Alexandra Stewart | |
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Alexandra Stewart on Les Grosses Têtes radio program in 2014 | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | June 10, 1939
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1956–present |
Partner | Louis Malle |
Children | 1 |
Alexandra Stewart (born June 10, 1939) is a Canadian actress. [1]
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 (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 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.
Stewart had a daughter, Justine, with the French director Louis Malle. [2]