Stefanie Powers - wikipedia Stefanie Powers Stefanie Powers Powers attending the `` Night of 100 Stars '' for the 82nd Academy Awards viewing party in March 2010 Stefanie Zofya Paul ( 1942 - 11 - 02 ) November 2, 1942 ( age 75 ) Hollywood, California, U.S. Other names Taffy Paul Occupation Actress Years active 1958 -- present Spouse ( s ) Gary Lockwood ( 1966 -- 1972 ) Patrick De La Chenais ( 1993 -- 1999 ) Stefanie Powers ( born Stefanie Zofya Paul ; November 2, 1942 ) is an American actress best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in the American mystery television series Hart to Hart, alongside Robert Wagner, which aired for five seasons from 1979 to 1984, on ABC. Powers and Wagner later reunited for eight Hart to Hart TV movies in the 1990s. She is a two - time Emmy Award nominee and five - time Golden Globe Award nominee. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Honors 4 Personal life 5 Cancer 6 Filmography 7 References 8 External links Early life Powers was possibly born Stefanie Zofya Paul in Hollywood, California, though her name is often given as Stefania Zsofia ( or Zofia ) Federkiewicz. In her autobiography she says `` Moje prawdziwe nazwisko to Federkiewicz '' ( `` My real ( Polish ) name is Federkiewicz '' ). Her parents divorced during her childhood. Powers was estranged from her father, whom she barely refers to and whose name is never mentioned in her memoir, One from the Hart, in which she refers to the `` tension and unhappiness created by my father 's presence ''. Her father was a Jewish immigrant from Eastern Europe. She remained extremely close throughout her life to her mother, born Juliana Dimitria Golan ( 1912 -- 2009 ) in New York, of Polish descent. Her mother, who died in Los Angeles from pneumonia at 96 years old, would be known late in life and in local obituaries as Julie Powers. Stefanie Powers had an elder brother, Jeffrey Julian Paul ( 1940 -- 2013 ), as well as a half - sister, Charlene Groman. Powers was a cheerleader at Hollywood High School ; one of her schoolmates was Nancy Sinatra. In 1965, using the alias Taffy Paul, she made an obscure independent film, The Young Sinner. Career This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( March 2015 ) Powers ( left ) with Maureen O'Hara in McLintock !, 1963 Powers appeared in several motion pictures in the early 1960s in secondary roles such as the thriller Experiment in Terror, If a Man Answers, and McLintock ! ( 1963 ). She played a schoolgirl in Tammy Tell Me True ( 1961 ), and Bunny, the police chief 's daughter, in Palm Springs Weekend ( 1963 ). She appeared in the 1962 hospital melodrama The Interns, and its sequel, The New Interns in 1964. In 1965, she played opposite Tallulah Bankhead in Die ! Die ! My Darling ( originally released in England as Fanatic ). Powers with Noel Harrison in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. In 1966, her `` tempestuous '' good looks led to being cast in the starring role as the passive and demure April Dancer, in the short - lived NBC television series spy thriller The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., a spin - off of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Shortly after the series ' debut, she was featured on the cover of TV Guide ( December 31, 1966 -- January 6, 1967 ). The article mentions her `` 117 - pound frame is kept supple with 11 minutes of Royal Canadian Air Force exercises every morning... Unlike her fellow U.N.C.L.E. agents, the ladylike April is not required to kill the bad guys. Her feminine charms serve as the bait, while her partner Noel Harrison provides the fireworks. '' The series lasted for only one season ( 29 one - hour episodes ), airing from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967. In 1967, Powers appeared in Warning Shot with David Janssen. Her 1970s films include The Boatniks ( 1970 ) and Herbie Rides Again ( sequel to The Love Bug ). She was a guest star on the Robert Wagner series It Takes a Thief in 1970. The two went on to co-star in the popular Hart to Hart series nine years later. Before the Hart to Hart success, she starred in The Feather and Father Gang as Toni `` Feather '' Danton, a successful lawyer, whose father, Harry Danton, was a smooth - talking ex-con man ( played by Harold Gould ). It ran for a half - season ( 13 episodes ). Powers many guest - roles on other popular TV shows include : McCloud ( 1971 ), The Mod Squad ( 1972 ), Kung Fu ( 1974 ), The Rockford Files ( 1975 ), Three for the Road ( 1975 ), The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1976 ), The Bionic Woman ( 1976 ), and McMillan & Wife ( 1977 ). Powers appeared in these shows long after she signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1970. Coincidentally, her longtime friend and Hart to Hart series ' star, Wagner, signed a contract with Universal, but did not guest - star on more shows than Powers did. Powers starred with Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Sonny Bono and Elliott Gould, in the 1979 British war adventure film Escape to Athena, in which a group of Anglo - American prisoners of the Germans scramble to liberate themselves and some Greek art treasures. The film is Powers ' last theatrical feature film to date. In 1977, Powers played Sally Whalen, in the 6 - part television miniseries Washington : Behind Closed Doors, produced by Paramount Television and broadcast by ABC. It is based on John Ehrlichman 's book The Company, a novel inspired by the author 's time with the Nixon administration. The series had Powers cast alongside a strong cast including Cliff Robertson, Jason Robards, Robert Vaughn, Lois Nettleton and John Houseman. Powers became most widely known as a television star for her role as Jennifer Hart, in the American mystery television series Hart to Hart, alongside Robert Wagner as Jonathon Hart, both portraying a married pair of amateur sleuths, The Hart to Hart TV series aired for five seasons from 1979 to 1984 on ABC. Powers and Wagner later reunited for eight Hart to Hart TV movies in the 1990s. In 1984, she starred in the TV mini-series Mistral 's Daughter, based on Judith Krantz 's novel. In 1985, Powers starred as twins who swap places leading to dire consequences in the two - part made - for - TV movie Deceptions. In 1987, she starred in the real - life TV drama, At Mother 's Request, as the frightening Frances Schreuder, who goaded her 17 - year - old - son into killing her father. Directed by Michael Tuchner, the script was adapted for television by Richard DeLong Adams and aired on CBS. Powers starred alongside John Barrowman in a 1991 London stage musical, Matador, at the Queen 's Theater. with a book inspired by Spanish corrida legend El Cordobes. The production was staged by Elijah Moshinsky for producer Laurence Myers, with choreography by Arlene Phillips and Rafael Aguilar, and scenery by William Dudley. Powers starred in a 1993 drama stage production Love Letters alongside Robert Wagner, performed at the Chicago Theatre. The two players, portrayed Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, to tell the story of their 40 - year, mostly long - distance relationship without getting up from their chairs. In 1996, Powers toured as Margo Channing in a production of Applause, with hopes of a Broadway revival, which did not materialize. Powers toured the UK in 2002 playing Anna Leonowens in a revival of The King and I, and toured the U.S. in 2004 and 2005 in the same role. Powers released her debut music CD in 2003, titled, On The Same Page. The album features selections from the classic Great American Songbook era. Since 2006, she has been the U.S. location guest host presenter on the long - running Through the Keyhole panel show. In 2000 -- 01, she starred in the BBC 's popular long - running British medical drama, Doctors as Jane Powers, a wealthy businesswoman, and the mother of Dr. Caroline Powers. Jane Powers, after being widowed, was due to marry her much younger fiancé David Wilde, but in the lead - up to the wedding, her daughter ( Caroline ) and fiancé David fell in love and ran off together. Her last appearance was on June 1st, 2001. On April 30, 2008, she was reunited with Wagner for the filming of a special Hart to Hart edition of the BBC 's The Graham Norton Show. Powers was a contestant on the reality TV show, 11th series of I 'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here !, in which celebrities retreat into the jungle. She was the first celebrity to be eliminated on November 25, 2011. Powers started a tour of Looped, a stage play about her old co-star Tallulah Bankhead, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 26, 2013, after Valerie Harper withdrew due to health problems. Powers starred in the musical Gotta Dance, which premiered in Chicago in December 2015 through January 2016. The cast also stars Georgia Engel, Lillias White, and Andre