Alexandra Paul Biography

Alexandra Paul (born July 29, 1963 in New York City) is an American actress. She is probably best known for her role as Lt. Stephanie Holden in the television series Baywatch from 1992 to 1997. She has appeared in over 50 movies and television programs.

Apart from Baywatch, Alexandra is also known for her roles in movies like Christine (1983), the sleeper American Flyers (1985), and the (1987) Dragnet spoof Dragnet. Aside from acting, she has also hosted non-fiction tv shows, including WE's Winning Women and southern California local environmentalism show Earth Talk Today.

Alexandra also co-wrote and co-produced two documentaries: Jampacked, a documentary regarding the world human population crisis, and The Cost of Cool: Finding Happiness in a Materialistic World. Jampacked received a Bronze Apple Award and first place recognition at the EarthVision Environmental Film and Video Festival. The Cost of Cool won a CINE Golden Eagle Award.

Alexandra is a very dedicated environmental and political activist. She has often committed herself to civil disobedience to protest against some policy or action which she believes is wrong. In March 2003 she was arrested for protesting the war against Iraq and spent 5 days in jail. In 2006, Paul donated $250 to the Ned Lamont campaign against Joe Lieberman, because Lieberman supports the war in Iraq

She was arrested on March 15, 2005, protesting the crushing of the environmentally-friendly EV1 cars, in Burbank, California. As part of the protest, she parked her car in the way of the truck carrying the EV1s to the junkyard.