Musetta Vander

{{Infobox person

| name = Musetta Vander

| image = File:Musetta Vander 1996.jpg

| caption = Musetta Vander (age 33; 1996).

| birthname = Musetta van der Merwe

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|5|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Durban, South Africa

| alma_mater = Rand Afrikaans University (BA)

| death_date =

| death_place =

| known_for = Wild Wild West
Super Force
Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Teacher's Pet
Star Trek: Voyager

| other_names =

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1986–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Jurg Human|2018}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.musettavander.com/}}

}}

Musetta Vander (born Musetta van der Merwe; 26 May 1963){{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/people/musetta-vander/ |title=Musetta Vander – Actress – Tv-com Profiles |website=Tv.com |access-date=28 March 2012 |archive-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930102348/http://www.tv.com/people/musetta-vander/ |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Tim |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=Musetta+Vander+super+force&pg=PA1333 |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present |last2=Marsh |first2=Earle F. |date=2009-06-24 |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 |pages=1333 |language=en}}

In 1997, she portrayed Sindel in Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997).{{Cite book |last=Carton |first=Christopher |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jyZXEAAAQBAJ&dq=Musetta+Vander+mortal+kombat&pg=PA24 |title=A Guide to Video Game Movies |date=2022-04-30 |publisher=White Owl |isbn=978-1-3990-9220-3 |pages=24 |language=en}}

In 1998, Vander starred as Lady Elara, one of the lead characters in the video game Dune 2000.{{Cite web |title=Dune 2000 (Video Game 1998) |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165275/characters/nm0888727 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=IMDb}} In 2002, she reprised her role for the sequel, Emperor: Battle for Dune.{{Cite web |title=Emperor: Battle for Dune (Video Game 2001) |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276104/characters/nm0888727 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=IMDb}}

Vander's theater credits include The Bourgeois Gentleman and Soweto's Burning.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

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.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Vander is featured in magazines, including a pictorial in Maxim.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxim.com/women/sirens-of-st-barts-2016-7/|title=The Sirens of St. Barts - Maxim|date=2 August 2016|website=Maxim.com|access-date=25 March 2023}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120891/characters/nm0888727/|title=Musetta Vander as Munitia |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=IMDb}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209958/characters/nm0888727/|title=Musetta Vander as Ella Baines |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=IMDb}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888727/|title=Musetta Vander|access-date=2025-02-20 |website=IMDb}}

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).{{cite web |url=http://www.musettavander.com/filmography.htm |title=Musetta Vander Filmography |website=Musettavander.com |access-date=2012-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060101015748/http://www.musettavander.com/filmography.htm |archive-date=2006-01-01 |url-status=dead }} She can also be seen in the spoof/comedy Transylmania (2009).{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936471/|title=Transylmania |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=IMDb}}

Vander starred in a Christian movie, Johnny (2010). She played the step-mother of Gattlin Griffith in the horror movie Under the Bed (2012).{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1934458/|title=Under the Bed |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=IMDb}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="3"\| 1989 \| The Endangered \| Christine Pickering \|
Crimes of Crimes \| Sheri Cutler \|
The Revenger \| Marissa \|
1993 \| Monolith \| Katya Pavlova \| Direct-to-video
rowspan="3"\| 1994 \| I'll Do Anything \| Dancer \| Scene deleted
Dickwad \| Juicy \| Short film
Oblivion \| Lash \|
rowspan="4"\| 1995 \| Project Metalbeast \| Debbie \|
The Secret Force \| Nurse \|
Project Shadowchaser III \| Rea Astov \| Direct-to-video
Under the Hula Moon \| Maya Gundinger \|
rowspan="2"\| 1996 \| The Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen \| Lady Beryl \|
Oblivion 2: Backlash \| Lash \|
rowspan="3"\| 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 \|
rowspan="2"\| 1999 \| Molly \| Maxine \|
Wild Wild West \| Munitia \|
rowspan="2"\| 2000 \| O Brother, Where Art Thou? \| Siren \|
The Cell \| Ella Baines \|
2004 \| Forbidden Warrior \| Reza \|
rowspan="3"\| 2005 \| Mansquito \| Dr. Jennifer Allen \| TV movie
Kicking & Screaming \| Janice Weston \|
What's Up, Scarlet? \| Sabrina Fisser \|
rowspan="2"\| 2006 \| Spymate \| Dr. Claudette Amour \|
Monster Night \| Miss Morticia \| Direct-to-video
rowspan="2"\| 2007 \| Say It in Russian \| Natalia \|
Planet Raptor \| Sgt. Jacqueline 'Jack' Moore \| TV movie
rowspan="3"\| 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 \|
rowspan="2"\| 2015 \| The Better Half \| Susan \|
$elfie Shootout \| Agent Zoey Miller \|
rowspan="2"\| 2017 \| The Hatred \| Edna \|
Shine \| Corrine Stacker \|
2018 \| Meryl \| \| (short) (voice)
2023 \|Deadly Draw \|Zazie Zuiderkerk \|
2024 \|The Uncivil War: America Divided \|Beth \|
2024 \|Mommy \|Doris \|(short)

