Alana Hamilton Stewart (/əˈlɑːnə/; born May 18, 1945) is an American actress and former model.[1] She has also used her maiden name, Alana Collins, and her names from her first marriage, Alana Collins-Hamilton and Alana Hamilton, professionally.[2]
Early life
Born Alana Kaye Collins in San Diego, she grew up in Nacogdoches, Texas, and Houston,[3] before heading to New York to become a model.[2] She claimed to have grown up in poverty.[1][2] Collins signed with Ford Models and traveled to Los Angeles for many television and commercial appearances.[1]
Acting career
In the early 1970s, she began an acting career.[2] Her first role was a bit part in the biographical film Evel Knievel which starred her then-husband, George Hamilton.[2] She later made guest appearances on television shows such as The Bionic Woman, Fantasy Island, Hart to Hart and The Love Boat.[2]
In 1995, she and ex-husband George Hamilton hosted their own syndicated talk show, George & Alana.[4] The series was cancelled the following year.[5]
In 2003, Stewart was a contestant in the ABC reality series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![6]
From 2006 to 2009, Stewart filmed and produced an Emmy-nominated 90-minute documentary, "Farrah's Story", chronicling her friend and fellow model Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer.[7]
In 2012, she guest-starred in an episode of the Caruso|Portier web-series DeVanity as Claudia Muller, the mother of Lara Muller DeVanity and Dr. Portia Muller Roth.[8]
Political activities
In 2014, Stewart, who is a Republican, endorsed her friend, Independent candidate Marianne Williamson, for U.S. Congress in California's 33rd district.[9]
Stewart is a Trump supporter, having voted for him in 2016 and 2020.[10][11] Unlike most of her colleagues in Hollywood, she opposes restrictions on gun ownership, aside from "stringent background checks".[12] Post-divorce, she has lived alone and keeps her gun on her bedside table.[12]
Stewart was a signatory of the bipartisan letter calling for Walmart to allow sales of the DVD and Blu-Ray discs of the 2019 political documentary No Safe Spaces.[13] After Fox News called the 2020 presidential election in Arizona for Joe Biden, she was among the list of conservatives who ceased supporting the news channel and switched to Newsmax.[11]
Personal life
She married actor George Hamilton in 1972. They had one child, a son named Ashley Hamilton. The couple divorced in 1975.[5]
In 1979, she married singer Rod Stewart. The couple had a daughter, Kimberly, and a son, Sean. Alana and Rod Stewart divorced in 1984, but she retained his surname.[14][15]
In the early 1990s, Stewart discovered she had the Epstein-Barr virus after suffering from symptoms caused by the virus for two decades.[16] In 1994, she began speaking out about her illness and revealed that she removed her breast implants because she felt they contributed to her illness.[4]
Stewart was a close friend of Farrah Fawcett, who died in 2009 after a long battle with cancer,[17] and she is the current President/CEO of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation.[18] Her 2009 New York Times best seller My Journey with Farrah: A Story of Life, Love, and Friendship is dedicated to her journey with Fawcett.[1]
In 2012, she published a book titled Rearview Mirror: A Memoir, detailing her upbringing, early career as a model, her marriages and subsequent divorces, and the deaths of her mother and Fawcett.[1][2]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | Evel Knievel | Nurse #1 | |
| 1972 | Night Call Nurses | Janis | |
| 1973 | Medusa | Eleana | |
| 1975 | Funny Lady | Girl with Nick | |
| 1979 | Ravagers | Miriam | |
| 1984 | Where the Boys Are '84 | Maggie | |
| 1984 | Swing Shift | Frankie Parker | |
| 1989 | Small Sacrifices | Neighbor Woman | |
| 1997 | Meet Wally Sparks | Alana Stewart | |
| 1998 | Mom, Can I Keep Her? | Eva Blair | Direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Wasted in Babylon | Lily | |
| 2002 | Camel Toe the Movie | Killer | |
| 2002 | Naked Movie | The Wife | |
| 2005 | Between | Dianne's Mother | |
| 2011 | Delivered | Marilyn | |
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Herself | Documentary |
| 2018 | Swiped | Sunny | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974–76 | Tattletales | Herself | 25 episodes |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Mrs. Stanfield | Episode: "Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx/The Identical Problem" |
| 1977 | The Bionic Woman | Carol | Episode: "Over the Hill Spy" |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Nikki | Episode: "Bet a Million/Mr. Irresistible" |
| 1982 | Hart to Hart | Claire Austen | Episode: "Blue and Broken-Harted" |
| 1984 | Masquerade | Christine | Episode: "The French Correction" |
| 1985 | The Fall Guy | Barbara Hackett | Episode: "I Love Paris" |
| 1986 | The Love Boat | Miss Enty | Episode: "The Art Lover/Couples/Made for Each Other" |
| 1995–96 | George & Alana | Herself | 180 episodes |
| 2003 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Herself | 10 episodes (2nd celebrity to leave) |
| 2009 | Farrah's Story | Herself | TV documentary |
| 2012 | DeVanity | Claudia Muller | Episode: "Other People's Bodies" |
| 2015 | Stewarts & Hamiltons | Herself | 8 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Author". Alana Stewart. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mallorie, Carole (2012-09-14). "A Look at Alana Stewart's 'Rearview Mirror'". TheWrap. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ Jerome, Jim (1979-02-05). "'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?'". People. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ a b Schindehette, Susan (1995-11-16). "Ex Marks the Spot". People. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ a b "George Hamilton Biography (1939-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ Susman, Gary (2003-01-15). "Welcome to the Jungle". ew.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ Tourtellotte, Bob (2009-07-16). "Emmy nod bittersweet for maker of "Farrah's Story"". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "DeVanity: Season 2, Episode 7 "Other People's Bodies"". devanity.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ Fortini, Amanda (2014-04-25). "Marianne Williamson is Campaigning for a Miracle". ELLE. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Alana Stewart talks about if Donald Trump will damage media freedom of press while shopping in Bever". The Paparazzi Gamer via YouTube. 2017-09-13.
- ^ a b Nolan, Emma (2020-11-04). "Conservatives turn against Fox News over election coverage, change channel to Newsmax". Newsweek. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ a b McKay, Hollie (2014-12-20). "Alana Stewart: Hollywood honchos 'hypocritical' when it comes to guns | Fox News". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ Bond, Paul (2020-06-23). "Conservative, liberal celebs urge Walmart to allow sale of free speech film". Newsweek. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Stewart to be father again at 60". CNN.com. 2005-06-01. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ Armstrong, Lois; Cunneff, Tom; Johnson, Kristina; Ramsay, Carolyn; Sanderson, Jane; Matsumoto, Nancy (1995-01-23). "I Married a Wanted Man". People. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "Alana Stewart bounces back from Epstein-Barr". USA Today. 2001-07-31. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "Farrah Fawcett being remembered at LA funeral". Deseret News. Associated Press. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Farrah Fawcett Foundation - Board of Directors". thefarahfawcettfoundation.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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