Alana Stewart
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| Born | Alana Kaye Collins 20th century San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Occupations | Actress, model, writer |
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| Children | 3, including Ashley Hamilton and Kimberly Stewart |
Alana Hamilton Stewart (/əˈlɑːnə/; née Collins) (born 20th century) is an American actress,[1] model and writer. 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 and education
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Born Alana Kaye Collins in San Diego, California, she grew up in Nacogdoches, Texas, and Houston, Texas,[3] before heading to New York to become a model.[2] She said she grew up in poverty.[1][2] Collins signed with Ford Models and traveled to Los Angeles for many television and commercial appearances.[1]
Career
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Stewart began her acting career in the early 1970s.[2] Her first role was a bit part in the 1971 biographical film Evel Knievel, which starred her then-husband, George Hamilton.[2] She later made guest appearances on television shows, including 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 Award–nominated, ninety-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]
Personal life
[edit]Stewart 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 two children, Kimberly and Sean. They divorced in 1984, but she retained his surname.[9][10]
In the early 1990s, Stewart discovered she had the Epstein-Barr virus after suffering from symptoms caused by the virus for two decades.[11] 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,[12] and as of 2018[update] she was the president and chief executive officer of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation.[13] 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, her early career as a model, her marriages and subsequent divorces, and the deaths of her mother and Fawcett.[1][2]
Political views
[edit]In 2014, Stewart, who is a Republican, endorsed her friend, Independent candidate Marianne Williamson, for U.S. Congress in California's 33rd district.[14]
Stewart is a Donald Trump supporter, having voted for him in 2016 and 2020.[15][16] 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.[16]
Stewart opposes restrictions on gun ownership, aside from "stringent background checks".[17] Post-divorce, she has lived alone and keeps her gun on her bedside table.[17]
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.[18]
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | Evel Knievel | Nurse #1 | |
| 1972 | Night Call Nurses | Janis | [19] |
| 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 | television documentary |
| 2012 | DeVanity | Claudia Muller | episode: "Other People's Bodies" |
| 2015 | Stewarts & Hamiltons | Herself | 8 episodes |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Author". Alana Stewart. May 21, 2019. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mallorie, Carole (September 14, 2012). "A Look at Alana Stewart's 'Rearview Mirror'". TheWrap. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ↑ Jerome, Jim (February 5, 1979). "'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?'". People. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- 1 2 Schindehette, Susan (November 16, 1995). "Ex Marks the Spot". People. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- 1 2 "George Hamilton Biography (1939-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ↑ Susman, Gary (January 15, 2003). "Welcome to the Jungle". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ↑ Tourtellotte, Bob (July 16, 2009). "Emmy Nod Bittersweet for Maker of 'Farrah's Story'". Reuters. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ↑ "DeVanity: Season 2, Episode 7 "Other People's Bodies"". devanity.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Stewart to Be Father Again at 60". CNN. June 1, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ↑ Armstrong, Lois; Cunneff, Tom; Johnson, Kristina; Ramsay, Carolyn; Sanderson, Jane; Matsumoto, Nancy (January 23, 1995). "I Married a Wanted Man". People. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ↑ "Alana Stewart Bounces Back from Epstein-Barr". USA Today. July 31, 2001. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ↑ "Farrah Fawcett Being Remembered at LA Funeral". Deseret News. Associated Press. June 30, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Farrah Fawcett Foundation – Board of Directors". Farah Fawcett Foundation. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ↑ Fortini, Amanda (April 25, 2014). "Marianne Williamson Is Campaigning for a Miracle". Elle. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ↑ [dead link] "Alana Stewart Talks About if Donald Trump Will Damage Media Freedom of Press While Shopping in Bever". The Paparazzi Gamer via YouTube. September 13, 2017.
- 1 2 Nolan, Emma (November 4, 2020). "Conservatives Turn Against Fox News over Election Coverage, Change Channel to Newsmax". Newsweek. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- 1 2 McKay, Hollie (December 20, 2014). "Alana Stewart: Hollywood Honchos 'Hypocritical' When It Comes to Guns". Fox News. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ↑ Bond, Paul (June 23, 2020). "Conservative, Liberal Celebs Urge Walmart to Allow Sale of Free Speech Film". Newsweek. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (September 18, 2025). "The Nurses Cycle Part 2 – Private Duty Nurses and Night Call Nurses". FilmInk. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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