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Juliet Rose Landau (born March 30, 1965) is an American actress, director, producer, and ballerina best known for her role as Drusilla on ''
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'' and its spinoff show ''
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'', the latter appearance earning her a Saturn Award nomination. She is also known for co-starring as Loretta King in
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''.


Early life

Landau was born in Los Angeles to
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parents
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and Barbara Bain, both of whom were actors. Her older sister is film producer Susan Landau Finch. She spent her early childhood in West Los Angeles. Landau is a former professional ballerina.


Career

Landau starred in some independent films including '' Where the Road Runs Out'', ''Fairfield'', '' Monster Mutt'', ''Citizens'', ''Dark Hearts'', ''
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'', '' Hack!'', '' Toolbox Murders'', ''Repossessed'', ''Carlo's Wake'', ''Life Among the Cannibals'', '' Ravager'', '' Direct Hit'', and co-starred in
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's '' Going Shopping''. She also starred in the Lifetime film ''Fatal Reunion''. Landau guest starred in television shows ''
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'', ''
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'', '' La Femme Nikita and'' ''
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.'' She voiced various characters in the animated series ''
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'' and '' Ben 10'' as well as the animated film '' Green Lantern: First Flight''. She has also voiced characters of the '' BioShock'' video games. Landau's theater roles include ''Awake and Sing'' at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, the world premiere of ''Failure of Nerve'', ''Danny and the Deep Blue Sea'', ''
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'', '' Uncommon Women and Others'', ''The Pushcart Peddlers'', ''Billy Irish'', ''We're Talking Today Here'', the musical ''How To Steal An Election'', ''Irish Coffee'' and the world premiere of musical ''The Songs of War''. She played Natasha in a reading of '' Three Sisters'', assembled by Al Pacino at The Actors Studio. Landau made her directorial debut in 2008's ''Take Flight'', a short documentary film about
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and his creative process. Oldman spoke positively about the experience. With her husband, Deverill Weekes, Landau co-directed ''Dream Out Loud'', about make-up artist Kazuhiro Tsuji, who was branching into the world of fine art. The film captures one of his creations from inception to culmination, and features interviews with
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, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and
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. In 2009, Landau co-wrote issues #24 and #25 of the ''
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'' comic book series for
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, in collaboration with Brian Lynch, with storylines featuring her Buffy and Angel character Drusilla. Landau also contributed numerous ideas and references for the cover and interior art of the issues, and has stated that she would like to write more comics set in the Buffyverse. She was slated to write a five-part Drusilla miniseries from Dark Horse Comics in 2014, which is now delayed. In 2012–13, Landau produced and starred in the play ''Danny and the Deep Blue Sea'' directed by
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at the Crown City Theater in North Hollywood. Her portrayal received positive reviews and awards, and the show was extended multiple times due to its popularity. In July 2013, Landau was cast as a new incarnation of the
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Romana in the audio dramas ''Gallifrey'' and ''Luna Romana'', both of which are spin-offs from the BBC television series ''
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''. In 2019, Landau was cast as Rita Tedesco in the fifth season of '' Bosch'' on Amazon Prime Video. In September 2019, Landau was cast as the vampire Hester for the web series ''Vampire: The Masquerade - LA by Night''. Her character was part of a cabal of Tremere, vampires who can do blood sorcery, called the Wyrd Sisters.


Personal life

Landau is a member of the
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and in 2008 was being mentored by
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.


Filmography


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Film


Video games


Web


Awards and nominations


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