Stephanie Zimbalist (born October , ) is an American actress best
known for her role as Laura Holt in the NBC detective series Remington
Steele.Stephanie Zimbalist was born in New York City, the daughter of
Loranda Stephanie (née Spalding, â€") and actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
(â€"). The family soon moved to Los Angeles, where Stephanie grew up.
She was educated at the Marlborough School (Los Angeles) and graduated
from Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia. She attended the
Juilliard School before commencing her acting career.Zimbalist's
paternal grandfather, Efrem Zimbalist, born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia,
was a world-famous concert violinist, music teacher at the Curtis
Institute in Philadelphia, and composer. Her paternal grandmother,
Alma Gluck, born in Romania, was a leading soprano of her day.
Zimbalist's aunt, Marcia Davenport, was a prominent author, music
journalist and historian.Zimbalist's early television and movie
appearances include The Gathering (, with Edward Asner), Forever (),
The Magic of Lassie (), The Long Journey Back (TV, ), The Triangle
Factory Fire Scandal (), The Awakening (, with Charlton Heston), The
Golden Moment (), in which she played a Soviet Olympic gymnast, and
Tomorrow's Child (TV, ). She co-starred with her father, Efrem
Zimbalist Jr., in the tragic TV movie The Best Place to Be.
known for her role as Laura Holt in the NBC detective series Remington
Steele.Stephanie Zimbalist was born in New York City, the daughter of
Loranda Stephanie (née Spalding, â€") and actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
(â€"). The family soon moved to Los Angeles, where Stephanie grew up.
She was educated at the Marlborough School (Los Angeles) and graduated
from Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia. She attended the
Juilliard School before commencing her acting career.Zimbalist's
paternal grandfather, Efrem Zimbalist, born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia,
was a world-famous concert violinist, music teacher at the Curtis
Institute in Philadelphia, and composer. Her paternal grandmother,
Alma Gluck, born in Romania, was a leading soprano of her day.
Zimbalist's aunt, Marcia Davenport, was a prominent author, music
journalist and historian.Zimbalist's early television and movie
appearances include The Gathering (, with Edward Asner), Forever (),
The Magic of Lassie (), The Long Journey Back (TV, ), The Triangle
Factory Fire Scandal (), The Awakening (, with Charlton Heston), The
Golden Moment (), in which she played a Soviet Olympic gymnast, and
Tomorrow's Child (TV, ). She co-starred with her father, Efrem
Zimbalist Jr., in the tragic TV movie The Best Place to Be.
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