Clarissa Burt (born 25 April 1959) is an Italian-American actress, television personality, and former model, best known for starring as Xayide in the 1990 film The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter.

Born in the United States, she worked as model in the 1980s and moved to Italy where she also starred in several Italian comedies.

[2] In 1999, she opened her television production company, Numen International, in Rome.

She ran for the 2004 European Parliament election supported by right-wing party National Alliance, but was not elected;[3] she also served as assessor to cultural policies in the municipality of Ardea from July 2004 to March 2005.

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