Musetta Vander
| Musetta Vander | |
|---|---|
| Born | Musetta van der Merwe |
| Spouse | Jeff Celentano (1988–present) |
| Website | |
| http://www.musettavander.com/ | |
Musetta Vander (born Musetta van der Merwe, May 26, 1963) is a South African actress and model who is best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy films.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
As the daughter of a ballet teacher her first appearance on stage was at age 4 in one of the many shows her mother choreographed. She earned a BA in Communications and Psychology and shortly after completing school she qualified as a ballet teacher. In 1988 she married director Jeff Celentano.
[edit] Film and television
After college, Vander landed the job of anchor host for South Africa's answer to MTV. Then she moved to the United States and began her career appearing in more than twenty music videos for such artists as Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Elton John, Chris Isaak and Amy Grant.
Musetta first notable role was as 'Zander Tyler' in the action-adventure TV series Super Force.
In 1997, Vander portrayed "Sindel" in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, the sequel to the original video game adaptation Mortal Kombat.
In 1999, she had a supporting role in Barry Sonnenfeld's film Wild Wild West in which she played an assistant to Kenneth Branagh's character, "Dr. Loveless".
In 2000, Musetta played a seductive Siren in the critically acclaimed O Brother, Where Art Thou? directed by theCoen brothers. The same year, she had a role in The Cell alongside Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn.
She has also appeared in a wide variety of TV shows, primarily science-fiction and fantasy series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as an alluring teacher who turns out to be a giant praying mantis), Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Xena: Warrior Princess, Frasier and NCIS.
In 2006, she was cast for a role in the movie Alpha Dog, but the filming schedule kept changing, and because she was working on another project at the time she was unable to play the part in the end.[1]
Vander played Robert Duvall's wife in the comedy Kicking & Screaming and co-starred alongside Rade Serbedzija and Faye Dunaway in Say It in Russian. She played the lead female character in Breaking Point, a thriller with Tom Berenger and Busta Rhymes.[2] Vander can also be seen in the spoof/comedy Transylmania.
Musetta starred in a Christian Movie called Johnny with Lee Majors and played a part in the psychological thriller Spreading Darkness with John Savage and Eric Roberts. Her most recent credits include the horror movie Under the Bed, directed by Steven C. Miller and the indie film Five Hour Friends with Tom Sizemore.
[edit] Other works
In 1998, Vander starred as Lady Elara, one of the lead characters in Dune 2000, a real-time strategy video game. In 2002, Vander reprised her role for the sequel: Emperor: Battle for Dune. Her theater credits include The Bourgeois Gentleman and Soweto's Burning. Vander has made national commercials, including playing Agent 24-7 for Prudential Real Estate and Yoplait Yogurt; she has been featured in a number of magazines, including a pictoral in Maxim and a cover on Details.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Endangered | Christine | |
| Crimes Of Crimes | Sheri Cutler | ||
| The Revenger | Marissa | ||
| 1993 | Monolith | Katya Pavlova | Direct-To-Video |
| 1994 | 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 Dark Mist | Lady Beryl | |
| Oblivion 2:Blacklash | Lash | ||
| 1997 | American Hero | Gipsy | (unreleased) |
| 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 | |
| 2011 | Spreading Darkness | Harriet | |
| Under the Bed | Angela Hausman | ||
| Five Hour Friends |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | Super Force | Zander Tyler | Recurring role (12 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 Tahl | 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 | Shauna | 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 |
[edit] Other works
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Soweto's Burning" | Emma | Theater |
| 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 |
| 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 | Theater |
| 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 |