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="3"| 1989

| The Endangered

| Christine Pickering

Crimes of Crimes

| Sheri Cutler

The Revenger

| Marissa

1993

| Monolith

| Katya Pavlova

| Direct-to-video

rowspan="3"| 1994

| I'll Do Anything

| Dancer

| Scene deleted

Dickwad

| Juicy

| Short film

Oblivion

| Lash

rowspan="4"| 1995

| Project Metalbeast

| Debbie

The Secret Force

| Nurse

Project Shadowchaser III

| Rea Astov

| Direct-to-video

Under the Hula Moon

| Maya Gundinger

rowspan="2"| 1996

| The Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen

| Lady Beryl

Oblivion 2: Backlash

| Lash

rowspan="3"| 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

rowspan="2"| 1999

| Molly

| Maxine

Wild Wild West

| Munitia

rowspan="2"| 2000

| O Brother, Where Art Thou?

| Siren

The Cell

| Ella Baines

2004

| Forbidden Warrior

| Reza

rowspan="3"| 2005

| Mansquito

| Dr. Jennifer Allen

| TV movie

Kicking & Screaming

| Janice Weston

What's Up, Scarlet?

| Sabrina Fisser

rowspan="2"| 2006

| Spymate

| Dr. Claudette Amour

Monster Night

| Miss Morticia

| Direct-to-video

rowspan="2"| 2007

| Say It in Russian

| Natalia

Planet Raptor

| Sgt. Jacqueline 'Jack' Moore

| TV movie

rowspan="3"| 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

rowspan="2"| 2015

| The Better Half

| Susan

$elfie Shootout

| Agent Zoey Miller

rowspan="2"| 2017

| The Hatred

| Edna

Shine

| Corrine Stacker

2018

| Meryl

| (short) (voice)

2023

|Deadly Draw

|Zazie Zuiderkerk

2024

|The Uncivil War: America Divided

|Beth

2024

|Mommy

|Doris

|(short)

= Television =

class="wikitable"
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"
rowspan="2"\| 1996 \| Diagnosis: Murder \| Carrie \| Episode: "Murder by the Book"
Viper \| KGB Agent Natalya Marakova \| Episode: "MIG-89"
rowspan="4"\| 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"
rowspan="2"\| 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"
rowspan="4"\| 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"
rowspan="3"\| 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"
rowspan="2"\| 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"

class="wikitable"

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"

rowspan="2"| 1996

| Diagnosis: Murder

| Carrie

| Episode: "Murder by the Book"

Viper

| KGB Agent Natalya Marakova

| Episode: "MIG-89"

rowspan="4"| 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"

rowspan="2"| 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"

rowspan="4"| 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"

rowspan="3"| 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"

rowspan="2"| 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=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="8"\| 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
rowspan="7"\| 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
rowspan="2"\| 1992 \| Rock Video Girls 2 \| Herself \| Music videos collection
It Came from the Desert \| Fantasy Girl \| Video game
1993 \| Voyeur \| Chantal Pousette \| Video game
rowspan="2"\| 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
rowspan="2"\| 2007 \| Prudential Real Estate \| Agent 24/7 \| Commercial
Yoplait \| Model \| Commercial
2009 \| Live From the Future \| Herself/Guest \| Talk show
rowspan="3"\| 2017 \| DSW The Daughter Situation \| Mother \| Commercial
Amazon Echo \| Actress \| Commercial
Rhofade - Less Red and More You \| Actress \| Commercial

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="8"| 1989

| Soweto's Burning

| Emma

| Theatre

Terry Lin – "Let's Get Busy"

| Dancer

| Music video