29 Notable alumni of
Stephens College
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Stephens College is 1441st in the world, 511th in North America, and 480th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from Stephens College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Stephanie Beatriz
- Enrolled in Stephens College
- Studied in 1991
- Occupations
- film actormodeltelevision actoractorvoice actor
- Biography
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Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri is an American actress. She is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox/NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021), Quiet in the Peacock action comedy series Twisted Metal (2023–present), Carla in the musical film In the Heights (2021), and voicing Mirabel Madrigal in the Disney film Encanto (2021) and Vaggie in the adult animated musical series Hazbin Hotel (2024–present).
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Jennifer Tilly
- Occupations
- voice actorpoker playerscreenwriteractor
- Biography
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Jennifer Tilly is an American–Canadian actress and professional poker player. Known for her distinctive breathy voice and comedic timing, she is the recipient of a Saturn Award, a Fantasporto Award and a GLAAD Award, as well as nominations for an American Comedy Award, a Gemini Award, two MTV Movie Awards, and one Academy Award.
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Annie Potts
- Occupations
- stage actorvoice actortelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Anne Hampton Potts is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Corvette Summer (1978) and won a Genie Award for Heartaches (1981), before appearing in Ghostbusters (1984), Pretty in Pink (1986), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Who's Harry Crumb? (1989), and Ghostbusters II (1989). She voiced Bo Peep in the first, second and fourth films of the Toy Story franchise (1995, 1999, and 2019) and in various Disney video games.
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Elizabeth Mitchell
- Enrolled in Stephens College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- film actorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Elizabeth Mitchell is an American actress. She is best known for her lead role as Juliet Burke on the ABC mystery drama series Lost (2006–2010), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Mitchell also had lead roles on the television series V (2009–2010), Revolution (2012–2014), Dead of Summer (2016), and The Santa Clauses (2022–present). She had recurring roles on the television series ER (2000–2001), Once Upon a Time (2014), The Expanse (2018, 2021), and Outer Banks (2021–present).
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Dawn Wells
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantstage actortelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Dawn Elberta Wells was an American actress best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers in the sitcom Gilligan's Island.
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Martha Mitchell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell was the wife of John N. Mitchell, United States Attorney General under President Richard Nixon. Her public comments and interviews during the Watergate scandal were frank and revealing.
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Susan Flannery
- Enrolled in Stephens College
- In 1962 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actoractortelevision director
- Biography
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Susan Flannery is an American actress and director. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1965 Western film Guns of Diablo and later appeared in some television series. From 1966 to 1975, Flannery starred as Laura Horton on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives for which she received her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
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Anne Gwynne
- Occupations
- television actormodelstage actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Anne Gwynne was an American actress who was known as one of the first scream queens because of her numerous appearances in horror films. Gwynne was also one of the most popular pin-ups of World War II. She is the maternal grandmother of actor Chris Pine.
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Paula Zahn
- Enrolled in Stephens College
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- journalistcellistnews presenter
- Biography
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Paula Ann Zahn is an American journalist and newscaster who has been an anchor at ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN. She currently produces and hosts the true crime documentary series On the Case with Paula Zahn on the Investigation Discovery channel.
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Wally Funk
- Enrolled in Stephens College
- Graduated with Associate of Arts
- Occupations
- astronautflight instructoraircraft pilotinspector
- Biography
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Mary Wallace Funk is an American aviator, commercial astronaut, and Goodwill Ambassador. She was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, the first female civilian flight instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the first female Federal Aviation Agency inspector, as well as one of the Mercury 13.
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Lee Purcell
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Lee Purcell is an American actress who worked primarily in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Patricia Barry
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Patricia Barry was an American stage, film, and television actress.
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Carrie Nye
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Carolyn Nye McGeoy, known professionally as Carrie Nye, was an American actress. In her career spanning 32 years, she was nominated for a Tony Award in 1965, a Primetime Emmy Award in 1980, and a Drama Desk Award in 1981.
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Jeane Kirkpatrick
- Enrolled in Stephens College
- Graduated with associate degree
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherpolitical scientistdiplomat
- Biography
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Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick was an American diplomat and political scientist who played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. An ardent anticommunist, she was a longtime Democrat who became a neoconservative and switched to the Republican Party in 1985. After serving as Ronald Reagan's foreign policy adviser in his 1980 presidential campaign, she became the first woman to serve as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Joan Robinson Hill
- Occupations
- socialite
- Biography
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Joan Olive Robinson Hill was a socialite and equestrian from Houston, Texas. Her unexplained death at age 38 led to her husband, John Hill, becoming the first person to be indicted by the state of Texas on the charge of murder by omission. The case precipitated a series of events that included the 1972 murder of John Hill and, two years later, the fatal police shooting of the man accused of that murder. Adopted as an infant by wealthy oil tycoon Davis Ashton "Ash" Robinson and his wife, Rhea, Joan became an equestrian at a young age. She excelled and continued the sport into adulthood, ultimately winning several national titles.
