Alexandra Paul(III)
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Alexandra Paul is an American actress who is also a British citizen. She modeled in New York City and Milan as a teenager, and decided to forego college at Stanford University to pursue acting. With lead roles in 75 feature films and television programs and supporting roles in scores more, she is also featured in the award-winning documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006).
Internationally recognized for her 5-year starring role as Lt. Stephanie Holden in the hit series Baywatch (1989), Alexandra began her acting career in 1982 at age 18, starring in the highly rated TV movie Paper Dolls (1982). She was then cast in studio flicks like Stephen King's Christine (1983); American Flyers (1985) opposite Kevin Costner; 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) opposite Jeff Bridges and Andy Garcia; Dragnet (1987) opposite Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd, and Spy Hard (1996) with Leslie Nielsen.
Alexandra hosted the extreme sports series Wild Waters on the Outdoor Life Network for 4 years, and hosted the WE network series Winning Women for two seasons. She is an athlete who has competed in the Hawaii Ironman, ran marathons and swam up to 14 miles in ocean swim races.
As an environmentalist, Alexandra co-hosted 150 episodes of the environmental TV talk show Earth Talk Today through 2008.
Throughout the 1990s, Alexandra had regular roles in several television series: Baywatch (1989), Fox's Fire Co 132, Daytona Beach (pilot), and the last 8 episodes on Melrose Place (1992). She also filmed two movies in war-torn Croatia with Pierce Brosnan and did many independent films. In the first decade of the 21st Century, Alexandra starred in 11 movies on Lifetime Movie Network. She also played a lesbian 4 times, opportunities she appreciates since her identical twin sister is gay.
In 2006, she shot 6 films, including a cameo in Borat:Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, and although her part was edited out, she remains in the DVD extras.
From 2010 - 2017, Alexandra has shot independent movies and an online series. She was producing 2 movies: a drama based on the book Free The Animals with her producing partner, Nik Tyler; and The B Team, an action comedy starring 8 of her Baywatch cast mates.
Since then, she has appeared in independent films and hosted the healthy lifestyle podcast Switch4Good for 250 episodes. It won Mercy for Animals' Best Vegan Podcast in 2024.
Alexandra is a finalist in the LA Press Club's 2025 National Entertainment & Journalism Awards for Celebrity Investigative Reporting. She was nominated for her first person account published in The Ankler titled: Stalked: a Baywatch Star's 13 Year Nightmare.
Internationally recognized for her 5-year starring role as Lt. Stephanie Holden in the hit series Baywatch (1989), Alexandra began her acting career in 1982 at age 18, starring in the highly rated TV movie Paper Dolls (1982). She was then cast in studio flicks like Stephen King's Christine (1983); American Flyers (1985) opposite Kevin Costner; 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) opposite Jeff Bridges and Andy Garcia; Dragnet (1987) opposite Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd, and Spy Hard (1996) with Leslie Nielsen.
Alexandra hosted the extreme sports series Wild Waters on the Outdoor Life Network for 4 years, and hosted the WE network series Winning Women for two seasons. She is an athlete who has competed in the Hawaii Ironman, ran marathons and swam up to 14 miles in ocean swim races.
As an environmentalist, Alexandra co-hosted 150 episodes of the environmental TV talk show Earth Talk Today through 2008.
Throughout the 1990s, Alexandra had regular roles in several television series: Baywatch (1989), Fox's Fire Co 132, Daytona Beach (pilot), and the last 8 episodes on Melrose Place (1992). She also filmed two movies in war-torn Croatia with Pierce Brosnan and did many independent films. In the first decade of the 21st Century, Alexandra starred in 11 movies on Lifetime Movie Network. She also played a lesbian 4 times, opportunities she appreciates since her identical twin sister is gay.
In 2006, she shot 6 films, including a cameo in Borat:Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, and although her part was edited out, she remains in the DVD extras.
From 2010 - 2017, Alexandra has shot independent movies and an online series. She was producing 2 movies: a drama based on the book Free The Animals with her producing partner, Nik Tyler; and The B Team, an action comedy starring 8 of her Baywatch cast mates.
Since then, she has appeared in independent films and hosted the healthy lifestyle podcast Switch4Good for 250 episodes. It won Mercy for Animals' Best Vegan Podcast in 2024.
Alexandra is a finalist in the LA Press Club's 2025 National Entertainment & Journalism Awards for Celebrity Investigative Reporting. She was nominated for her first person account published in The Ankler titled: Stalked: a Baywatch Star's 13 Year Nightmare.
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