# 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 | |
| 1989 | Crimes of Crimes | Sheri Cutler | |
| 1989 | The Revenger | Marissa | |
| 1993 | Monolith | Katya Pavlova | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Dancer | Scene deleted |
| 1994 | Dickwad | Juicy | Short film |
| 1994 | Oblivion | Lash | |
| 1995 | Project Metalbeast | Debbie | |
| 1995 | The Secret Force | Nurse | |
| 1995 | Project Shadowchaser III | Rea Astov | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Under the Hula Moon | Maya Gundinger | |
| 1996 | The Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen | Lady Beryl | |
| 1996 | Oblivion 2: Backlash | Lash | |
| 1997 | American Hero | Gipsy | Shot in 1995, cancelled in 1997, and finally released in 2021. |
| 1997 | Elissa | Elissa | Short film |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | Sindel | |
| 1998 | Gunshy | Grace | |
| 1999 | Molly | Maxine | |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West | Munitia | |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Siren | |
| 2000 | The Cell | Ella Baines | |
| 2004 | Forbidden Warrior | Reza | |
| 2005 | Mansquito | Dr. Jennifer Allen | TV movie |
| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming | Janice Weston | |
| 2005 | What's Up, Scarlet? | Sabrina Fisser | |
| 2006 | Spymate | Dr. Claudette Amour | |
| 2006 | Monster Night | Miss Morticia | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Say It in Russian | Natalia | |
| 2007 | Planet Raptor | Sgt. Jacqueline 'Jack' Moore | TV movie |
| 2009 | Transylmania | Teodora Van Sloan | |
| 2009 | Breaking Point | Celia Hernandez | |
| 2009 | 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 | |
| 2015 | $elfie Shootout | Agent Zoey Miller | |
| 2017 | The Hatred | Edna | |
| 2017 | Shine | Corrine Stacker | |
| 2018 | Meryl | | (short) (voice) |
| 2023 | Deadly Draw | Zazie Zuiderkerk | |
| 2024 | The Uncivil War: America Divided | Beth | |
| 2024 | Mommy | Doris | (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" |
| 1996 | Viper | KGB Agent Natalya Marakova | Episode: "MIG-89" |
| 1997 | Highlander | Ingrid Henning | Episode: "The Valkyrie" |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Natalie French/The She-Mantis | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" |
| 1997 | Babylon 5 | Felicia | Episode: "Between the Darkness and the Light" |
| 1997 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Elina Zulinova | Episode: "Road Warriors" |
| 1998 | The Sentinel | Lila | Episode: "Love Kills" |
| 1998 | 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" |
| 2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Ilainus | Episode: "Amphipolis Under Siege" |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Prima | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 2000 | 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" |
| 2003 | She Spies | Dr. Weiland | Episode: "Damsels in De-Stress" |
| 2003 | 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" |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 1989 | Terry Lin – "Let's Get Busy" | Dancer | Music video |
| 1989 | Alice Cooper – "Bed of Nails" | Dancer | Music video |
| 1989 | Cats in Boots – "Shotgun Sally" | Dancer/Model | Music video |
| 1989 | Paul Carrack – "I Live By the Groove" | Model | Music video |
| 1989 | Rod Stewart – "This Old Heart of Mine" | Dancer/Model | Music video |
| 1989 | Tina Turner – "I Don't Wanna Lose You" | Model | Music video |
| 1989 | Elton John – "Healing Hands" | Model | Music video |
| 1990 | Joey B. Ellis – "Thought You Were the One for Me" | Dancer | Music video |
| 1990 | Traveling Wilburys – "Wilbury Twist" | Dancer | Music video |
| 1990 | King Swamp – "Wiseblood" | Model | Music video |
| 1990 | Terry Steele – "If I Told You Once" | Model | Music video |
| 1990 | Desiree Coleman – "Romance" | Model | Music video |
| 1990 | Debbie Gibson – "Anything Is Possible" | Model | Music video |
| 1990 | 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 |
| 1992 | 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 |
| 1995 | 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 |
| 2007 | Yoplait | Model | Commercial |
| 2009 | Live From the Future | Herself/Guest | Talk show |
| 2017 | DSW The Daughter Situation | Mother | Commercial |
| 2017 | Amazon Echo | Actress | Commercial |
| 2017 | 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.