Sandra Luesse

Sandra Carolina Luesse (born June 16, 1982) is an American actress with a Peruvian and German background. Luesse got her start in 2007 when she was cast as the lead girl in the Latin Rock sensation, MANA, Manda una Señal music video which shot to #1 position of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Early life Luesse was born in West Berlin, to her German father Dr. Karl-Heinz Luesse and to her Peruvian mother Lucilla Carolina Escudero. Luesse moved to the United States when she was 7 years old. Her first stop was Atlanta followed by Chicago and then San Diego. In 2006, Luesse moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. She started in music videos, commercials and then TV and Film.

Career Luesse got her start in 2007 when she was cast as the lead girl in the Latin Rock sensation, Maná, Manda una Señal music video which shot to #1 position of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. Shortly after she landed the role of Lisa in Co-Ed Confidential, a pornographic series remake of National Lampoon’s Animal House. In 2011, Luesse won best female breakthrough action star for her role as Gina Cassidy in Cartel War. You can also see Luesse acting alongside Jon Voight and Dermot Mulroney in the supernatural thriller, Beyond. Luesse has guest starred on The Young and the Restless and co-starred opposite Tony Shalhoub and Steve Zhan on Monk. She can also be seen on “Friends with Benefits” and “Jimmy Kimmel”.

Luesse is also recognized as an international DJ where she has spun for brands around the world including Le Diner en Blanc, Nikki Beach, French Tuesdays, House of Blues, Soho House, and many high-profile events including her residency at 1912 inside the acclaimed Beverly Hills Hotel. While DJing at a Grammy Entertainment basketball league, Luesse was offered her own 13 episode show called “The Lady Splash Show’ on TradioV. Soon after, she became a co-host for Epic EDM and Techno Buffalo.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2001American Pie 2 Girl At Party (uncredited) 2007 Manda Una Senal Lead Girl 2006 Final Move Officer Minster 2009 The Carpenter: Part 1 - And So They Die Alyssa 2009 Thanks for Dying Amanda Gallo 2010 Disrupt/Dismantle - a.k.a. Cartel War Gina Cassidy 2010 Drop Dead Gorgeous Mary Kessler - Narrator 2012 Beyond Manda Lee 2013 Hot Tub Diaries Dj 2014 Tice Jessica 2014 Hollywood it! Julia 2015 The Jokesters Zoe 2015 The Slice Maria 2019 Ruta Madre Cherrie

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Kate 2007 Wild 'n Out Herself Wild 'n Out Girl"Ne-Yo" (season 4: episode 2)"Lloyd" (season 4: episode 3) 2007–2008 Co-Ed Confidential Lisa 13 episodes 2009 Monk Waitress "Mr. Monk's Other Brother" (season 7: episode 10) 2011 The Young and the Restless Sexy Woman 1 episode 2011 Friends with Benefits Officer Trish "The Benefit of the Right Track" (season 1: episode 5) 2014 East Los High Officer Valdez