Alexandra Hay

Alexandra Lynn Hay (July 24, 1947 – October 11, 1993) was an American actress of the 1960s and 1970s best known for her roles in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Skidoo, and Model Shop.

Mainstream career On October 29, 1966, the Los Angeles Times reported "Columbia's New Talent Program has developed another young actress, Alexandra Hay, who has been signed to a long-term exclusive contract by the studio."

Hay's first credited role was in an episode of The Monkees entitled "Monkee Mother" (episode 27, original airdate March 20, 1967). Her career continued with small roles in the 1967 movies Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and The Ambushers. In the former, she portrayed a carhop who takes an ice cream order from Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.

The Beard arrests Hay played the role of Jean Harlow in Michael McClure's controversial play The Beard. She was arrested on 14 nights for lewd conduct and later acquitted by the California Supreme Court on the basis that the First Amendment places strict limitations on the application of criminal laws to live theatrical performances.

Later career

Hay was chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to be Miss Golden Globe for the 1968 Golden Globe Awards ceremony, which was held at the Ambassador Hotel's Cocoanut Grove on February 12, 1968.

Hay's feature film credits include How Sweet It Is! (1968), Skidoo (1968), Model Shop (1969), The Greatest Mother of 'em All (1969), The Forests Are Nearly All Gone Now (1971; shelved), 1,000 Convicts and a Woman (1971), The Love Machine (1971), How to Seduce a Woman (1974), How Come Nobody's on Our Side? (1974), That Girl from Boston (1975; shelved), Short Letter to the Long Goodbye (1978), and The One Man Jury (1978).

Hay had television roles in episodes of CBS Playhouse; Mission: Impossible; Love, American Style; Dan August; Thriller; Kojak; The Manhunter; The Streets of San Francisco; and Police Story. She also appeared in the television movies The F.B.I Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One and The Screaming Woman.

Hay was photographed by Mario Casilli for a February 1974 Playboy magazine pictorial entitled "Alexandra the Great".

Death

Hay died on October 11, 1993, at age 46 of arteriosclerotic heart disease. She was cremated by The Alpha Society and her ashes were scattered at sea off Marina del Rey, California on October 19, 1993.

Legacy Alexandra Hay's life is being researched for a comprehensive biography by writer Dylan Dean Staley, who also recorded the audio commentary track for Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of 1,000 Convicts and a Woman.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...ExtraUncredited 1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Carhop The Ambushers Quintana's Secretary Uncredited 1968 Star Spangled Salesman Blonde Girl Short film. Uncredited How Sweet It Is! Gloria Skidoo Darlene Banks 1969 Model Shop Gloria The Greatest Mother of 'em All Tricia Murdock Alexandra Hay's first leading role. This is a completed and self-contained 30-minute short film that Robert Aldrich made to both showcase Hay's talent and to raise money for a feature-length version of the story. A feature version was never made. The short film - while preserved - is presently unreleased 1971 The Love Machine Tina St. Claire 1000 Convicts and a Woman Angela Thorne Leading role. Also known as: Fun and Games (original title). The Forests Are Nearly All Gone Now June Michels Leading role. During post-production, the film was shelved by writer/director Clyde Ware for personal reasons. Nearly 20 years later, Ware incorporated roughly half of the Forests footage into his film Another Time, Another Place (1989) 1974 How to Seduce a Woman Nell Brinkman Premiered at the 1973 Atlanta International Film Festival. This is an anthology film composed of five stories, with Hay being the female lead of her segment How Come Nobody's on Our Side? Brigitte Filmed in 1971. 1975 That Girl from Boston Willa Starch Alexandra Hay's final leading role. This film, a comedy based on a popular novel by Robert H. Rimmer, was shelved either during or after post-production. It is presently considered to be a lost film 1978 The One Man Jury Tessie Final role. A pivotal scene of Hay's was deleted and the Dead on Arrival re-release cut of the film deleted another scene 1989 Another Time, Another Place June Michels A 1989 film that repurposes roughly 50% of Alexandra Hay's performance from the shelved 1971 feature film The Forests Are Nearly All Gone Now. Though completed, Another Time, Another Place ran into distribution problems and was only released as an extremely limited VHS in 1992

Television Year Title Role Notes 1967 The Monkees Clarisse Season 1; episode 27: "Monkee Mother" 1969 CBS Playhouse Gayle Season 2; episode 4: "Shadow Game" Mission: Impossible Lynn Season 4; episode 1: "The Code" 1970 Love, American Style Erica Season 1; episode 15; segment: "Love and Mr. Nice Guy" Dan August Eadie Parker Episode 7: "Invitation to Murder" 1972 The Screaming Woman Evie Carson TV movie 1973 Thriller Tessa Nelson Season 1; episode 7: "A Place to Die". Leading role 1974 Kojak Elena Rozelle Season 1; episode 19: "Down a Long and Lonely River" The Manhunter Terri Jordan Episode 2: "The Man Who Thought He Was Dillinger" The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One Vicky Clinton TV movie The Streets of San Francisco Lori Season 3; episode 10: "For Good or Evil" 1975 Police Story Sharon Season 3; episode 2: "The Cutting Edge" 1978 Short Letter to the Long Goodbye Claire Madison TV movie. Original title: Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied. Broadcast on West German television - not distributed in the United States