Musetta Vander
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Musetta Vander | |
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 Musetta Vander in 1996 | |
| Born | Musetta van der Merwe 26 May 1963 Durban, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Rand Afrikaans University (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Known for | Wild Wild West Super Force Mortal Kombat Annihilation Buffy the Vampire Slayer Teacher's Pet Star Trek: Voyager |
| Website | www |
Musetta Vander (born Musetta van der Merwe; 26 May 1963)[1] is a South African actress.
Biography[edit]
In 1991, Vander landed her first notable role, portraying Zander Tyler in seven episodes of the action-adventure TV series Super Force.[2]
In 1997, she portrayed Sindel in Mortal Kombat Annihilation.[3]
In 1998, she starred as Lady Elara, one of the lead characters in the video game Dune 2000.[4] In 2002, she reprised her role for the sequel, Emperor: Battle for Dune.[5]
Vander's theater credits include The Bourgeois Gentleman and Soweto's Burning.
She appeared in commercials, including those for Lancôme, Sanyo, McDonald's, Diet Coke, Mercedes, Heineken and Skittles. She played Agent 24-7 for Prudential Real Estate.
She is featured in magazines, including a pictorial in Maxim[6] and a cover on Details.[citation needed]
1999, Vander had a supporting role in Barry Sonnenfeld's film Wild Wild West portraying an assistant to Kenneth Branagh's character, Dr. Loveless.
In 2000, she played a seductive Siren in O Brother, Where Art Thou?. That year, she also had a role in The Cell alongside Jennifer Lopez.
Vander appeared in television programming, primarily science fiction and fantasy series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Highlander: The Series. Her later TV credits include guest appearances on NCIS, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and Hawaii Five-0.
Vander played the lead character's wife in the comedy Kicking & Screaming, and co-starred in Say It in Russian. She played the lead female character in the thriller Breaking Point.[7] She can also be seen in the spoof/comedy Transylmania.
She starred in a Christian movie, Johnny, and played the step-mother of Gattlin Griffith in the horror movie Under the Bed.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Endangered | Christine Pickering | |
| Crimes of Crimes | Sheri Cutler | ||
| The Revenger | Marissa | ||
| 1993 | Monolith | Katya Pavlova | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Dancer | Scene deleted |
| Dickwad | Juicy | Short film | |
| Oblivion | Lash | ||
| 1995 | Project Metalbeast | Debbie | |
| The Secret Force | Nurse | ||
| Project Shadowchaser III | Rea Astov | Direct-to-video | |
| Under the Hula Moon | Maya Gundinger | ||
| 1996 | The Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen | Lady Beryl | |
| Oblivion 2: Backlash | Lash | ||
| 1997 | American Hero | Gipsy | Shot in 1995, cancelled in 1997, and finally released in 2021. |
| Elissa | Elissa | Short film | |
| Mortal Kombat Annihilation | Sindel | ||
| 1998 | Gunshy | Grace | |
| 1999 | Molly | Maxine | |
| Wild Wild West | Munitia | ||
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Siren | |
| The Cell | Ella Baines | ||
| 2004 | Forbidden Warrior | Reza | |
| 2005 | Mansquito | Dr. Jennifer Allen | TV movie |
| Kicking & Screaming | Janice Weston | ||
| What's Up, Scarlet? | Sabrina Fisser | ||
| 2006 | Spymate | Dr. Claudette Amour | |
| Monster Night | Miss Morticia | Direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | Say It in Russian | Natalia | |
| Planet Raptor | Sgt. Jacqueline 'Jack' Moore | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Transylmania | Teodora Van Sloan | |
| Breaking Point | Celia Hernandez | ||
| Napoleonic | Dr. Barbara Hale | Short film | |
| 2010 | Johnny | Julia Carter | |
| 2012 | Under the Bed | Angela Hausman | |
| 2013 | 5 Hour Friends | Candy | |
| 2014 | Spreading Darkness | Harriet Skelp | |
| 2015 | The Better Half | Susan | |
| $elfie Shootout | Agent Zoey Miller | ||
| 2017 | The Hatred | Edna | |
| Shine | Corrine Stacker | ||
| 2018 | Meryl | (short) (voice) |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Super Force | Zander Tyler | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Sharain Hourani | Episode: "The Dying Game" |
| 1995 | Boy Meets World | Dominique | Episode: "Breaking Up Is Really, Really Hard to Do" |
| 1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Carrie | Episode: "Murder by the Book" |
| Viper | KGB Agent Natalya Marakova | Episode: "MIG-89" | |
| 1997 | Highlander | Ingrid Henning | Episode: "The Valkyrie" |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Natalie French/The She-Mantis | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" | |
| Babylon 5 | Felicia | Episode: "Between the Darkness and the Light" | |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Elina Zulinova | Episode: "Road Warriors" | |
