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Alexandra Kristin Powers is an American former actress.[2]

Alexandra Powers
Born	Alexandra Kristin Powers New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980–2001
Spouse(s)	Barry Del Sherman (m. 1993–199?)[1] Gavin Potter (m. 2000–?)
Parent	Katharyn Powers (mother)

Early life

Powers was born in New York City. She grew up in an 'artsy, liberal environment' on both coasts with her divorced parents. Her father teaches acting.[1] She said in an interview that her parents "encouraged me to find my own truth". Commenting on her faith, she stated "I pray whenever I feel sad. And I believe that whatever is right will work out." In that same interview, she said that her father was Roman Catholic and her mother Katharyn Powers was interested in metaphysics.[3] Powers' mother wrote for television programs including Fantasy Island and Charlie's Angels. At the age of six, Powers announced her intentions to become an actress.[4]

Career

Powers appeared in various television and films roles including Cast a Deadly Spell,[5] 21 Jump Street,[6] and Dead Poets Society.[7] In the film Rising Sun, Powers portrayed a prostitute who attempted to seduce the character played by actor Wesley Snipes.[8] She also had a recurring role on the NBC legal drama L.A. Law. She portrayed "Dusty Brown" in the NBC miniseries A Matter of Justice.[9] On being successfully cast in the NBC program Tonya and Nancy, Powers commented, "In a lot of ways, it's the role of the year".[10] For the program, she received ice-skating lessons from Dody Teachman, former coach to Tonya Harding.[10] In a review for The Orlando Sentinel, Powers received a positive reception, "It should be said that Powers, the Christian lawyer on L.A. Law, is a dead ringer for Tonya ... and that she delivers a convincing performance."[11]

Personal life

In the late 1990s she became a Scientologist, and by 2000 had married Gavin Potter and joined the Sea Organization, the religious order of the Church of Scientology.[12][13][14] Powers previously said she did not adhere to any religion: "I've sort of looked and searched. I was a Buddhist for about six months." She was married to actor Barry Sherman in December 1993. Powers lamented, "I have to take my ring off when I go to work. And that makes me sad, because I put the ring on and I don't want to ever have to take it off."[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	The Prodigal	Nancy Pringle
1985	Mask	Lisa
1988	Plain Clothes	Daun-Marie Zeffer
1989	Sonny Boy	Rose
	Dead Poets Society	Chris Noel
1992	The Player	Herself
1993	The Seventh Coin	Ronnie Segal	Alternative titles: Worlds Apart
	Rising Sun	Julia
1996	Last Man Standing	Lucy Kolinski
	Race	Sylvie
1997	Out to Sea	Shelly
1998	One Hell of a Guy	Cassie Springer	Direct-to-video release
1999	Storm	Major Tanya Goodman	Direct-to-video release. Alternative Title: Twister II: Extreme Tornado
2001	Zigs	Sara	Alternative title: Double Down, (final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Jennifer Slept Here	Cassidy	1 episode
	T. J. Hooker	Sally	1 episode
1984	Silence of the Heart	Andrea	Television movie
1986	Highway to Heaven	Arlene	1 episode
	Family Ties	Erin	2 episodes
1987	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Laura Sanders	1 episode
1988	CBS Summer Playhouse	Beth	1 episode
	Unholy Matrimony	Patricia "Trish" Jaworsky	Television movie
1989	The Hogan Family	Princess Julia	3 episodes
1990	Dangerous Pursuit		Television movie
	21 Jump Street	Officer Kati Rocky	2 episodes
1991	Cast a Deadly Spell	Olivia Hackshaw	Television movie
1993	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	Gloria	1 episode
	A Matter of Justice	Kathy Charlene "Dusty" Brown	Television movie
1993–1994	L.A. Law	Jane Halliday	22 episodes
1994	Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story	Tonya Harding	Television movie
	Following Her Heart	Nola Lundquist	Television movie
1997	C-16: FBI	Dana Morrison	1 episode
1998	Nobody Lives Forever	Detective Mary Ellen "Dusty" Dustin	Television movie
	Maximum Bob	Angelyne Linklater	1 episode
	Fantasy Island		1 episode
1999	Brimstone	Ann "Sally" McGee	1 episode

References

External links

• Alexandra Powers at IMDb

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[de] Alexandra Powers

Alexandra Kristin Powers (* 9. September 1967 in New York City) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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