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Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
- Occupations
- socialitebusinesspersonbeauty pageant contestantdiplomat
- Biography
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Mary Bonneau "Bonnie" McElveen-Hunter is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and diplomat who is the first female chair of the board of governors of the American Red Cross. She is the founder and CEO of Pace Communications, a content and integrated marketing agency, and was the U.S. Ambassador to Finland from 2001 to 2003. She served as the finance chairwoman of Elizabeth Dole's campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. president. She also started the first billion dollar women's leadership campaign in America for the United Way.
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Karith Foster
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- comedian
- Biography
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Karith Foster is an American comedian, speaker, television and radio personality, actress, author, and entrepreneur. In 2016, Foster founded the Foster Russell Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which is committed to "Inspiring free speech, social change and empowerment through education and mentorship."
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Ginny McSwain
- Occupations
- casting directorvoice actor
- Biography
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Ginny McSwain is an American voice director, voice actress, casting director, and television producer.
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Frances Crowe
- Occupations
- peace activist
- Biography
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Frances Crowe was an American peace activist and pacifist from the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.
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Nancy Elizabeth Brown
- Years
- 1952-.. (age 72)
- Enrolled in Stephens College
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Vice Admiral Nancy E. Brown is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy who most recently served as the Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems (C4 Systems), The Joint Staff. She was the principal advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on all C4 systems matters within the Department of Defense. Her service spanned 32 years. She retired in 2009.
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Carolyn Warner
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Carolyn Rexroat Warner was an American politician who served as the 15th Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Arizona, elected as a Democrat, from 1975 to 1987. Warner was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Arizona in 1986, but was defeated by former state senator Evan Mecham, who would go on to be impeached and removed from office by the Arizona legislature.
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Tomima Edmark
- Occupations
- inventor
- Biography
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Tomima Edmark is an American entrepreneur, author, and inventor of TopsyTail, Halo Hat and Bowrette. She is the founder of HerRoom and HisRoom, an online lingerie and men's underwear retailer based in Dallas, Texas.
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Jean Fenn
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Jean Fenn was an American soprano who had an active opera career in North America during the 1950s through the 1970s. Fenn was a disciplined, well-schooled singer with an excellent technique, wide range, and a highly polished sound. She was notably a regular performer at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City between 1953 and 1970. A lyric soprano, she particularly excelled in portraying roles from the operas of Giacomo Puccini, Jules Massenet, and Charles Gounod.
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Emily J. Reynolds
- Biography
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Emily J. Reynolds is an American political aide who served as the Secretary of the United States Senate from January 7, 2003 to January 3, 2007. She was appointed Secretary of the Senate when the United States Senate convened on January 7, 2003, for the 108th Congress. Prior to her appointment as Secretary, Reynolds was the chief of staff for Senator Bill Frist. She is the thirty-first person, and the fifth woman, to serve as Secretary of the Senate.
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Taylor Marsh
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantwriter
- Biography
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Taylor Marsh, the pseudonym for Michelle Marshall, is an author, political analyst and strategist, and also the founder and publisher of the new media blog TaylorMarsh.com. Marsh is best known for being a "die hard Clintonite," as The Washington Post described her. However, Marsh started out skeptical of Hillary Clinton, as the National Journal's Hotline OnCall revealed early in 2007. TaylorMarsh.com became a central hub for Clinton's supporters during the 2008 primary election cycle. She was a contributor to The Huffington Post, covering SEIU events, and the AFSCME Democratic debate during 2007, and has written for several other new media sites.
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Sandy Greiner
- Enrolled in Stephens College
- Graduated with associate degree in marketing
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sandra H. "Sandy" Greiner is Iowa state senator for District 45. She was the Iowa State Representative from the 89th District, first elected in 1992. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 until 2001, then served briefly in the Iowa Senate, until she decided to return to her House seat in 2003. She continued to serve in the House until her retirement in 2009.
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Sally Rowley
- Occupations
- flight attendantsecretarystreet vendoraircraft pilotjeweler
- Biography
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Sara Jane "Sally" Rowley was an American jewelry-maker and civil rights activist.
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Paula Zima
- Occupations
- etchersculptorprintmaker
- Biography
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Paula Zima is an American artist known for her sculptures, paintings, and etchings. She was born in Pasadena, California, and lived in Washington and the California Bay Area and Central Coast before settling in New Mexico near Santa Fe where she currently lives.
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Ann B. Wrobleski
- Occupations
- lobbyist
- Biography
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Ann Barbara Wrobleski was the architect of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign and later United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters from 1986 to 1989.
