Background
Stewart was born in Montclair, New Jersey as Elsy Steinberg.
Stewart was born in Montclair, New Jersey as Elsy Steinberg.
She was one of five children born into a German Jewish family. Stewart made her debut by winning Mission See in See Magazine in 1952, with measurements 34–25–36. She was in many magazines such as Playboy and Photoplay.
She 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 the love interest of Sgt Ryan, played by Richard Widmark, in Take the High Ground! (1953) as Julie. 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
Stewart guest-starred in television series such as Bat Masterson and Burke"s Law, both starring Gene Barry.
In her last acting appearance on television, she played Irene Grey in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Capering Camera" in 1964. Stewart died on June 27, 2011, at the age of 81.