Claire Stansfield

Claire Stansfield (born 27 August 1964) 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. 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 was 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. C&C was acquired by Liz Claiborne in 2005.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1987 Oklahoma Smugglers Girlfriend 1991 Warhol Eurosnob 1992 Nervous Ticks Lu 1992 The Swordsman Julie 1993 Best of the Best II Greta Brakus 1994 Bullet for Breakfast Alegra 1994 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 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 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 4–6)