Alexandra Paul
A Baywatch lifeguard on screen who traded the spotlight for a life of relentless environmental and social activism off it.
Born 1963 (age 63)·American actress and activist (b. 1963)·Birthday: July 29·Baby Boomers
Biography
Alexandra Paul stepped into the pop culture zeitgeist as Lt. Stephanie Holden on 'Baywatch,' her athleticism and blonde hair making her a familiar face on beaches worldwide. But her career, which began with modeling and a starring role in John Carpenter's 'Christine,' was always paralleled by a deeper drive. While filming the sun-soaked drama, she was already a committed activist, eventually choosing to redirect her life's focus. Paul became a formidable campaigner, arrested dozens of times for civil disobedience while protesting nuclear power, oil drilling, and war. She swapped red swimsuits for handcuffs, running for political office on a green platform and co-founding a non-profit to promote electric vehicles long before they were mainstream. Her story is one of a Hollywood actor who found her most authentic role not in front of the camera, but on the front lines of the causes she believed in.
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.
Alexandra was born in 1963, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Alexandra Was Born
The biggest hits of 1963
#1 Movie
Cleopatra
Best Picture
Tom Jones
#1 TV Show
Beverly Hillbillies
Alexandra's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1963Born
JFK assassinated in Dallas; Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $13,100Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"Sugar Shack" — Jimmy Gilmer & The FireballsBest Picture: Tom Jones
1968Started school
Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy assassinated
Gas: $0.34/galHome: $14,950Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"Hey Jude" — The BeatlesBest Picture: Oliver!
1976Became a teenager
Apple Computer founded; US bicentennial
Gas: $0.59/galHome: $29,300Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Silly Love Songs" — WingsBest Picture: Rocky
1979Could drive
Iran hostage crisis begins; Three Mile Island accident
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $37,900Min wage: $2.90/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"My Sharona" — The KnackBest Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer
1981Could vote
MTV launches; first Space Shuttle flight; AIDS identified
Gas: $1.31/galHome: $52,300Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Bette Davis Eyes" — Kim CarnesBest Picture: Chariots of Fire
1984Turned 21
Apple Macintosh introduced
Gas: $1.13/galHome: $59,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"When Doves Cry" — PrinceBest Picture: Amadeus
1993Turned 30
European Union officially established
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $86,600Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonBest Picture: Schindler's List
2003Turned 40
US invades Iraq; Human Genome Project completed
Gas: $1.59/galHome: $146,000Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"In Da Club" — 50 CentBest Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2013Turned 50
Edward Snowden reveals NSA surveillance programs
Gas: $3.53/galHome: $152,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan LewisBest Picture: 12 Years a Slave
2023Turned 60
ChatGPT goes mainstream; Israel-Hamas war begins
Gas: $3.52/galHome: $361,600Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"Flowers" — Miley CyrusBest Picture: Oppenheimer
2026Age 63 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Starred as Lieutenant Stephanie Holden for five seasons on the globally syndicated television series 'Baywatch.'
- Played the lead role of Arnie's possessed car in John Carpenter's cult horror film 'Christine.'
- Arrested over two dozen times for acts of non-violent civil disobedience related to environmental and anti-war protests.
- Co-founded the non-profit organization 'Plug In America,' which advocates for the adoption of electric vehicles.
- Completed over 50 triathlons, including the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.
Did You Know?
She is a trained emergency medical technician (EMT) and has volunteered with the American Red Cross.
Paul ran for Lieutenant Governor of California in 2002 on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket.
She and her sister were the first sisters to ever pose for Playboy magazine in the same issue (October 1992).
She once biked 4,000 miles across the United States to raise awareness for world hunger.
““I would rather be arrested for standing up for what I believe in than be complacent in a system that is destroying our planet.””
