Claire Stansfield
Claire Stansfield (born August 27, 1964 in London ) is a Canadian - British actress , designer and former model .
Life
Stansfield was born in London to an Englishman and a German and grew up in Toronto , Canada . During her childhood she spent some time with her grandmother in Refrath near Cologne . In her youth, tall Stansfield began working as a model for photo shoots and fashion shows. She returned to London in the early 1980s and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama . Stansfield first became known to the tabloids as the partner of pop star Simon Le Bon ( Duran Duran ). After breaking up with Le Bon in the mid-1980s, Stansfield moved to Los Angeles .
In 1986 she appeared in an episode of the crime series Reporter des Verbrechens , followed by other appearances in popular productions such as Twin Peaks (1990), The X Files (1993) and Frasier (1994/2001). In 1991 she starred in the music video for Don't Cry by Guns N 'Roses . In the late 1990s she was often seen in the cinema in strong female roles and action-oriented genre works, so she played the leading female role in 1997 in Darkdrive and in 1998, alongside Dolph Lundgren , in The Sweeper - Land Mines . In addition to her acting, Stansfield also appeared as a director ( The Lovely Leave , 1999).
Her best-known role is that of the evil shaman Alti in the fantasy series Xena - The Warrior Princess . She embodied the role of one of Xena's eternal opponents from 1998 to 2001. Because of her role, she enjoys cult status within the fan community and has appeared as a guest star at various conventions .
Today Stansfield is especially successful as a designer ( interior and fashion), u. a. In 2002 she founded the fashion label C&C California together with Cheyann Benedict, which she sold to Liz Claiborne in 2005 . Stansfield lives in the Hollywood Hills with her husband and two sons .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1987: Oklahoma Smugglers
- 1991: The Doors
- 1992: The Swordsman (The Swordsman)
- 1993: Best of the Best 2 - The Invincible (Best of the Best II)
- 1992: Not without my suitcase (Nervous Ticks)
- 1994: The Favor - Help, my wife is in love! (The Favor)
- 1994: Burning Sensation (Sensation)
- 1994: Drop Zone
- 1995: Gladiator Cop
- 1995: Mindripper (The Outpost) (Alternative: Mind Ripper , The Hills Have Eyes Part III )
- 1995: Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass
- 1997: Darkdrive - Lost in the Matrix (Darkdrive)
- 1997: Steel - The steel Hero (Steel)
- 1998: The Sweeper - Land Mines (Sweepers)
Series
- 1986: Reporters of the Crime (Hot Shots , an episode)
- 1990: The Secret of Twin Peaks (Twin Peaks , two episodes)
- 1991: Flash - Der Rote Blitz (The Flash , an episode)
- 1992: None like the other (Sibs , one episode)
- 1992: Foxy Fantasies (Red Shoe Diaries , an episode)
- 1993: The X-Files - The X Files (The X Files , a series)
- 1993: Raven (an episode)
- 1995: Ned & Stacey (an episode)
- 1996: Cybill (an episode)
- 1998: A Twin Seldom Comes Alone (Two of a Kind , an episode)
- 1998-2001 Xena - The Warrior Princess (Xena: Warrior Princess , six episodes)
- 1994/2001 Frasier (two episodes)
Web links
- Claire Stansfield in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Claire Stansfield Design
- Claire Stansfield on tv.com
- Los Angeles Times photo series
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with the Xena Fanclub, xenafanclub.de ; accessed on April 17, 2018
- ↑ Article One Kings Lane, onekingslane.com , accessed April 17, 2018
- ↑ Article LA Times, Los Angeles Times ; accessed on April 17, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stansfield, Claire |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-British actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |