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| Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8 1956, New York City, New York) is an American actress. Many in Zimbalist's family have been highly successful in their careers, including her father Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., her grandfather Efrem Zimbalist the violinist and her grandmother, Alma Gluck the opera singer. Her late aunt, Marcia Davenport, was an author. Her mother is Stephanie Spaulding Zimbalist. Her father's family was originally Jewish, but converted to Christianity. Zimbalist graduated from Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia. She briefly attended the Juilliard School before commencing her acting career. Early television and movie appearances include Forever, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, The Awakening (with Charlton Heston) and The Golden Moment, in which she played a Soviet Olympic gymnast. She co-starred with her father, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., in the 1979 TV movie, The Best Place to Be, which also starred the late, Oscar-winning actress Donna Reed. Television audiences know Zimbalist as detective Laura Holt in the American television series Remington Steele (1982 to 1987). Pierce Brosnan was her co-star in the romantic comedy-mystery series. In the late 1980s and in the 1990s, Zimbalist took leading roles in several "made for television" movies. She played the title role in the Emmy-award winning television movie Caroline? in 1990. Zimbalist also took two roles in episodes of the popular American television program Touched by an Angel. Her performances, however, were not limited to the small screen. Zimbalist played opposite Tommy Tune in the touring musical My One and Only and made the title role of "Sylvia" her own. Since that time, her on-screen parts have been few and far between. Even so, Zimbalist can be seen, not infrequently, in plays. For instance, she has made several appearances with the Rubicon Theatre Company in California. Zimbalist won a 'Robby Award' for 'Best Actress in a Drama' in The Rainmaker, staged by Rubicon in February 2001. Recently, Zimbalist has taken roles in plays concerning 19th century artists including Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Van Gogh. |
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