# Alana Stewart
**Alana Stewart** (born Alana Kaye Collins in 1945, in San Diego, California) is an American actress, former model, author, and producer who is also known for her marriages to actor [George Hamilton](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-hamilton-actor) and rock singer [Rod Stewart](https://www.edgepedia.org/rod-stewart) and for her work leading the Farrah Fawcett Foundation, a cancer research charity.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005464/bio/) • [2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php) She has also used the names Alana Collins, Alana Collins-Hamilton, and Alana Hamilton professionally.[3](https://thetvdb.com/people/314888-alana-stewart)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945, San Diego, California; birth name Alana Kaye Collins[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005464/bio/) |
| Marriages | George Hamilton (October 29, 1972 – October 13, 1976); Rod Stewart (April 6, 1979 – February 2, 1984)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005464/bio/) |
| Children | Ashley Hamilton, Kimberly Stewart, and Sean Stewart[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005464/bio/) |
| Screen debut | Minor role in *Evel Knievel* (1971), starring her future husband George Hamilton[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php) |
| Documentary | Filmed and produced *Farrah's Story* (NBC, 2009), an Emmy-nominated account of Farrah Fawcett's cancer treatment[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/) |
| Books | *My Journey with Farrah* (2009), which debuted at #9 on the New York Times best-seller list; *Rearview Mirror* (2012)[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/) |
| Current role | President and CEO of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation, which funds cancer research and HPV-related prevention work[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/) |
## Early life and modeling
Stewart spent her early childhood in Nacogdoches, a small city in [East Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/east-texas), and later moved to Houston, where she graduated from Stephen F. Austin [High School](https://www.edgepedia.org/high-school).[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php) Her father left when she was one year old and she never heard from him again; her grandmother, whom she calls "Mama," was her primary caretaker, and her mother's decades-long drug addiction eventually led to her death.[5](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alana-stewart/rearview-mirror-stewart/) In her memoir she describes growing up in poverty, a rape at age 18, and struggles with bulimia and alcohol.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005464/bio/) • [5](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alana-stewart/rearview-mirror-stewart/)
She began her career as a Ford model in New York City, working in advertising and fashion, and later appeared in television commercials in Los Angeles.[6](https://alanastewart.com/career/print-modeling/) • [2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php) Her print credits include *O, The Oprah Magazine*, *Italian Vogue*, *[Vanity Fair](https://www.edgepedia.org/vanity-fair-magazine)*, and *Town and Country*, and she has continued modeling into later life as a spokesperson for beauty, health, and wellness at any age.[6](https://alanastewart.com/career/print-modeling/)
## Acting career
Stewart's screen debut was a minor role in the biographical film *Evel Knievel* (1971), in which her future husband George Hamilton played the lead.[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php) A more substantial part followed in [Roger Corman](https://www.edgepedia.org/roger-corman)'s *Night Call Nurses* (1972), and she appeared in films including *Funny Lady* (1975), *Medusa* (1973), *Ravagers* (1979), *Swing Shift* (1984) with [Goldie Hawn](https://www.edgepedia.org/goldie-hawn) and [Kurt Russell](https://www.edgepedia.org/kurt-russell), and *Where the Boys Are '84* (1984).[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alana_hamilton) • [8](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/alana-stewart/)
She moved to television in 1977 with a guest role in *The Bionic Woman*, followed by appearances in *The Love Boat*, *Fantasy Island*, *Hart to Hart*, and *The Fall Guy*.[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php) • [9](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alana-stewart/credits/3030255495/) Later film and television work included *Mom, Can I Keep Her?* (1998), the miniseries *Small Sacrifices* (1989–1990), the Lifetime movie *Between* (2005), and *Delivered* (2011).[8](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/alana-stewart/) Her most recent film appearance listed on her website is *Swiped*, which debuted in November 2018.[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/)
