Alana Stewart

Alana Stewart
Stewart in 2023
Born
Alana Kaye Collins

20th century
San Diego, California, U.S.
Other names
  • Alana Collins-Hamilton
  • Alana Hamilton
OccupationsActress, model, writer
Spouses
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(m. 1972; div. 1975)​
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(m. 1979; div. 1984)​
Children3, 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

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

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

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 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

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

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1971Evel KnievelNurse #1
1972Night Call NursesJanis[19]
1973MedusaEleana
1975Funny LadyGirl with Nick
1979RavagersMiriam
1984Where the Boys Are '84Maggie
1984Swing ShiftFrankie Parker
1989Small SacrificesNeighbor Woman
1997Meet Wally SparksAlana Stewart
1998Mom, Can I Keep Her?Eva Blairdirect-to-video
1999Wasted in BabylonLily
2002Camel Toe the MovieKiller
2002Naked MovieThe Wife
2005BetweenDianne's Mother
2011DeliveredMarilyn
2017The Fabulous Allan CarrHerselfdocumentary
2018SwipedSunny
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1974–76TattletalesHerself25 episodes
1977The Love BoatMrs. Stanfieldepisode: "Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx/The Identical Problem"
1977The Bionic WomanCarolepisode: "Over the Hill Spy"
1978Fantasy IslandNikkiepisode: "Bet a Million/Mr. Irresistible"
1982Hart to HartClaire Austenepisode: "Blue and Broken-Harted"
1984MasqueradeChristineepisode: "The French Correction"
1985The Fall GuyBarbara Hackettepisode: "I Love Paris"
1986The Love BoatMiss Entyepisode: "The Art Lover/Couples/Made for Each Other"
1995–96George & AlanaHerself180 episodes
2003I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Herself10 episodes (2nd celebrity to leave)
2009Farrah's StoryHerselftelevision documentary
2012DeVanityClaudia Mullerepisode: "Other People's Bodies"
2015Stewarts & HamiltonsHerself8 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Author". Alana Stewart. May 21, 2019. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Jerome, Jim (February 5, 1979). "'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?'". People. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  4. 1 2 Schindehette, Susan (November 16, 1995). "Ex Marks the Spot". People. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  5. 1 2 "George Hamilton Biography (1939-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  6. ↑ Susman, Gary (January 15, 2003). "Welcome to the Jungle". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  7. ↑ Tourtellotte, Bob (July 16, 2009). "Emmy Nod Bittersweet for Maker of 'Farrah's Story'". Reuters. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  8. ↑ "DeVanity: Season 2, Episode 7 "Other People's Bodies"". devanity.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Stewart to Be Father Again at 60". CNN. June 1, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Alana Stewart Bounces Back from Epstein-Barr". USA Today. July 31, 2001. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Farrah Fawcett Being Remembered at LA Funeral". Deseret News. Associated Press. June 30, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Farrah Fawcett Foundation – Board of Directors". Farah Fawcett Foundation. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ Fortini, Amanda (April 25, 2014). "Marianne Williamson Is Campaigning for a Miracle". Elle. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. 1 2 Nolan, Emma (November 4, 2020). "Conservatives Turn Against Fox News over Election Coverage, Change Channel to Newsmax". Newsweek. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  17. 1 2 McKay, Hollie (December 20, 2014). "Alana Stewart: Hollywood Honchos 'Hypocritical' When It Comes to Guns". Fox News. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  18. ↑ Bond, Paul (June 23, 2020). "Conservative, Liberal Celebs Urge Walmart to Allow Sale of Free Speech Film". Newsweek. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  19. ↑ 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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