Juliet Landau
Juliet Landau | |
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| Born | Juliet Rose Landau March 30, 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Director & Producer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Parent(s) | Martin Landau Barbara Bain |
| Website | www.julietlandau.com |
Juliet Rose Landau (born March 30, 1965)[1][2][3][4] is an American actress best known for her role as Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff show Angel, the latter appearance earning her a Saturn Award nomination. She is also known for co-starring as Loretta King Hadler in Tim Burton's Ed Wood.
She has appeared in a diverse range of roles. She is active in film, television and theater.
Early life
Landau was born in Los Angeles to actor parents Martin Landau and Barbara Bain.[5] Her older sister is film producer Susan Landau Finch,[6] born Susan Meredeth Landau,[2] and the sisters spent their early childhood in a Tudor style house in West Los Angeles.[7] She was a professional ballerina,[citation needed] and her mentor was the late actress, Susan Peretz.
Career
Landau co-starred in Ed Wood – a film which also featured her father, Martin – as Loretta King and starred opposite Whoopi Goldberg in New Line Cinema's Theodore Rex. She played the role of Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing on Buffy and its spinoff show Angel over the course of six seasons. Steve Vineberg of The New York Times hailed, "The wildly gifted Juliet Landau... plays Dru like an acid-addled cross between Ophelia and Cassandra."[8]
Lead roles in independent films include: The Yellow Wallpaper, Darkness Visible, Hack, Toolbox Murders, Repossessed, Carlo's Wake, Life Among the Cannibals, Ravager, Direct Hit, Citizens and a co-starring turn in Henry Jaglom's Going Shopping.
TV guest appearances include: Millennium, La Femme Nikita, Strong Medicine and a starring role in the Lifetime movie Fatal Reunion. She just completed a project for HBO directed by Jake Scott. She used her skill with dialects by lending her voice to various characters on the popular animated series Justice League Unlimited and Ben 10 as well as the animated movie Green Lantern: First Flight. She has also provided her voice for both BioShock video games.
Landau has received outstanding reviews for her work in the theater. Lead roles include Awake and Sing at The Pittsburgh Public Theater, the world premiere of Failure of Nerve, Uncommon Women and Others, The Pushcart Peddlers, Billy Irish, We're Talking Today Here, the musical How To Steal An Election, the West Coast premiere of Irish Coffee and the world premiere of Murray Shisgal's musical The Songs Of War. She played Natasha in a reading of The Three Sisters that Al Pacino put together at The Actors Studio.[9]
Her first work as director was Take Flight, a short documentary film about Gary Oldman. It is about Oldman's creative process. He has said, "Juliet Landau is an exceptional talent! I entrusted Juliet to make a documentary film about me and I am thrilled with the results! Take Flight is a special film that shows me in a very different light. I will work with Juliet again without hesitation."[10] She has written the short film, It's Raining Cats and Cats and adapted Andrew Prine's play Cissy into a short as well.[11] She will helm these projects. She portrayed Claire in the British horror film Haunted Echoes, who was directed by Harry Bromley Davenport.[12]
In 2009 Juliet Landau co-wrote two issues of the Angel comic book series for IDW Publishing, in collaboration with Brian Lynch. The issues (#24 and #25 of the series, appearing in August and September 2009) feature Drusilla, the character she played on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. In addition to writing, she contributed numerous ideas and references for both the cover and interior art of the issues. She has stated that she would like to write more comics set in the Buffyverse.[13]
Personal life
Landau is a member of The Actors Studio and as recently as of 2008 was being mentored by Mike Medavoy.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Lucinda | Episode: "Dance of Romance" |
| 1999 | Millennium | Jeanie Bronstein | Episode: "Forcing the End" |
| La Femme Nikita | Sarah Gerrard | Episode: "Before I Sleep" | |
| Jan Baylin | |||
| 1997-2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Drusilla | 18 episodes |
| 2000-2004 | Angel | 7 episodes (flashbacks) | |
| 2003 | Strong Medicine | Lorraine | Episode: "Seize the Day" |
| 2005 | Fatal Reunion | Lisa Calders | (TV movie) |
| 2005-2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Tala, Plastique, Bernadeth, Rama Kushna | (7 Episodes) Voice Role |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Natalie/Anodite Verdona | Episode: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" |
| Helen | Episode: "Plumber's Helpers." | ||
| Episode: "Voided" | |||
| 2009 | Helen/Tini | Episode: "Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1" | |
| 2010 | Helen | Episode: "Above & Beyond" | |
| 2011 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Fritz | Episode: "Viktor: The Spoils" |
| Natalie/Verdona | Episode: "Girl Trouble" | ||
| Natalie/French Classroom Teacher | Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Gwen" | ||
| Verdona/Waitress | Episode: "Moonstruck" | ||
| Goodnight Burbank | Herself | Episode: "Lesbians on Acid" | |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Susan Storm / Invisible Woman | Episode: "The Private War of Dr. Doom" |
| Criminal Minds | Season 7 Episode 19 "Heathridge Manor" |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pump Up the Volume | Joni (scenes deleted) |
| 1990 | The Grifters | Young Lilly |
| 1992 | Neon City | Twink |
| 1994 | Ed Wood | Loretta King |
| 1994 | Direct Hit | Shelly |
| 1995 | Theodore Rex | Dr. Veronica Shade |
| 1996 | Life Among the Cannibals | Rachael |
| 1997 | Ravager | Sarra |
| 1999 | Carlo's Wake | Anna Torello |
| 2001 | Freedom Park | |
| 2002 | Citizens | Zoey |
| 2002 | Repossessed | Alison Labatte |
| 2004 | Toolbox Murders | Julia Cunningham |
| 2005 | Going Shopping | Isabella |
| 2007 | Bioshock | Little Sisters |
| 2007 | Hack! | Mary |
| 2008 | Haunted Echoes (aka: Darkness Visible) | Claire |
| 2008 | Take Flight: Gary Oldman Directs Chutzpah | Director |
| 2009 | Green Lantern: First Flight | Labella |
| 2009 | Monster Mutt | Nataliya |
| 2011 | The Yellow Wallpaper | Charlotte Weiland |
| 2012 | Justice League: Doom | Ten |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | Drusilla in Angel in 1999 | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Juliet Landau | MYmovies". Mymovies.it. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ a b "A Close-Up of Barbara Bain". Kingsport Post - Hawkins County Post: WJHL TV-11 supplement. Kingsport. September 19, 1968. p.4. Retrieved 2011 Dec 30.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Ask the Star". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. October 26, 1968. p. 43. Retrieved 2011 Dec 30.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "California Births, 1905 - 1995". Familytreelegends.com. 1965-03-30. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ Good housekeeping - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ "Playtime for soon-to-be producer Peta - Opinion". smh.com.au. 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ Good housekeeping - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Vineberg, Steve (October 1, 2000). "Yes, She's a Vampire Slayer. No, Her Show Isn't Kid Stuff". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011 Dec 30.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Behind the Scenes". Cityofangel.com. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Abbie (9/8/2008). "Exclusive Interview: JULIET LANDAU TAKES ON GODHEAD AND GARY OLDMAN". If Magazine. Archived from the original on Sep 23 2008. Retrieved 2011 Dec 30.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=,|date=, and|archivedate=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Carpenter, Cassie (Sept 8, 2008). "Taking Flight". Back Stage. Retrieved 2011 Dec 30.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Creepy, Uncle (2010-02-03). "DVD Art: E1 Entertainment's Haunted Echoes | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=video&show_id=164029
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