Claire Stansfield

Claire Stansfield
Born	(1964-08-27) 27 August 1964 (age 60) London, England, UK
Alma mater	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)	Film/television actress, Director, Fashion Designer, Model
Years active	1986–2004

Claire Stansfield (born 27 August 1964, London^[1]) is a British-Canadian actress, director, fashion designer, and former model who is best known for her recurring role as Alti in several episodes of the television series Xena: Warrior Princess and guest-starring roles on Cybill, Frasier, and The X-Files.

Life and career

Stansfield was born in London, England to an English father and German mother. She was brought up for most of her youth in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and despite having a British passport she considers herself a Canadian.^{[citation needed]} As a teen she worked as a model in Canada and the UK before turning to acting. She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London before moving to Hollywood. In the early 1980s, she dated and got engaged to Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran.

Besides her role as Alti in Xena: Warrior Princess, Stansfield's other roles include Sid in two episodes of the cult TV series Twin Peaks, one episode of Frasier as Kristina, and the eponymous "The Jersey Devil" in an episode of The X-Files. She also appeared in one episode of the 1990s TV series The Flash as the humanoid android A.L.P.H.A. and guest-starred in an episode of Cybill. In 1998, she starred opposite Dolph Lundgren in the Angolan set film, Sweepers. The film was shot and partly produced in South Africa. She co-starred as one of the antagonists in the 1994 action thriller film Drop Zone with Wesley Snipes.

Stansfield directed The Lovely Leave in 1999, based on the short story of the same name by Dorothy Parker.

Stansfield founded C&C California, a clothing line specialising in 1970s-style T-shirts, in partnership with Cheyann Benedict in 2002.^[2] C&C was acquired by Liz Claiborne in 2005.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Oklahoma Smugglers	Girlfriend
1991	The Doors	Warhol Eurosnob
1992	Nervous Ticks	Lu
1992	The Swordsman	Julie
1993	Best of the Best II	Greta Brakus
1994	Bullet for Breakfast	Alegra
1994	The Favor	Miranda
1994	Sensation	Paula
1994	Drop Zone	Kara Sellar
1995	Gladiator Cop	Julie
1995	Mind Ripper	Joanne
1997	Steel	Duvray
1997	Darkdrive	R.J. Tilda
1998	Sweepers	Michelle Flynn

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Hot Shots	Kristine	Episode: "Accidental Victims"
1990	Twin Peaks	Sid	Episodes: "2.4", "2.5"
1991	The Flash	Alpha	Episode: "Alpha"
1992	Sibs	Anissa	Episode: "The Eleanor Roosevelt Story"
1992	Red Shoe Diaries	Evan	Episode: "The Bounty Hunter"
1993	Raven	Marta Kelsy	Episode "Checkmate"
1993	Route 66	Unknown	Episode: "Everybody's a Hero"
1993	The X-Files	Jersey Devil	Episode: "The Jersey Devil"
1994	Good Advice	Meg	Episode: "I'm Not Ready for My Closeup, Dr. DeRuzza"
1994-2001	Frasier	Kristina Harper	Episodes: "Can't Buy Me Love", "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2"
1995	Platypus Man	Rachel Schulman	Episode: "Lower East Side Story"
1995	Ned and Stacey	Jordan	Episode: "Accountus Interruptus"
1996	Cybill	Dolores	Episode: "Where's Zoey?"
1998	Two of a Kind	Tarah James	Episode: "Model Behavior"
1998–2001	Xena: Warrior Princess	Alti	Recurring role (season 4–5), guest (season 6)

References

1. "STANSFIELD, CLAIRE". Who's Who of American Women : 2004–2005 (24th ed.). Chicago, Ill: Marquis Who's Who. 2004. p. 1314. ISBN 0-8379-0430-7. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
2. Shea, Christine (16 February 2004). "C&C T Shirts". Time. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
3. "Liz Claiborne Inc. Announces Acquisition of C & C California, Inc" (Press release). PR Newswire. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2007.

External links

• Claire Stansfield at IMDb
• http://www.candccalifornia.com/