Actress Musetta Vander: film roles, biography

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Musetta Vander is a South African actress. Originally from the city of Durban. She played in 66 cinematic projects, including the feature films “Oh, where are you, brother” and “Cage”. Worked in the series: "Stargate: 3B-1", "Star Trek: Voyager", "Fraser". She took her first steps on the acting career ladder in 1984, playing in the TV series Murder, She Wrote. The most successful year in her work can be called 2010 - the period of work in the series "Hawaii 5.0".

Worked on set with actors: Glenn Morshower, Jay Acovone, Neil Duncan, Marshall R. Tigg and others. Films with Musetta Vander belong to the genres: melodrama, comedy, drama. The South African is married to filmmaker Jeff Celentano. Her height is 173 cm. Today she is 54 years old.

Biography

She was born in the South African city of Durban on May 26, 1963 in the family of a ballet teacher. As a child, she loved to participate in theatrical and dance performances. After graduating from high school, she worked as a dance teacher for a period of time. Later becamea specialist in psychology.

The actress's website says that one day an American fell in love with her, who first made her his bride, and then took her to Hollywood. Musetta Vander admits that she immediately fell in love with Los Angeles. The city charmed her with its natural diversity and fusion of cultures.

In the US, Musetta Vander's talent was immediately in demand. The girl then starred in the videos of such popular artists as: Rod Stewart, Elton John, Tina Turner, Chris Isaac.

At the new stage of her career, the actress was lucky to work on the set with movie stars: Kevin Kline, Will Smith, George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez and others.

Now the actress is passionate about the qigong healing system, which, according to her, changed her way of thinking and taught her to live in harmony. She conducts classes in her workshop, and posts videos with them on the Internet.

First movie roles

In 1987, she appeared in the American melodrama series The Bold and the Beautiful, where the main characters are members of the Forrester family. A year later, she played an episodic role in the full-length comedy Murphy's Fault, where the main character has to learn from his own experience that fortune is unpredictable and changeable.

Meaningful roles

Actress Musetta Vander began to build a line of fantastic characters with the role of Ingrid in the 1992 series Highlander. Three years later, she developed the image of Derran in the legendary television project"Star Trek: Voyager". According to the actress, she is very lucky to be part of this fantastic franchise, which she hopes will be watched by more and more new generations of viewers.

In 1997, she delighted her fans by becoming Natalia French in the youth series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

New roles

In 2010, she captured the image of Sheriff Alana Smith in the Hawaii 5.0 project. The actress admits that she was incredibly happy to shoot on Hawaiian beaches near the ocean. She says that she learned to surf with pleasure then. In 2017, she played Edna in the film Hate. Then she played one of the minor characters in the project "The Spread of Darkness". In the TV series "The Dukes of Sweden" in 2016, her character Jennifer acts. In the movie Shine, she forms the image of Korrina.