Previews of Stella's latest stage performance in Hilda, by Marie NDiaye, begin on 6 April 2006 at the Hampstead Theatre London. The play is about an affluent French woman who becomes obsessive about the nanny she employs to look after her children. The opening night is 10th April and the play is due to run until 6th May 2006.
In 1997, Stella starred alongside
The BBC ‘s 1991 production of David Hare’s ’Heading Home’ stars Stella, Joely Richardson (Nip Tuck) and Gary Oldman(The Fifth Element).
BBC Radio 4 has produced 'The Complete Ambridge Chronicles', an audio collection of events from their longest running drama series'The Archers'. Stella narrates the 'Looking for Love' section of the recording.
The bleak BBC Scotland television film 'Down Where The Buffolo Go' was shot on location in her home town of Greenock. Stella is in the film, playing the disillusioned wife of army officer Harvey Kietel (' The PIano' / 'Pulp Fiction' / 'Resevoir Dogs.')
Stella has done numerous stints at the Royal Shakespeare Company : 1986-1988 and 1994-1995. The seasons included performances in Stratford-upon-Avon and in London.
In stark contrast to the staunch Victorian character of Bea in 'The House of Eliott', Stella has narrated 'She Lay Naked- An Anthology of Classic Erotic Verse.' The audio book contains works by Byron, Whitman, Betjemen and Marlowe.
In 1988, Stella performed in the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) production of Chekov's 'Three Sisters' as Irina. Her co-stars were Harriet Walter as Mrasha and Deborah Findlay as Olga. The play was staged at both the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and The Barbican in London.
Stella comes from a large family: she is the seventh child of a family of thirteen.
Stella appears as a hostage called Gerry in the film 'Red Murcury', a thriller about terrorists directed by Roy Battersby. The film was shown in August 2005 at the Montreal World Film Festival.
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