| 1998 | The Sentinel | Lila | Episode: "Love Kills" |
| Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Kasima Fada | Episode: "Top Event" | |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Voyager | Derran Tal | Episode: "The Disease" |
| 2000 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Captain Jill 'Blaze' Trevera | Episode: "Pensacola Shootout" |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Ilainus | Episode: "Amphipolis Under Siege" | |
| Secret Agent Man | Prima | Recurring role (3 episodes) | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Shan'auc | Episode: "Crossroads" | |
| 2001 | V.I.P. | Alex Quaid | Episode: "Val's Big Bang" |
| 2002 | Son of the Beach | Nutragena | Episode: "Hamm Stroker's Suck My Blood" |
| 2003 | Stargate SG-1 | Shan'auc | Episode: "The Changeling" |
| She Spies | Dr. Weiland | Episode: "Damsels in De-Stress" | |
| Frasier | Natalie Blanc | Episode: "High Holidays" | |
| 2004 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Princess Guinevere | 1 episode |
| 2010 | NCIS | Julie Merriweather | Episode: "Broken Arrow" |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Miriam Nell | Episode: "Iqiniso" |
| Swedish Dicks | Jennifer | Episode #1.4 | |
| 2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sheriff Alana Smith | Episode "Ka Pa'ani Nui/Big Game" |
Other works[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Soweto's Burning | Emma | Theatre |
| Terry Lin – "Let's Get Busy" | Dancer | Music video | |
| Alice Cooper – "Bed of Nails" | Dancer | Music video | |
| Cats in Boots – "Shotgun Sally" | Dancer/Model | Music video | |
| Paul Carrack – "I Live By the Groove" | Model | Music video | |
| Rod Stewart – "This Old Heart of Mine" | Dancer/Model | Music video | |
| Tina Turner – "I Don't Wanna Lose You" | Model | Music video | |
| Elton John – "Healing Hands" | Model | Music video | |
| 1990 | Joey B. Ellis – "Thought You Were the One for Me" | Dancer | Music video |
| Traveling Wilburys – "Wilbury Twist" | Dancer | Music video | |
| King Swamp – "Wiseblood" | Model | Music video | |
| Terry Steele – "If I Told You Once" | Model | Music video | |
| Desiree Coleman – "Romance" | Model | Music video | |
| Debbie Gibson – "Anything Is Possible" | Model | Music video | |
| Colin James – "Keep on Lovin' Me Baby" | Model | Music video | |
| 1991 | Amy Grant – "Every Heartbeat" | Model | Music video |
| 1992 | Rock Video Girls 2 | Herself | Music videos collection |
| It Came from the Desert | Fantasy Girl | Video game | |
| 1993 | Voyeur | Chantal Pousette | Video game |
| 1995 | Chris Isaak – "Go Walking Down There" | Dancer | Music video |
| American Hero | Gipsy | Video game (unreleased) | |
| 1997 | Movies, For Guys Who Like Movies | Herself/Guest | TBS program |
| 1998 | Dune 2000 | Lady Elara | Video game |
| 1999 | Loveless' Ladies | Herself | Documentary featured on the DVD for Wild Wild West |
| 2002 | Emperor: Battle for Dune | Lady Elara | Video game |
| 2003 | Le Bourgeois gentilhomme | Countess Dorimene | Theatre |
| 2005 | Making of "Mosquito Man" | Herself | Documentary featured on the DVD for Mansquito |
| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming: Behind the Net | Herself | Documentary featured on the DVD for Kicking & Screaming |
| 2006 | Behind the scenes of '"Spymate" | Herself | Documentary featured on the DVD for Spymate |
| 2007 | Prudential Real Estate | Agent 24/7 | Commercial |
| Yoplait | Model | Commercial | |
| 2009 | Live From the Future | Herself/Guest | Talk show |
| 2017 | DSW The Daughter Situation | Mother | Commercial |
| Amazon Echo | Actress | Commercial | |
| Rhofade - Less Red and More You | Actress | Commercial |
Radio and podcasts[edit]
- Vander appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on 31 August 2016.
References[edit]
- ^ "Musetta Vander – Actress – Tv-com Profiles". Tv.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (24 June 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1333. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1.
- ^ Carton, Christopher (30 April 2022). A Guide to Video Game Movies. White Owl. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-3990-9220-3.
- ^ "Dune 2000 (Video Game 1998)". IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Emperor: Battle for Dune (Video Game 2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "The Sirens of St. Barts - Maxim". Maxim.com. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Musetta Vander Filmography". Musettavander.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Musetta Vander at IMDb
- Musetta Vander on LinkedIn
- Musetta Vander at Rotten Tomatoes
- Musetta Vander at AllMovie
- Musetta Vander on Instagram
- Musetta Vander on Twitter
- Musetta Vander on Facebook
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