Musetta Vander (born Musetta van der Merwe; 26 May 1963)^[1] is a South African actress.

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Musetta Vander
Musetta Vander in 1996
Born	Musetta van der Merwe (1963-05-26) 26 May 1963 (age 60) Durban, South Africa
Alma mater	Rand Afrikaans University (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Known for	Wild Wild West Super Force Mortal Kombat Annihilation Buffy the Vampire Slayer Teacher's Pet Star Trek: Voyager
Website	www.musettavander.com

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In 1991, Vander landed her first notable role, portraying Zander Tyler in seven episodes of the action-adventure TV series Super Force.^[2]

In 1997, she portrayed Sindel in Mortal Kombat Annihilation.^[3]

In 1998, she starred as Lady Elara, one of the lead characters in the video game Dune 2000.^[4] In 2002, she reprised her role for the sequel, Emperor: Battle for Dune.^[5]

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

She 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.

She is featured in magazines, including a pictorial in Maxim^[6] and a cover on Details.^{[citation needed]}

1999, Vander had a supporting role in Barry Sonnenfeld's film Wild Wild West portraying an assistant to Kenneth Branagh's character, Dr. Loveless.

In 2000, she played a seductive Siren in O Brother, Where Art Thou?. That year, she also had a role in The Cell 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, and co-starred in Say It in Russian. She played the lead female character in the thriller Breaking Point.^[7] She can also be seen in the spoof/comedy Transylmania.

She starred in a Christian movie, Johnny, and played the step-mother of Gattlin Griffith in the horror movie Under the Bed.

• Vander appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on 31 August 2016.