Elaine Stewart (May 31, 1930 – June 27, 2011) was an American actress and model.
Early life Stewart was born Elsy Henrietta Maria Steinberg in Montclair, New Jersey, one of five children of Ulrich E. Steinberg, a police sergeant, and Maria Hedwig (Hänssler). Her father, who was largely Frisian, was from Aurich, Niedersachsen, and her mother was from Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. She attended Montclair High School."Elaine Stewart Returns!", The Montclair Times, March 26, 1953. Accessed February 10, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Elaine, who is the daughter of Police Sergeant and Mrs. Ulrich Steinberg, in a miraculously short time and with seeming ease, has carved a place for herself in that granite fortress, Hollywood. She sold you your ticket of admission to the Bellevue Theatre when she was still at Montclair High School."
Career Modeling She changed her name, and signed a contract with the Conover modeling agency while still a teenager. 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.
Film Soon after, movie producer Hal Wallis offered her $200 a week to play a nurse in the Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis comedy Sailor Beware. She beat out hundreds of young models in 1952 to earn a photo layout in See Magazine, winning the title of “Miss See.” Stewart 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 Julie, the love interest of Sgt Ryan, played by Richard Widmark, in Take the High Ground! (1953) and co-starred with Mickey Rooney in a 1953 comedy, A Slight Case of Larceny. 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.
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.
Personal life In 1961, she married actor Bill Carter. They divorced in 1964, and she married television producer Merrill Heatter on December 31, 1964. They had a son, Stewart, and a daughter, Gabrielle.
Death Stewart died at her home in Beverly Hills, California on June 27, 2011, at the age of 81. She was survived by her husband and two children. She was cremated.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1952 Sailor Beware Lt. Saunders Uncredited Singin' in the Rain Lady-in-Waiting Uncredited You for Me Girl in Club Car Everything I Have Is Yours Showgirl Desperate Search Stewardess Sky Full of Moon Billie - the Change Girl The Bad and the Beautiful Lila 1953 Rogue's March Nurse Uncredited Code Two Jane Anderson Young Bess Anne Boleyn A Slight Case of Larceny Beverly Ambridge Take the High Ground! Julie Mollison 1954 Brigadoon Jane Ashton The Adventures of Hajji Baba Princess Fakzia 1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas Elaine Stewart Uncredited 1957 The Tattered Dress Charleen Reston Night Passage Verna Kimball 1958 High Hell Lenore Davidson 1959 Escort West Beth Drury 1960 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond Monica Drake 1961 The Seven Revenges Tamara Most Dangerous Man Alive Carla Angelo 1962 Peccati d'estate Costanza
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