Leslie Stefanson
Born
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
EducationBarnard College (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
PartnerJames Spader (2002–present)
Children1
Websitelesliestefanson.com

Leslie Stefanson is an American actress and sculptor. She is most known for playing the title role as Capt. Elisabeth Campbell in the film The General's Daughter, and Joan Bennett Kennedy in the television miniseries Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot. Her sculpture, La Bestia, won the top prize from The National Sculpture Society in 2019.[1]

Biography

Stefanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1971, and raised in Moorhead, Minnesota.[2] She is of Icelandic heritage, with her paternal grandparents, Skúli Stefánsson and Heffie Einarson, emigrating from Iceland.[3][4] She studied literature in New Jersey at Drew University and in New York at Columbia University.[2] In 1993, she graduated with a degree in English literature from Barnard College. She was a member of a New York theater group, modeled, and appeared in an ad for Lee's Jeans in 1997, which was shown during the Super Bowl.[2]

On August 29, 2008, Stefanson gave birth to her first child, a son, with actor James Spader.

As of 2019, she makes bronze and terracotta sculptures in New York City.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Cowboy Way Girl at Party [2]
1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces Sara Myers [2]
1997 Fool's Paradise Elizabeth "Liz"
1997 Flubber Sylvia (Weebo's hologram)
1997 As Good as It Gets Cafe 24 Waitress
1998 Delivered Claire Moore
1998 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Michelle Rafferty [6]
1998 Break Up Shelly
1999 The General's Daughter Capt. Elisabeth Campbell [7][8]
2000 Beautiful Joyce Parkins [9]
2000 Unbreakable Kelly [2]
2001 The Stickup Natalie Wright
2001 Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot Joan Bennett Kennedy TV miniseries[2]
2002 Desert Saints Agent Donna Marbury
2002 MDs Shelly Pangborn 10 episodes
2003 The Hunted Irene Kravitz [10]
2003 Alien Hunter Nyla Olson
2019 Glass Kelly Archival footage from Unbreakable

References

  1. ^ "National Sculpture Society Past Recipients" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Justin, Neal (March 2, 2001). "Stefanson didn't grow up with movie-star dreams to shatter". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. E3. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Vestur-íslensk leikkona á uppleið í Hollywood". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). January 5, 2001. p. C1. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Trúlofaður íslensk ættaðri konu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). September 25, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Leslie Stefanson | Sculpture". www.lesliestefanson.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Carr, Jay (February 27, 1998). "'Burn Hollywood Burn' never catches fire". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. C8. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Justin, Neal (March 2, 2001). "Moorhead's Leslie Stefanson enjoys her role". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. E1. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Boyar, Jay (June 18, 1999). "Exploitative murder mystery". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. 5. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Norman-Culp, Sheila (September 29, 2000). "'Beautiful' disappointing despite Driver and Field". North County Times. Oceanside, California. AP. p. 10, Preview. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Perry, Jonathan (March 16, 2003). "Friedkin Should Have 'Hunted' For Better Script". The Tyler Courier-Times. Tyler, Texas. p. 7B. Retrieved November 6, 2019.

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