Juliet Landau

Juliet Landau is an American actress (daughter of the legendary Martin Landau) best known for portraying the frail yet completely insane vampiress; Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and spin off series; Angel. She has appeared in a diverse range of roles. She is active in film, television and theater.

Juliet Landau Career

She co-starred in Tim Burton's Ed Wood as Loretta King and starred opposite Whoopi Goldberg in New Line Cinema's Theodore Rex. She created the role of Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing on Buffy and spin off show Angel over the course of six seasons. Steve Vinberg of The New York Times hailed "The wildly gifted Juliet Landau plays Drusilla like an acid-addled cross between Ophelia and Cassandra." [3]

Lead roles in Independents include: The Yellow Wallpaper, Darkness Visible, Hack, Toolbox Murders, Repossessed, Carlo's Wake, Life Among the Cannibals, Ravager, Direct Hit, Citizens and a co-starring turn in Henry Jaglom's Going Shopping.

TV guest appearances include: Millennium, La Femme Nikita, Strong Medicine and a starring role in the Lifetime movie Fatal Reunion. She just completed a project for HBO directed by Jake Scott. She used her skill with dialects by lending her voice to various characters on the popular animated series' Justice League Unlimited and Ben 10 as well as The Green Lantern film and the Bioshock game.

Landau has received outstanding reviews for her work in the theater each time out. These much-acclaimed lead roles include: Awake and Sing at The Pittsburgh Public Theater, the world premiere of Failure of Nerve, Uncommon Women and Others, The Pushcart Peddlers, Billy Irish, We're Talking Today Here, the musical How To Steal An Election, the West Coast premiere of Irish Coffee and the world premiere of Murray Shisgal's musical The Songs Of War.