Patrick De La Chenais: Who is Stefanie Powers' ex-husband?

Patrick De La Chenais is the ex-husband of Stefanie Powers. Patrick De La Chenais’s ex-wife is an American actress. She gained popularity for her role as Jennifer Hart on the mystery television series Hart to Hart. For her performance on the show, she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. She began her career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. 

Patrick De La Chenais: Bio Summary

Who was Stefanie Powers’ ex-husband?

Patrick De La Chenais was born on May 7, 1951, in Versailles, France. As of 2023, he is 72 years old. There isn’t much information available regarding his parents, siblings, and close relatives. Powers on the other hand was born on November 2, 1942, in Hollywood as Stefania Zofya Paul. Her father Morrison Bloomfield Paul was reportedly a cinematographer. Her parents divorced during her childhood.

Patrick De La Chenais is an Agricultural Biologist

Powers started her Hollywood career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. At the age of 16, she was placed under contract to Columbia Pictures in the twilight of the Hollywood Studio System where she made 15 motion pictures and was loaned to United Artists for the John Wayne production of McLintock! (1963).

The actress Stefanie Powers later became known for her reliable portrayals of smart, sexy, and intelligent women. She is known for films including  The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966), The Feather and Father Gang (1976), and the long-running Hart to Hart (1979).

Powers’ television credits include over 200 guest appearances, 18 mini-series, and 2 more weekly series. According to Showbizers, Patrick De La Chenais is also an Agricultural Biologist and also a Polo player. He was not in the film industry like his ex-wife. Showbizers also revealed Stefanie Powers has a net worth of $9 million but the net worth of her ex-husband has not been made public.

Stefanie Powers and Patrick De La Chenais’s marriage

Apart from her impressive and successful acting career in Hollywood, Stefanie Powers has also had a fascinating run in the romance department. Patrick was the second man to take the actress to the alter. Before Patrick, Powers was married to actor Gary Lockwood after they met at a party and hit it off over shared interest.

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In 1966, Lockwood and Powers went away for a weekend and got married. They remained together for six years before separating in 1972. Shortly after Lockwood and Powers divorced, the actress met actor William Holden at a charity tennis tournament at a resort in southern California.

Powers and Holden soon became friends, hanging out and bonding over their shared interests. It was not long before Powers realized she was in love with him. According to the actress, it was simply easy to love everything Holden loved.

The actress described the relationship by saying they were soulmates. The couple was together for nine years before Holden was found dead in his apartment after tripping and gashing his head against an object in November 1981.

After this relationship came to an end, The actress’ moved into her second marriage to French Count Patrick Houitte de ls Chesnais. Stefanie Powers and Patrick De La Chenais were also married for six years, between 1993 and 1999. The reason behind their divorce was not made public.

Where is Stefanie Powers’ ex-husband now?

Patrick De La Chenais went totally out of the limelight after their marriage came to an end. He has not granted any interviews or made any headlines in recent years. It is unclear what exactly he is up to. Powers on the other hand began a relationship with auditor Tom Carroll the following year after their divorce, which lasted until his death in August 2014.

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