Early life

Stewart was born on April 22, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, the daughter of Mary (Stewart) and John Ralph Nursall. Her parents taught at the University of Alberta, her mother a physiology teaching assistant and her father a biology professor. Stewart attended Strathcona Composite High School.

Career

Stewart began her career as a dancer and moved to London, England to study at age 18. There she landed a role in The Apple, a 1979 low-budget musical science fiction film that has achieved a small cult following in recent years.

After moving to Los Angeles she obtained a role on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, playing the original Kayla Brady from January 1982 to December 1983. In 1984, she starred in two science fiction feature films, The Last Starfighter as Maggie Gordon and in Night of the Comet as Regina Belmont. She later played a leading role in the teen comedy Mischief.

In the mid-1980s, Stewart appeared in two highly rated miniseries: Hollywood Wives (1985) and Sins (1986), where she played the younger version of Joan Collins's character. She made guest appearances on television series such as Knight Rider, Hotel, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Outer Limits. She starred in several made-for-TV movies such as Murder by the Book (1987), Passion and Paradise (1989), Perfect Harmony (1991) and Ordeal in the Arctic (1993). In 1989, she also appeared as Gwen Saunders in the comedy film Weekend at Bernie's.

Beginning in the mid-1990s, her appearances diminished while she was raising her family. Recently, as her children have grown, she has been appearing in small TV and film roles, and has expressed an interest in directing.

Personal life

She is the sister of Alan Nursall, scientist and media personality who reports on science news for the Canadian TV series Daily Planet and the Discovery Channel. Another brother, John Nursall, is a freelance writer and TV/film documentary director and producer.

She was married to actor John Findlater in 1983 and divorced in 1985. She married Richard Allerton in 1992. She has a daughter and a son and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Powder Heads	Belinda
1980	Apple, TheThe Apple	Bibi
1981	Nighthawks	Sales Girl - London
1982	Beach Girls, TheThe Beach Girls	The Surfer Girl
1984	Last Starfighter, TheThe Last Starfighter	Maggie Gordon
1984	Night of the Comet	Regina
1985	Mischief	Bunny Miller
1987	Scenes from the Goldmine	Debi DiAngelo
1987	Dudes	Jessie
1987	Nightflyers	Miranda Dorlac
1988	World Gone Wild	Angie
1989	Riding the Edge	Maggie Cole
1989	Weekend at Bernie's	Gwen Saunders
1992	Psychic, TheThe Psychic	Laurel
1992	Cafe Romeo	Lia
1994	Samurai Cowboy	Jessie Collins
1995	Number One Fan	Holly Newman
1995	Out of Annie's Past	Annie Carver	Video
1999	Dead Silent	Julia Kerbridge
2000	Reaper	Sonya Lehrman
2007	Attic, TheThe Attic	Kim Callan	Video
2007	Girl Next Door, TheThe Girl Next Door	Mrs. Moran
2010	Perry St	Elaine	Short film
2010	Rising Stars	Ms. Cage
2010	Christmas Snow, AA Christmas Snow	Kathleen
2012	AmeriQua	Mrs. Edwards	Completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Mr. Merlin	Daisy Willis	Episode: "Everything's Coming Up Daisies"
1982-1983	Days of Our Lives	Kayla Brady	TV series
1983	Knight Rider	Lisa Martinson	Episode: "Brother's Keeper"
1983	Killer in the Family, AA Killer in the Family	Carol	TV movie
1984	With Intent to Kill	Lisa Nolen	TV movie
1985	Hotel	Lynn Valli	Episode: "Promises"
1985	Hollywood Wives	Angel Hudson	TV miniseries
1985	Midas Valley	Betsy	TV movie
1986	Sins	Young Helene Junot	TV miniseries
1986	Annihilator	Angela Taylor	TV movie
1987	Murder by the Book	Marissa	TV movie
1987	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Rachel Jenkins	Episode: "Tragedy Tonight"
1989	Passion and Paradise	Nancy Oakes	TV movie
1990	Project: Tinman	Naomi	TV pilot
1990	Follow Your Heart	Katy	TV movie
1991	Perfect Harmony	Miss Hobbs	TV movie
1992	Hearts Are Wild	Kyle Hubbard	3 episodes
1992	Witches of Eastwick, TheThe Witches of Eastwick	Sukie Ridgemont	TV movie
1993	Ordeal in the Arctic	Captain Wilma De Groot	TV movie
1993	Sea Wolf, TheThe Sea Wolf	Flaxen Brewster	TV movie
1996	Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits	Joanne Sharp	Episode: "Unnatural Selection"
2001	Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits	Brooke Miller	Episode: "Family Values"
2002	Guiding Light	Naomi	2 episodes
2007	My Daughter's Secret	Detective Marrin	TV movie
2007	Sharpshooter	Amy	TV movie
2008	Dead at 17	Holly	TV movie
2008	Generation Gap	Veronica Statlan	TV movie
2009	My Neighbor's Secret	Det. Neal	TV movie
2010	Class	Julia Sheffield	TV movie
2012	Ghoul	Mrs. Elizabeth Graco	TV Movie

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