Musetta Vander

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Musetta Vander
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Musetta Vander (age 33; 1996).
Born
Musetta van der Merwe

(1963-05-26) 26 May 1963 (age 61)
Durban, South Africa
Alma mater Rand Afrikaans University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Known for Wild Wild West
Super Force
Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Teacher's Pet
Star Trek: Voyager
Spouse
Jurg Human
(m. 2018)
Website www.musettavander.com

Musetta Vander (born Musetta van der Merwe; 26 May 1963) [1] is a South African actress.

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Biography

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 (1997). [3]

In 1998, Vander 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 .[ citation needed ]

Vander 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.[ citation needed ]

Vander is featured in magazines, including a pictorial in Maxim . [6]

In 1999, Vander had a supporting role in the Barry Sonnenfeld film Wild Wild West (1999), portraying an assistant to Kenneth Branagh's character, Dr. Loveless.[ citation needed ]

In 2000, Vander played a seductive Siren in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). That year, she also had a role in The Cell (2000), alongside Jennifer Lopez.[ citation needed ]

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 .[ citation needed ]

Vander played the lead character's wife in the comedy Kicking & Screaming (2005), and co-starred in Say It in Russian (2007). She played the lead female character in the thriller Breaking Point (2009). [7] She can also be seen in the spoof/comedy Transylmania (2009).[ citation needed ]

Vander starred in a Christian movie, Johnny (2010). She played the step-mother of Gattlin Griffith in the horror movie Under the Bed (2012).[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989The EndangeredChristine Pickering
Crimes of CrimesSheri Cutler
The RevengerMarissa
1993MonolithKatya Pavlova Direct-to-video
1994 I'll Do Anything DancerScene deleted
DickwadJuicy Short film
Oblivion Lash
1995 Project Metalbeast Debbie
The Secret ForceNurse
Project Shadowchaser III Rea AstovDirect-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 GipsyShot in 1995, cancelled in 1997, and finally released in 2021.
ElissaElissaShort 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 NightMiss MorticiaDirect-to-video
2007 Say It in Russian Natalia
Planet Raptor Sgt. Jacqueline 'Jack' MooreTV movie
2009 Transylmania Teodora Van Sloan
Breaking Point Celia Hernandez
NapoleonicDr. Barbara HaleShort film
2010JohnnyJulia Carter
2012 Under the Bed Angela Hausman
20135 Hour FriendsCandy
2014Spreading DarknessHarriet Skelp
2015The Better HalfSusan
$elfie ShootoutAgent Zoey Miller
2017The HatredEdna
ShineCorrine Stacker
2018Meryl(short) (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–92 Super Force Zander TylerRecurring role (7 episodes)
1994 Murder, She Wrote Sharain HouraniEpisode: "The Dying Game"
1995 Boy Meets World DominiqueEpisode: "Breaking Up Is Really, Really Hard to Do"
1996 Diagnosis: Murder CarrieEpisode: "Murder by the Book"
Viper KGB Agent Natalya MarakovaEpisode: "MIG-89"
1997 Highlander Ingrid HenningEpisode: "The Valkyrie"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Natalie French/The She-MantisEpisode: "Teacher's Pet"
Babylon 5 FeliciaEpisode: "Between the Darkness and the Light"
Pensacola: Wings of Gold Elina ZulinovaEpisode: "Road Warriors"
1998 The Sentinel LilaEpisode: "Love Kills"
Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Kasima FadaEpisode: "Top Event"
1999 Star Trek: Voyager Derran TalEpisode: "The Disease"
2000 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Captain Jill 'Blaze' TreveraEpisode: "Pensacola Shootout"
Xena: Warrior Princess IlainusEpisode: "Amphipolis Under Siege"
Secret Agent Man PrimaRecurring role (3 episodes)
Stargate SG-1 Shan'aucEpisode: "Crossroads"
2001 V.I.P. Alex QuaidEpisode: "Val's Big Bang"
2002 Son of the Beach NutragenaEpisode: "Hamm Stroker's Suck My Blood"
2003 Stargate SG-1 Shan'aucEpisode: "The Changeling"
She Spies Dr. WeilandEpisode: "Damsels in De-Stress"
Frasier Natalie BlancEpisode: "High Holidays"
2004 The Bold and the Beautiful Princess Guinevere1 episode
2010 NCIS Julie MerriweatherEpisode: "Broken Arrow"
2016 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Miriam NellEpisode: "Iqiniso"
Swedish Dicks JenniferEpisode #1.4
2017 Hawaii Five-0 Sheriff Alana SmithEpisode "Ka Pa'ani Nui/Big Game"

Other works

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Soweto's BurningEmma Theatre
Terry Lin – "Let's Get Busy"Dancer Music video
Alice Cooper  – "Bed of Nails"DancerMusic video
Cats in Boots – "Shotgun Sally"Dancer/ModelMusic video
Paul Carrack  – "I Live By the Groove"ModelMusic video
Rod Stewart  – "This Old Heart of Mine"Dancer/ModelMusic video
Tina Turner  – "I Don't Wanna Lose You"ModelMusic video
Elton John  – "Healing Hands"ModelMusic video
1990Joey B. Ellis – "Thought You Were the One for Me"DancerMusic video
Traveling Wilburys  – "Wilbury Twist"DancerMusic video
King Swamp  – "Wiseblood"ModelMusic video
Terry Steele – "If I Told You Once"ModelMusic video
Desiree Coleman – "Romance"ModelMusic video
Debbie Gibson  – "Anything Is Possible"ModelMusic video
Colin James  – "Keep on Lovin' Me Baby"ModelMusic video
1991 Amy Grant  – "Every Heartbeat"ModelMusic video
1992Rock Video Girls 2HerselfMusic videos collection
It Came from the Desert Fantasy Girl Video game
1993VoyeurChantal PousetteVideo game
1995 Chris Isaak  – "Go Walking Down There"DancerMusic video
American Hero GipsyVideo game (unreleased)
1997Movies, For Guys Who Like MoviesHerself/Guest TBS program
1998 Dune 2000 Lady ElaraVideo game
1999Loveless' LadiesHerselfDocumentary featured on the DVD for Wild Wild West
2002 Emperor: Battle for Dune Lady ElaraVideo game
2003 Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Countess DorimeneTheatre
2005Making of "Mosquito Man"HerselfDocumentary featured on the DVD for Mansquito
2005Kicking & Screaming: Behind the NetHerselfDocumentary featured on the DVD for Kicking & Screaming
2006Behind the scenes of '"Spymate"HerselfDocumentary featured on the DVD for Spymate
2007 Prudential Real Estate Agent 24/7 Commercial
Yoplait ModelCommercial
2009Live From the FutureHerself/Guest Talk show
2017 DSW The Daughter SituationMotherCommercial
Amazon EchoActressCommercial
Rhofade - Less Red and More YouActressCommercial

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