DeShields. The musical is directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, with a book by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, and the score by Matthew Sklar and Nell Benjamin. In November 2017, it was announced that Powers has joined the cast for a developmental reading of Love Affair, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by Joseph J. Simeone, based on the 1939 film of the same name. The developmental reading of the musical is being produced by Open Jar Productions as part of their New Works Initiative on November 17, 2017, for an industry - only presentation at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Honors For her role as Jennifer Hart, Powers received two Emmy Best Television Actress nominations, and five Golden Globe Award Best Television Actress nominations. In 1992, Powers was a recipient of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6776 Hollywood Boulevard, category ' Television ', presented by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Powers was awarded the Sarah Siddons Award in 1993 for her stage performance in Love Letters. On March 12, 2011, Powers received the Steiger Award ( Germany ) for accomplishment in the arts. On November 6th, 2017, Powers was honored by the Palm Springs Women in Film & Television Organisation ( PSWIFT ) with the `` 9th Annual Broken Glass Award '' for her work as an actress, author and animal advocate. PSWIFT presents this award to outstanding women from the Film and Television industry who have `` broken through the glass ceiling '' in the field of entertainment, the arts and philanthropy. Other 2017 Award recipients included actress Lucie Arnaz, President of LA - SAG - AFTRA Jane Austin, TV executive producer, writer and actress Kellee McQuinn, and Palm Springs, California community philanthropist Nelda Linsk. PSWIFT is a non-profit organization founded in 2001, dedicated to promoting both men and women in the entertainment, new media and creative arts community. Personal life Powers was married to actor Gary Lockwood from 1966 -- 72. Her relationship with actor William Holden led to their joint involvement with wildlife conservation. He died in 1981 ; by the following year, Powers was the founder and president of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation and a director of the Mount Kenya Game Ranch and Wildlife Conservancy in Nanyuki, Kenya. In the United States, she works with both the Cincinnati and Atlanta zoos. She devotes a great deal of time to the cause and is an international guest speaker on wildlife preservation. Powers told BBC Radio 4 's Broadcasting House programme that she campaigned for Robert F. Kennedy during his 1968 presidential campaign. On April 1, 1993, she married Patrick Houitte de la Chesnais ( born May 7, 1951, Versailles, France ) ; the couple divorced in 1999. Powers has no children. A polo player, she was among the first foreign members of the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club in the United Kingdom, whose membership includes HRH The Prince of Wales. In 2005, she competed in the Joules United Kingdom National Women 's Championships at Ascot. Cancer In November 2008, Powers, who was a smoker for 20 years, was diagnosed with alveolar carcinoma, a form of lung cancer. She had surgery to remove part of her right lung on January 29, 2009, the same month her mother died of pneumonia, aged 96, in Los Angeles. Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2014 Mr. Fiction Marilyn TV movie 2014 Ring by Spring Madam Rue TV movie 2013 Reading, Writing and Romance Brenda TV movie Meet My Mom Louise Metcalf TV movie 2008 Jump ! Katherine Wilkins 1998 Someone Is Watching Michelle Dupre TV movie Till Death Do Us Hart Jennifer Hart TV movie Harts in High Season TV movie 1995 Two Harts in 3 / 4 Time TV movie 1995 Secrets of the Hart TV movie 1994 Old Friends Never Die TV movie 1994 Crimes of the Hart TV movie 1994 Home is Where the Hart Is TV movie Hart to Hart Returns TV movie Beryl Markham : A Shadow on the Sun Beryl Markham TV movie 1985 Hollywood Wives Montana Gray TV miniseries 1985 Deceptions Sabrina / Stephanie TV miniseries 1984 Family Secrets Jessie Calloway TV movie 1984 Mistral 's Daughter Maggie Lunel TV miniseries 1979 -- 84 Hart to Hart Jennifer Hart 110 episodes 1979 Escape to Athena Dottie Del Mar 1978 A Death in Canaan Joan Barthel TV movie 1978 The Astral Factor Candy Barrett Alternate title : Invisible Strangler 