**Talk shows and reality television.** In 1995 Stewart and her former husband George Hamilton co-hosted the syndicated talk show *George & Alana*; the show was canceled the following year.[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php) She competed on the ABC reality series *I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!* in 2003, appeared on *Celebrity Wife Swap* with Hamilton, and starred in the E! reality series *Stewarts & Hamiltons* (2015) with her family.[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php) • [10](https://alanastewart.com/career/tv/)
## Farrah's Story and the Farrah Fawcett Foundation
Stewart was a close friend of actress [Farrah Fawcett](https://www.edgepedia.org/farrah-fawcett).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005464/bio/) In 2007, after Fawcett was diagnosed with cancer, Stewart began filming her friend's treatment with a hand-held camera, material that became the documentary *Farrah's Story*, which Stewart filmed and produced.[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/) • [11](https://wmlifestyle.com/cover-story-alana-stewart/) The documentary debuted on NBC in 2009 to what her website describes as a record-breaking audience and was nominated for an Emmy Award.[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/) A contemporary review in *Rotten Tomatoes*' profile notes that the documentary was criticized by some as overly maudlin.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alana_hamilton)
Stewart serves as President and CEO of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation, which funds cancer research and promotes prevention and awareness.[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/) The foundation has worked with Stand Up to Cancer, funded an HPV research team at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and partnered with the [American Cancer Society](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-cancer-society) on an initiative to increase [HPV vaccine](https://www.edgepedia.org/hpv-vaccine) uptake in the United States; her website states that five percent of the world's cancers are HPV-related.[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/) In 2011 the foundation awarded MD Anderson Cancer Center $170,000, including $20,000 for a Patient Assistance Fund covering expenses such as parking, meals, and lodging for patients; Stewart is a founding board member.[12](https://www.mdanderson.org/documents/publications/promise/PromiseSummer2011.pdf) The foundation has also collaborated with the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center on HPV prevention and awareness campaigns.[13](https://health.ucdavis.edu/media-resources/synthesis/documents/pdfs/synthesis-issue-winter-2024.pdf)
## Books
Stewart's first book, *My Journey with Farrah: A Story of Life, Love and Friendship* (2009), about her friendship with Fawcett, debuted at #9 on the New York Times best-seller list.[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/) Her memoir *Rearview Mirror* was published by Vanguard/Perseus on October 1, 2012, a 288-page account of her Texas childhood, modeling career, and marriages.[5](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alana-stewart/rearview-mirror-stewart/) A Kirkus review described it as a "rags-to-riches tale" drawing on the journals she has kept throughout her life.[5](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alana-stewart/rearview-mirror-stewart/)
## Health advocacy and recognition
Stewart learned in the early 1990s that she had the Epstein-Barr virus after two decades of symptoms; in 1994 she began speaking publicly about the illness and said she had removed her breast implants because she believed they contributed to it.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005464/bio/) She tours as a speaker on cancer, addiction, women's issues, aging, and her experience with chronic fatigue syndrome.[14](https://www.vanguardpressbooks.com/books_author_82.html)
She received the Genii Award from American Women in Radio and [Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/television) for excellence in documentary filmmaking for *Farrah's Story*, the 'True Grit' Humanitarian Award from the John Wayne Cancer Institute, and recognition from the Beckstrand Cancer Foundation for her contribution to the cancer community.[4](https://alanastewart.com/about/)
## References
1. [Alana Stewart – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005464/bio/)
2. [Alana Stewart Biography, The Famous People](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alana-stewart-35236.php)
3. [Alana Stewart, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/people/314888-alana-stewart)
4. [About – Alana Stewart, official website](https://alanastewart.com/about/)
5. [Rearview Mirror: A Memoir, Kirkus Reviews](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alana-stewart/rearview-mirror-stewart/)
6. [Print & Modeling – Alana Stewart, official website](https://alanastewart.com/career/print-modeling/)
7. [Alana Hamilton, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alana_hamilton)
8. [Alana Stewart – Actress, Model, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/alana-stewart/)
9. [Alana Stewart List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alana-stewart/credits/3030255495/)
10. [Film & Television – Alana Stewart, official website](https://alanastewart.com/career/tv/)
11. [Cover Story: Alana Stewart, WM Lifestyle](https://wmlifestyle.com/cover-story-alana-stewart/)
12. [Promise, Summer 2011, MD Anderson Cancer Center](https://www.mdanderson.org/documents/publications/promise/PromiseSummer2011.pdf)
13. [Farrah Fawcett Foundation invests in HPV-related cancer prevention and awareness, UC Davis Health Synthesis](https://health.ucdavis.edu/media-resources/synthesis/documents/pdfs/synthesis-issue-winter-2024.pdf)
14. [Alana Stewart author page, Vanguard Press](https://www.vanguardpressbooks.com/books_author_82.html)
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