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name: "Claire Stansfield"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 August 1964"
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average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T23:23:59.236262+00:00"
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# Claire Stansfield

Actor. Born 27 August 1964 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 August 1964, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1990–1995

## Biography

Claire Stansfield is a British-Canadian actress, director and former model. Born on 27 August 1964 in London, England, she was raised in Toronto, Canada. She worked as a model in her teens before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and moving to Hollywood to pursue acting.

She is best known for her recurring role as the shamaness Alti in *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1998–2001). Other television credits include appearances as Sid in *Twin Peaks* (1990), the title character in the *The X-Files* episode "The Jersey Devil" (1993), Kristina Harper in *Frasier* (1994–2001) and Alpha in *The Flash* (1990). Film roles include parts in *The Doors* (1991), *Drop Zone* (1994) and *Sweepers* (1998).

Stansfield directed the short film *The Lovely Leave* (1999). In 2002 she co-founded the clothing line C&C California with Cheyann Benedict, specialising in 1970s-style T-shirts.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, as Alti — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), Fi1m 86, as Sid — [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)

## Also known for

- *The Doors* (1991), Warhol Eurosnob
- *The Flash* (1990), Alpha
- *Drop Zone* (1994), Kara
- *Best of the Best 2* (1993), Greta
- *Mind Ripper* (1995), Joanne
- *The Favor* (1994), Miranda
- *Sweepers* (1998), Michelle Flynn

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