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13 Facts About Stephanie Zimbalist

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Stephanie Zimbalist was born on October 8,1956 and is an American actress best known for her role as Laura Holt in the NBC detective series Remington Steele.

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Stephanie Zimbalist was born in New York City, the daughter of Loranda Stephanie and actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Stephanie Zimbalist was educated at the Marlborough School and graduated from Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia.

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Stephanie Zimbalist attended the Juilliard School before commencing her acting career.

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Stephanie Zimbalist guest starred as Josephine "Josie" Collins in the television series Family episode "Ballerina".

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Stephanie Zimbalist played opposite Tommy Tune in the touring musical My One and Only, taking the featured role of "Edith Herbert".

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Stephanie Zimbalist has made several appearances with the Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, California, winning the local critics' "Robby Award" for Best Actress in a Drama in The Rainmaker, at the Rubicon community theatre in 2001.

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Stephanie Zimbalist played Christa McAuliffe in the play Defying Gravity in 2003, written by Jane Anderson.

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Stephanie Zimbalist has released audiobooks, including The Girls, which won a Listen-Up award in 2006, and Queen of the Underworld.

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Stephanie Zimbalist appeared in the 2006 documentary Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars.

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Stephanie Zimbalist's paternal grandfather, Efrem Stephanie Zimbalist, born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, was a symphony conductor, concert violinist and music teacher at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, and composer.

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Stephanie Zimbalist's paternal grandmother, Alma Gluck, born in Romania, was a leading soprano of her day.

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Stephanie Zimbalist's aunt, Marcia Davenport, was a prominent author, music journalist and historian.