Claire Stansfield

Claire Stansfield
Born	27 August 1964 (1964-08-27) (age 47) London, England
Occupation	Film/television actress, Director, Fashion Designer, Model
Years active	1986, 1990–2001, 2004

Claire Stansfield (born 27 August 1964) is an actress, director, fashion designer and former model. She is best-known for her recurring role as "Alti" in several episodes of the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess.

Life and career

Stansfield was born in London, England to an English father and German mother. She was raised for most of her youth in Toronto, Canada, and despite having a British passport she considers herself a Canadian.^[1] As a teen she worked as a model in Canada and England before turning to acting. She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London before moving to Hollywood.

Besides her role as "Alti" in Xena: Warrior Princess, Stansfield's recurring roles include "Sid" in the cult TV series Twin Peaks and one episode as "Kristina" on the show Frasier. She played in one episode of the 1990s TV series "The Flash" as the Humanoid Android A.L.P.H.A. and she starred in the 5th X-Files episode during season 1. In 1998 she starred opposite Dolph Lundgren in the Angolan set film, Sweepers. The film was shot and partly produced in South Africa.

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 specializing in 70's-style T-shirts, in partnership with Cheyann Benedict in 2002.^[2] C&C was acquired by Liz Claiborne in 2005.^[3]

Filmography

• Hot Shots (1 episode, "Accidental Victims", 1986) .... Kristine
• Twin Peaks (2 episodes, "Laura's Secret Diary" and "The Orchid's Curse", 1990) .... Sid
• The Doors (1991) .... Warhol Eurosnob
• The Flash (1 episode, "Alpha", 1991) .... Alpha
• Sibs (1 episode, "The Eleanor Roosevelt Story", 1992) ....
• Nervous Ticks (1992) .... Lu
• The Swordsman (1992) .... Julie
• Red Shoe Diaries (1 episode, "The Bounty Hunter", 1992) .... Bounty Hunter
• Best of the Best 2 (1993) .... Greta
• Raven (1 episode, "Checkmate", 1993) .... Marta Kelsy
• The X-Files (1 episode, "The Jersey Devil", 1993) .... The Jersey Devil
• Bullet for Breakfast (1994) .... Alegra
• The Favor (1994) .... Miranda
• Good Advice (1 episode, "I'm Not Ready for My Closeup, Dr. DeRuzza", 1994) ....
• Sensation (1994) .... Paula
• Drop Zone (1994) .... Kara
• Frasier (2 episodes, "Can't Buy Me Love" and "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2", 1994 and 2001) .... Kristina Harper
• Platypus Man (1 episode, "Lower East Side Story", 1995) .... Rabbi Rachel Schulman
• Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass (1995) (V) .... Bounty Hunter (segment "The Bounty Hunter")
• Gladiator Cop (1995) .... Julie
• The Hills Have Eyes III (1995) .... Joanne
• Ned & Stacey (1 episode, "Accountus Interruptus", 1995) .... Jordan
• Darkdrive (1996) .... Tilda
• Cybill (1 episode, "Where's Zoey?", 1996) .... Dolores
• Steel (1997) .... Duvray
• Two of a Kind (1 episode, "Model Behavior", 1998) .... Tarah James
• Sweepers (1998) .... Michelle Flynn
• Xena: Warrior Princess (6 episodes, "Adventures in the Sin Trade: Part 1", "Adventures in the Sin Trade: Part 2", "Between the Lines", "Them Bones, Them Bones", "Send in the Clones" and "When Fates Collide", 1998–2001) .... Alti / Alexis Los Alamos
• The Lovely Leave (1999) - Film Director
• Double Dare (2004) .... Herself (uncredited)
• Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (2004) (TV) .... Kristina Harper (uncredited)

References

1. ^ Biography for Claire Stansfield at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ Shea, Christine (2004-02-16). "C&C T Shirts". TIME magazine. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993340,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
3. ^ "Liz Claiborne Inc. Announces Acquisition of C & C California, Inc." (Press release). PR Newswire. 2005-01-06. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/prnewswire/access/774822201.html?dids=774822201:774822201&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+06%2C+2005&author=&pub=PR+Newswire&desc=Liz+Claiborne+Inc.+Announces+Acquisition+of+C+%26+C+California%2C+Inc.&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 

External links

• Claire Stansfield at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Stansfield, Claire
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Date of birth	27 August 1964
Place of birth	London, England
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