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'''Musetta Vander''' (born '''Musetta van der Merwe''', May 26, |
'''Musetta Vander''' (born '''Musetta van der Merwe''', May 26, 1969) is a [[South Africa]]n actress and model. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Revision as of 19:14, 14 September 2009
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Musetta Vander | |
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| Born | Musetta van der Merwe |
| Spouse | Jeff Celentano (1988–present) |
| Website | http://www.musettavander.com/ |
Musetta Vander (born Musetta van der Merwe, May 26, 1969) is a South African actress and model.
Biography
Personal life
As the daughter of a ballet teacher, 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. She teaches at The Performer's Academy in Orange County, California, as does her husband.
Career
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. Vander's feature film credits include: Kicking & Screaming, Wild Wild West, The Cell, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?. Her many television appearances include episodes of such series as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: Voyager, Secret Agent Man and Xena: Warrior Princess. In 2006, Vander 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. She stars as Lady Elara, one of the lead characters in Dune 2000, a real-time strategy video game, released by Westwood Studios in 1998. In 2002 Vander reprised her role for the sequel: Emperor: Battle for Dune. Vander's 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. Most recently Vander acted in Say It in Russian and Order of Redemption both directed by Celentano.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Crime of Crimes | Sheri Cutler |
| The Endangered | ? | |
| The Revenger | Marissa | |
| Rock Video Girl 2 | Herself | |
| 1993 | Monolith | Katya |
| 1994 | Dickwad | Juicy |
| Oblivion | Lash | |
| 1995 | The Secret Force | Nurse |
| Project: Metalbeast | Debbie | |
| Project Shadowchaser III | Rea | |
| Under the Hula Moon | Maya Gundinger | |
| 1996 | The Dark Mist | Lady Beryl |
| Oblivion 2: Backlash | Lash | |
| 1997 | American Hero | Gipsy |
| Elissa | Elissa | |
| Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | Queen Sindel | |
| 1998 | Gunshy | Grace |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West | Munitia |
| Molly | Maxine | |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Siren |
| The Cell | Ella Baines | |
| 2004 | Forbidden Warrior | Reza |
| 2005 | Mansquito | Dr. Jennifer Allen |
| Kicking & Screaming | Janice Weston | |
| What's Up, Scarlet? | Sabrina Fisser | |
| 2006 | Spymate | Dr. Claudette Amour |
| Monster Night | Miss Morticia | |
| 2007 | Say It in Russian | Natalia |
| Planet Raptor | Sgt. Jacqueline 'Jack' Moore | |
| Transylmania | Teodora van Sloan | |
| 2009 | Order of Redemption | Celia Hernandez |
| Napoleonic | Dr. Barbara Hale | |
| The Revelator | TBA |
Television
- Super Force (recurring role, 1992)
- Murder, She Wrote (episode: "The Dying Game", 1992)
- Boy Meets World (2 episodes, 1994–1995)
- Diagnosis Murder (episode: "Murder by the Book", 1996)
- Viper (episode: "MiG-89", 1996)
- Highlander (episode: "The Valkyrie", 1997)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (episode: "Teacher's Pet", 1997)
- Babylon 5 (episode: "Between the Darkness and the Light", 1997)
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold (2 episodes, 1997 & 2000)
- The Adventures of Sinbad (episode: "The Voyage to Hell", 1997)
- The Sentinel (episode: "Love Kills", 1998)
- Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (episode: "Top Event", 1998)
- Star Trek: Voyager (episode: "The Disease", 1999)
- Xena: Warrior Princess (episode: "Amphipolis Under Siege", 2000)
- Secret Agent Man (recurring role, 2000)
- Stargate SG-1 (2 episodes, 2000 & 2003)
- V.I.P. (episode: "Val's Big Bang", 2001)
- Son of the Beach (episode: "Hamm Stroker's Suck My Blood", 2002)
- She Spies (episode: "Damsels in De-Stress", 2003)
- Frasier (episode: "High Holidays", 2003)
- The Bold and the Beautiful (recurring role, 2004)
External links
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- ^ "Musetta Vander - Actress - Tv-com Profiles". Tv.com. 1969-05-26. Retrieved 2009-09-13.