1977 Washington : Behind Closed Doors Sally Whalen 6 episodes 1977 The Feather and Father Gang Toni `` Feather '' Danton 14 episodes 1976 The Bionic Woman Shalon Episode : `` The Return of Bigfoot : Part 2 '' 1976 The Six Million Dollar Man Shalon Episode : `` The Return of Bigfoot : Part 1 '' 1976 The Six Million Dollar Man Shalon Episode : `` The Secret of Bigfoot : Part 1 / Part 2 '' It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Georgia Price The Streets of San Francisco Rita King Episode : `` No Place to Hide '' Gone with the West Little Moon The Rockford Files Christine Dusseau Episode : `` The Real Easy Red Dog '' Herbie Rides Again Nicole Harris Shootout in a One - Dog Town Letty Crandell TV movie 1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride Ms. Laurie Gunn 1972 Hardcase Rozaline TV movie 1972 Cannon Rene Stubber, Kelly Prentiss 2x08 `` The Rip - off '', 4x01 `` Kelly 's Song '' 1971 Sweet, Sweet Rachel Rachel Stanton TV movie 1971 Five Desperate Women Gloria TV movie 1971 Paper Man Karen McMillan TV movie 1971 McCloud Model Episode : `` Top of the World, Ma ! '' 1970 The Boatniks Kate Fairchild 1969 Crescendo Susan Roberts 1967 Warning Shot Liz Thayer 1966 -- 67 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. April Dancer 29 episodes 1966 Stagecoach Mrs. Mallory 1965 Die ! Die ! My Darling ! Pat Carroll Alternate title : Fanatic 1965 Love Has Many Faces Carol Lambert 1965 The Young Sinner Ginny Miller Alternate title : Like Father, Like Son 1964 The New Interns Gloria Worship 1963 Route 66 Julie Severn Episode : `` A Cage in Search of a Bird '' 1963 McLintock ! Becky McLintock 1963 Palm Springs Weekend Bunny Dixon 1962 The Interns Nurse Gloria Mead 1962 Experiment in Terror Toby Sherwood Alternate title : The Grip of Fear 1963 Bonanza Calamity Jane Episode : `` Calamity Over the Comstock '' 1962 If a Man Answers Tina 1961 Tammy Tell Me True Kay 1961 Bat Masterson Ann Elkins Episode : `` Dead Man 's Claim '' References ^ Jump up to : Stefanie Zofya Paul birth registration, californiabirthindex.org ; accessed April 3, 2014. Jump up ^ http://ew.com/article/2013/10/18/hart-hart-19791984/ Jump up ^ http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/9844970/1980s-action-adventure-classic-returns Jump up ^ http://www.emmys.com/bios/stefanie-powers Jump up ^ Joseph F. Clarke ( 1977 ). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 134. Jump up ^ Fred Landesman ( 7 May 2004 ). The John Wayne Filmography. McFarland. p. 223. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7864 - 3252 - 3. Jump up ^ Stefanie Powers ( 25 October 2011 ). One from the Hart. Simon and Schuster. p. 204. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4391 - 7211 - 7. Jump up ^ Her father 's name is reportedly Morrison Bloomfield Paul, who claimed to be a cinematographer ( see Spokane Chronicle, December 7, 1983, pg. 12 ) An IMDb posting states that Powers ' ``... father, Morrison Bloomfield Paul, was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a Jewish immigrant family from Eastern Europe. Her mother... was born in New York, to Polish Catholic immigrants '', One from the Hart, Gallery Books ( reprint edition, October 25, 2011 ), ISBN 1439172110 / ISBN 978 - 1439172117. ^ Jump up to : One from the Heart : a memoir. Gallery Books, Simon and Schuster, Inc. pp. 9, 256. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4391 - 7210 - 0. Jump up ^ Jeffrey Paul birth registration, familytreelegends.com ; accessed April 3, 2014. Jump up ^ Jeffrey Paul profile, californiabirthindex.org ; accessed April 3, 2014. Jump up ^ `` 50 Plus Senior News ''. Powers Surge. Retrieved June 13, 2006. Jump up ^ http://variety.com/1978/film/reviews/escape-to-athena-1200424504/ Jump up ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/482401/Washington-Behind-Closed-Doors/ Jump up ^ http://ew.com/article/2013/10/18/hart-hart-19791984/ Jump up ^ http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/9844970/1980s-action-adventure-classic-returns Jump up ^ John J. O'Connor ( September 24, 1984 ). `` TV Review ; ' Mistral 's Daughter ' Starts Tonight ''. 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Jump up ^ http://www.portlandmonthly.com/portmag/2010/07/empowered-beauty/ Jump up ^ Powers discusses cancer battle, lifescript.com ; accessed April 3, 2014. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stefanie Powers. 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