Leslie Stefanson Explained

Leslie Stefanson
Birth Place:Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Years Active:1994 - present
Education:Barnard College (BA)
Occupation:Actress
Partner:James Spader (2002–present)
Children:1

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 . 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]

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

As of 2024, she makes bronze and terracotta sculptures in New York City.[5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The Cowboy Way Girl at Party
1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces Sara Myers
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 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
2001 The Stickup Natalie Wright
2001 TV miniseries
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

Notes and References

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