In addition to acting, Stävin released the exercise album Shape Up and Dance with George Best. and appeared in two music videos for Adam Ant. These were "Ant Rap" (1981) and "Strip" (1983).
Among her more prominent acting roles are bit parts in two of Roger Moore's James Bond films. In Octopussy (1983), she played an Octopussy girl, and in A View to a Kill (1985), she played agent Kimberley Jones. She had supporting roles as the character Tanya in the 1986 horror movie House, which starred william Katt, and the horror film Open House (1987), starring Joseph Bottoms. Her other films included Alien Terminator (1988) with Roger Moore's daughter Deborah, The Opponent (1988), Strike Commando 2 (1988), Born to Fight (1989) and Howling V: The Rebirth (1989). She also played the Icelandic businesswoman Heba in "Twin Peaks" (Season 1, Ep. 6).
