Claire Stansfield

Claire Stansfield (born 27 August 1964) is an English-Canadian 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 brought up for most of her youth in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and despite having a British passport she considers herself a Canadian.[1] As a teen she worked as a model in Canada and Britain before turning to acting. She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London before moving to Hollywood, USA.

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 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 guest starred in the fifth 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 is 6' 1" tall.[1]

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]

Personal life
In the early 1980s, Stansfield was engaged to then boyfriend Simon LeBon, the lead singer of the band Duran Duran. After breaking it off with Stansfield, he wooed model Yasmin Parvaneh. Even as magazines speculated on a possible wedding with Stansfield, LeBon and Parvaneh married in 1985.

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 [fr] (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 Behaviour", 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