Boulevard; Broadway Costumes, Too
Playbill Combined , 2010-07-20 13:42:00
Additional casting has been announced for the Ogunquit Playhouse's upcoming production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, which runs July 28-Aug. 14 at the Maine venue. As previously reported, the cast will be headed by Stefanie Powers as the former silent-screen star Norma Desmond.