Alexandra Lynn Hay (July 24, 1947 – October 11, 1993) was an American actress of the 1960s and 1970s best known for her roles in ''

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'', '' 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 ''

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'' entitled "Monkee Mother" (episode 27, original airdate March 20, 1967). Her career continued with small roles in the 1967 movies ''

'' and '' The Ambushers''. In the former, she portrayed a carhop who takes an ice cream order from

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''The Beard'' arrests

Hay played the role of

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'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''; ''

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''; '' Dan August''; '' Thriller''; ''

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''; '' 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 ''

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'' 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

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's Blu-ray of '' 1,000 Convicts and a Woman''.

Filmography

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Television

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