Leslie Stefanson

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Though she has an Ivy League degree, Leslie Stefanson decided to parlay her all-American beauty into a modeling and acting career in the 1990s. Raised in Moorhead, MN, Stefanson left behind her small-town roots to attend Columbia University's Barnard College in New York City. First stepping in front of the cameras as a model, Stefanson added acting to her resume a couple of years after graduation with a bit part in the comedy The Cowboy Way (1994). Stefanson bolstered her new career with small roles in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) and Flubber (1997), as well as playing Helen Hunt's fellow waitress in the Oscar-winning hit As Good As It Gets (1997). Stefanson landed her first starring role in the comic thriller Delivered (1998), but it was the flashy John Travolta vehicle The General's Daughter (1999) that finally earned her more than passing notice. As the mysteriously murdered title character, Stefanson's wholesome blondeness became an innocent, fragile surface for the military woman's seamy after-hours exploits and dark past. Though the critics deemed the onscreen treatment of the general's daughter grossly exploitative, complete with an overly stylized gang rape, The General's Daughter became a summer hit. Stefanson further raised her profile the following year by playing Joan Kennedy in the TV miniseries Jackie, Ethel, Joan: the Women of Camelot (2000) and by taking a small role in Hollywood wunderkind M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable (2000). But her lead performance in Sally Field's critically lambasted beauty pageant satire Beautiful (2000), was little-seen. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi

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Leslie Stefanson
Born	Leslie Ann Stefanson May 10, 1971 (1971-05-10) (age 40) Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–2003
Partner	James Spader (2008-present; 1 child)

Leslie Ann Stefanson (born May 10, 1971) is an American actress. She is most known for playing the title role as Capt. Elisabeth Campbell in the film The General's Daughter.

Stefanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota and raised in Moorhead, Minnesota. She is currently engaged, as of 2008, to fellow actor James Spader of The Practice and Boston Legal. On August 31, 2008, she gave birth to her first child, a son by James Spader.

Filmography

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

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Leslie Stefanson at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Stefanson, Leslie
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Date of birth	May 10, 1971
Place of birth	Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
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