In the early 1980s, Stefanie Powers shone in the hit series “Hard but Warm.” Today, nature and memories are in the foreground for her.
“The Streets of San Francisco“, “The A-Team”, “Starsky & Hutch” and “A Gun for All Cases”: If you were into exciting crime thriller entertainment in the early eighties, you were served in abundance. The ABC series “Hard but Warm” also enjoyed great popularity between 1979 and 1984. 41 years ago today, the first episode was also shown in Germany.
The focus of the show, which oscillated between crime thriller and comedy-drama, was the self-made millionaire Jonathan Hart, played by Robert Wagner, and his journalist wife Jennifer, who was portrayed by Stefanie Powers. What happened next for the American actress?
Stefanie Powers, who worked for many years under the stage name Taffy Paul, had already built a career in the film and television business before the success of “Hard but Warm”, with “Bonanza”, “The Streets of San Francisco” and “Herbie Big in Motion”. “.
But it was as the quick-witted wife of Jonathan Hart that the big breakthrough came for the Hollywood-born actress with Polish roots: “Working with Robert Wagner was a lot of fun. I’ve also had exciting shoots with John Wayne, David Niven and Glenn Ford, “But the five years as Robert Wagner’s wife were the time of my life,” Stefanie Powers once revealed to “Stern”.
Thanks to Robert Wagner, who ensured that Powers got the role of Jennifer Hart, many doors opened. But she couldn’t really take advantage of the following offers. A few television films such as “The Twin Sisters”, “The Killing Order” or “The Good King” and the later feature film rehash of the successful series “Hard but Warm” (eight so-called “reunion” television films were released between 1993 and 1996): Much more came after her star role, no longer there.
In addition to her work in film and television, the twice-divorced actress was also always active in other fields. Powers tried her hand at being an author, polo player and jazz singer. Eight years after the release of her debut album, the passionate animal rights activist made it back into the headlines when she appeared in the British Jungle Camp issue in 2011.
Here, however, Powers was the first candidate to be voted out by TV viewers. The actress is said not to have been really disappointed about it. Shortly after being voted out, Powers labeled his colleagues Doughie Poynter, Mark Wright, Fatima Whitbread and Co. as “not particularly interesting”.
In 2019, she shared with King Charles III since 2005. friend Stefanie Powers publicly spoke out again. This time, in an interview with The Daily Beast, she criticized Prince Harry’s wife: “Meghan wants to be a star. But that’s not her job. Her job is to be Harry’s wife and not the dynamics of the royal family to change,” Powers rumbled. It is not known whether Meghan ever caught wind of the actress’ criticism. The fact is: Since these statements, the name Stefanie Powers has not been able to generate any major headlines.
The head of the Wildlife Foundation, who now commutes between Kenya, London and Los Angeles, is happy to share older TV photos and pointed impressions of nature. Stefanie Powers also keeps her friends and fans happy with old memories or current events via social media. Last year she also posted a picture from Germany.