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Elaine Stewart, nascuda Elsy Steinberg (Montclair, Nova Jersey, 31 de maig de 1930-Beverly Hills, Califòrnia, 27 de juny de 2011), va ser una actriu, model i presentadora de televisió estatunidenca.

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Elaine Stewart was an American actress and model.

Stewart was born in Montclair, New Jersey as Elsy Steinberg. She was one of five children born into a German Jewish family. In 1961, nearing the end of her television career, she married actor Bill Carter. After her divorce from Carter, she married television producer Merrill Heatter on December 31, 1964. They had a son, Stewart, and a daughter, Gabrielle.

Stewart made her debut by winning Miss See in See Magazine in 1952, with measurements 34–25–36. She was in many magazines such as Playboy and Photoplay. She had a supporting role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), as Lila, a starlet who has a romantic fling with a producer played by Kirk Douglas. She was featured as the love interest of Sgt Ryan, played by Richard Widmark, in Take the High Ground! (1953) as Julie.

She appeared in other films, such as Brigadoon, Night Passage, Code Two, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, and The Adventures of Hajji Baba. Stewart had a small but key role, as Anne Boleyn, in 1953's Young Bess. She co-starred with Jeff Chandler in the film noir The Tattered Dress (1957), with Victor Mature in the western Escort West (1958) and shared top billing with John Derek in a 1958 adventure film, High Hell before turning to television.

Stewart guest-starred in TV series such as Bat Masterson and Burke's Law, both starring Gene Barry. In her last acting appearance on TV, she played Irene Grey in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Capering Camera" in 1964. Stewart was a co-hostess on two 1970s game shows, Gambit with Wink Martindale and the nighttime edition of High Rollers with Alex Trebek, both produced by her husband, Merrill Heatter.

Stewart died on June 27, 2011, at the age of 81.

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Elaine Stewart (nacida Elsy Steinberg; Montclair, Nueva Jersey, 31 de mayo de 1930 – Beverly Hills, California, 27 de junio de 2011) fue una actriz, modelo y conductora de televisión estadounidense.

Hija de Ulrich Steinberg, oficial de policía, y Hedwig Maria Steinberg, tuvo 4 hermanos. Su primer trabajo fue como acomodadora en un cine, a los 13 años de edad; luego, al finalizar sus estudios, como asistente médica; y en 1948, como modelo de la agencia Conover. En 1952, ganó el concurso fotográfico Miss See de la revista canadiense See Magazine, y un contrato con la productora MGM en Hollywood. Su primer papel en el cine fue en la comedia Sailor Beware con Dean Martin y Jerry Lewis.

También trabajó para revistas como Playboy y Photoplay.

En total participó de 18 películas en la década de 1950. Al inicio de su carrera realizó pequeños papeles en películas como Cantando bajo la lluvia, dirigida por Stanley Donen y Gene Kelly, y Cautivos del mal, dirigida por Vincente Minnelli y protagonizada por Kirk Douglas. Luego tuvo participaciones más relevantes en Brigadoon con Gene Kelly, Van Johnson y Cyd Charisse; Take the High Ground!, con Richard Widmark y Karl Malden, La última bala, con James Stewart; y The Adventures of Hajji Baba con John Derek.

A partir de la década de 1960 se dio a conocer en la televisión como co-conductora de dos populares programas de juegos: Gambit con Wink Martindale, y la edición nocturna de High Rollers con Alex Trebek, ambos producidos por su segundo esposo.

En 1961, cerca del final de su carrera televisiva, se casó con el actor Bill Carter. Después de divorciarse de Carter, se casó con el productor televisivo Merrill Heatter, el 31 de diciembre de 1964. Tuvieron un hijo, Stewart, y una hija, Gabrielle.

Falleció el 27 de junio de 2011, en su hogar de Beverly Hills, tras sufrir una larga enfermedad.

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