Alexa Hamilton
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Alexa Hamilton is an American
actress. She appeared as a guest star in the fifth episode of the series The Greatest American Hero
, 'Saturday on Sunset Boulevard', as the Italian heiress Theresa Chimerosa (or Valenkov), in 1981. Her first starring role on American television
was in her late teens, as Sandy Martinson in The Invisible Woman, an unsold television pilot
broadcast over NBC
as a Sunday night telefilm in 1983. She went on to star and guest star in many TV movies and series throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
In 1994, Hamilton emigrated to London
, where she co-founded a theatrical company with her then-partner, David Soul
. She co-produced and starred in several British stage productions (Fringe and West End), as well as guest starring on TV and radio shows for the BBC
and independent UK stations.
Hamilton is also a singer-songwriter who has performed her original material on TV and live concert tours throughout the United Kingdom.
In 2005, Hamilton returned to NBC in the starring role of "Rachel Clarke" in the Hallmark
miniseries of The Poseidon Adventure
.
2008 marked the release of Alexa's first CD of original songs, "Who Knew".
United States
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actress. She appeared as a guest star in the fifth episode of the series The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama television series that aired for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour movie pilot on March 18, 1981...
, 'Saturday on Sunset Boulevard', as the Italian heiress Theresa Chimerosa (or Valenkov), in 1981. Her first starring role on American television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
was in her late teens, as Sandy Martinson in The Invisible Woman, an unsold television pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
broadcast over NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
as a Sunday night telefilm in 1983. She went on to star and guest star in many TV movies and series throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
In 1994, Hamilton emigrated to London
London
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, where she co-founded a theatrical company with her then-partner, David Soul
David Soul
David Soul is an American-British actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television programme Starsky and Hutch . He gained British citizenship in 2004.-Early life:...
. She co-produced and starred in several British stage productions (Fringe and West End), as well as guest starring on TV and radio shows for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and independent UK stations.
Hamilton is also a singer-songwriter who has performed her original material on TV and live concert tours throughout the United Kingdom.
In 2005, Hamilton returned to NBC in the starring role of "Rachel Clarke" in the Hallmark
RHI Entertainment
RHI Entertainment , formerly known as Hallmark Entertainment, is an American producer of television movies and miniseries, founded in 1979 by Robert Halmi Jr. and Robert Halmi Sr. as Robert Halmi Incorporated....
miniseries of The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure (2005 film)
The Poseidon Adventure is a 2005 action and adventure film based on a novel by Paul Gallico. It is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name.-Plot:...
.
2008 marked the release of Alexa's first CD of original songs, "Who Knew".