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In an ironic twist, the 'totally natural' Alexandra Paul plays a character who has undergone extensive cosmetic surgery when she joins fellow BAYWATCH alums in FOX's BAYWATCH HAWAIIAN WEDDING. And if you’re looking for more irony, a few days after returning from three weeks in the tropical paradise of Oahu’s fabled North Shore, Alexandra flew to cold, snowy Ottawa, spending the month of November starring in the independent film, OUTRAGE.
Best known for patrolling Southern California’s beaches for five years as “Lieutenant Stephanie Holden,” Alexandra has starred in such movies as AMERICAN FLYERS (with Kevin Costner), DRAGNET (with Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd), EIGHT MILLION WAYS TO DIE (with Jeff Bridges and Andy Garcia), SPYHARD, Stephen King’s CHRISTINE, and more than two dozen other feature films and television movies.since she made her acting debut at age 18 in the highly rated TV movie, PAPER DOLLS. Alexandra’s other recent roles include the films ROUGH AIR (with Eric Roberts); ABOVE AND BEYOND (with Adam Baldwin and Costas Mandylor); EXPOSURE (with Ron Silver); REDEMPTION OF THE GHOST (with Diane Ladd and John Savage); and the Disney Channel comedy BRAINIACS. She is now beginning her fourth year hosting an extreme sports series on the Outdoor Life Network, hosts WINNING WOMEN on the new WE Network, and is the cohost of an environmental talk show called EarthTalk Today. But acting is far from Alexandra’s only interest. In 1997, Alexandra spent nine months training for the WORLD IRONMAN TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS in Hawaii (a grueling 2.44 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile marathon), which she completed in 13:18:52. That same year the United Nations commended Alexandra for her environmental activism. In 1999, she received the International Green Cross award. She has walked across America for over five weeks on The Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament, and has been arrested a dozen times for protesting at the Nevada Nuclear Test Site. Alexandra recycles, drives an electric car, recently installed solar panels on her Malibu residence and will not use any products tested on animals. She has traveled to Nicaragua with a medical aid group and to South Africa to register voters. She is also a certified EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and speaks fluent French. Out of her concern for young people and the future of our planet, Alexandra wrote, produced and hosted JAMPACKED, an educational film broadcast on PBS about the human overpopulation crisis, which has won several environmental awards. She followed that up with THE COST OF COOL – FINDING HAPPINESS IN A MATERIALISTIC WORLD, which won a CineEagle award. In 1986, she (along with producer/manager Daniel Sladek) founded the entertainment industry philanthropy YOUNG ARTISTS UNITED, a successful non-profit organization dedicated to helping teenagers in need. Alexandra has personally spoken, classroom-by-classroom, to over six thousand Los Angeles teenagers on the issue of human overpopulation. In 2000, Alexandra and her twin sister Caroline were the recipients of the Christopher Street West Rainbow Award for their ongoing support of gay and lesbian rights. Alexandra's favorite book is Atlas Shrugged, her favorite food is chocolate, and her favorite man is her husband, triathlon coach Ian Murray. |
