Musetta Vander

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

Biography In 1991, Vander landed her first notable role, portraying Zander Tyler in seven episodes of the action-adventure TV series Super Force.

In 1997, she portrayed Sindel in Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997).

In 1998, Vander starred as Lady Elara, one of the lead characters in the video game Dune 2000. In 2002, she reprised her role for the sequel, Emperor: Battle for Dune.

Vander's theater credits include The Bourgeois Gentleman and Soweto's Burning.

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.

Vander is featured in magazines, including a pictorial in Maxim.

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.

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.

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 (2005), and co-starred in Say It in Russian (2007). She played the lead female character in the thriller Breaking Point (2009). She can also be seen in the spoof/comedy Transylmania (2009).

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

Filmography

Film 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)2023Deadly DrawZazie Zuiderkerk2024The Uncivil War: America DividedBeth2024MommyDoris(short)

Television 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 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 CommercialAmazon Echo Actress Commercial Rhofade - Less Red and More You Actress Commercial

Radio and podcasts Vander appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on 31 August 2016.