Alexandra Powers

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title: "Alexandra Powers" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["living-people", "american-child-actresses", "american-film-actresses", "american-television-actresses", "former-buddhists", "actresses-from-manhattan", "american-scientologists", "20th-century-american-actresses", "year-of-birth-missing-(living-people)"] description: "American former actress (active 1980–2001)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Powers" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American former actress (active 1980–2001) ::

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Field	Value
name	Alexandra Powers
birth_name
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, U.S.
occupation	Actress
yearsactive	1980–2001
spouse	Barry Del Sherman
(m. 1993–199?)
Gavin Potter
(m. 2000–?)
mother	Katharyn Powers
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| name = Alexandra Powers | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = 1980–2001 | spouse = Barry Del Sherman (m. 1993–199?) Gavin Potter (m. 2000–?) | mother = Katharyn Powers

Alexandra Powers is an American former actress.

Early life

Powers was born in New York City. She grew up in an "artsy, liberal environment" on both coasts with her divorced parents. Powers' mother wrote for television programs including Fantasy Island and Charlie's Angels. Her father teaches acting. At the age of six, Powers announced her intentions to become an actress.

Career

Powers appeared in various television and film roles, including Cast a Deadly Spell, 21 Jump Street, and Dead Poets Society. In the film Rising Sun, Powers portrayed a prostitute who attempted to seduce the character played by actor Wesley Snipes. She also had a recurring role on the NBC legal drama L.A. Law. She portrayed "Dusty Brown" in the NBC miniseries A Matter of Justice. On being successfully cast in the NBC program Tonya and Nancy, Powers commented, "In a lot of ways, it's the role of the year". For the program, she received ice-skating lessons from Dody Teachman, former coach to Tonya Harding. In a review for The Orlando Sentinel, Powers received a positive reception: "It should be said that Powers, the Christian lawyer on L.A. Law, is a dead ringer for Tonya ... and that she delivers a convincing performance."

Personal life

Powers said in an interview that her parents "encouraged me to find my own truth". Commenting on her faith, she stated "I pray whenever I feel sad. And I believe that whatever is right will work out." In that same interview, she said that her father was Roman Catholic and her mother Katharyn Powers was interested in metaphysics.

In the early 1990s, Powers said she did not adhere to any religion: "I've sort of looked and searched. I was a Buddhist for about six months." She was married to actor Barry Del Sherman in December 1993, and publicly lamented: "I have to take my ring off when I go to work. And that makes me sad, because I put the ring on and I don't want to ever have to take it off."

In the late 1990s she started following Scientology, the set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and by 2000 had married Gavin Potter and joined Hubbard's Sea Organization of the Church of Scientology.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	The Prodigal	Nancy Pringle
1985	Mask	Lisa
1988	Plain Clothes	Daun-Marie Zeffer
1989	Sonny Boy	Rose
Dead Poets Society	Chris Noel
1992	The Player	Herself
1993	The Seventh Coin	Ronnie Segal	Worlds Apart
Rising Sun	Julia
1996	Last Man Standing	Lucy Kolinski
Race	Sylvie
1997	Out to Sea	Shelly
1998	One Hell of a Guy	Cassie Springer	Direct-to-video
1999	Storm	Major Tanya Goodman	Direct-to-video;
Twister II: Extreme Tornado
2001	Zigs	Sara	Double Down
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Jennifer Slept Here	Cassidy	1 episode
T. J. Hooker	Sally	1 episode
1984	Silence of the Heart	Andrea	Television movie
1986	Highway to Heaven	Arlene	1 episode
Family Ties	Erin	2 episodes
1987	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Laura Sanders	1 episode
1988	CBS Summer Playhouse	Beth	1 episode
Unholy Matrimony	Patricia "Trish" Jaworsky	Television movie
1989	The Hogan Family	Princess Julia	3 episodes
1990	Dangerous Pursuit		Television movie
21 Jump Street	Officer Kati Rocky	2 episodes
1991	Cast a Deadly Spell	Olivia Hackshaw	Television movie
1993	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	Gloria	1 episode
A Matter of Justice	Kathy Charlene "Dusty" Brown	Television movie
1993–1994	L.A. Law	Jane Halliday	22 episodes
1994	Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story	Tonya Harding	Television movie
Following Her Heart	Nola Lundquist	Television movie
1997	C-16: FBI	Dana Morrison	1 episode
1998	Nobody Lives Forever	Detective Mary Ellen "Dusty" Dustin	Television movie
Maximum Bob	Angelyne Linklater	1 episode
Fantasy Island		1 episode
1999	Brimstone	Ann "Sally" McGee	1 episode
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References

References

1. (April 29, 1994). "Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story". Variety.
2. Gordinier, Jeff. (December 3, 1993). "She's No Saint".
3. Scheck, Frank. (March 10, 1994). "'L.A. Law' Actress Relishes Her Role as Christian Lawyer - Alexandra Powers talks about staying clear of religious stereotypes". The Christian Science Monitor.
4. J. O'Connor, John. (September 10, 1991). "Review/Television; A Detective and Sci-Fi In Los Angeles Magic". [[The New York Times]].
5. McNeil, Alex. (1996). "Total Television". Penguin Books.
6. Molinari, Matteo. (2002). "Oops! They Did It Again!: More Movie Mistakes That Made the Cut". Citadel.
7. Johnson, Peter. (August 19, 1993). "'L.A. Law' gets lawyer who keeps the faith". Gannett Co., Inc..
8. Bark, Ed (Dallas Morning News). (November 7, 1993). "Alexandra Powers' virgin role gives a new look to 'L.A. Law' - playing 'A Matter of Justice' temptress helped her". The Buffalo News.
9. Philadelphia Inquirer. (April 15, 1994). "Alexandra Powers of 'L.A. Law laces up an attitude for Tonya role". Sentinel Communications Co..
10. Dawson, Greg. (April 30, 1994). "'Tonya and Nancy'". Sentinel Communications Co..
11. Davis, James D.. (October 27, 1993). "Higher law - Alexandra Powers' devout, virginal character on 'L.A. Law' in many ways reflects her own views". Sun-Sentinel Company.
12. (September 18, 2013). "Alexandra Powers: A promising actress kidnapped by Scientology". Scientology Celebrities and Human Rights.

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