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My Take
Juliet Landau is one of those performers I think of as defined by a single unforgettable character, Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, even though her range is far wider. That mad, sing-song vampire remains a masterclass in making menace feel fragile and almost pitiable. What surprises people is the trained ballerina underneath; that dancer's control over body and voice is exactly what made Drusilla so eerily precise. Her turn as Loretta King in Tim Burton's Ed Wood shows the same eye for off-kilter, period-specific texture. She earned that Saturn nomination, and to me she remains a cult-favorite character actor in the best sense.
Overview
Juliet Rose Landau (born March 30, 1965) is an American actress, director, producer, and ballerina best known for her role as Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff show Angel, the latter appearance earning her a Saturn Award nomination. She is also known for co-starring as Loretta King in Tim Burton's Ed Wood.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Juliet Landau
- Name (Japanese)
- ジュリエット・ランドー
- Reading
- じゅりえっと・らんどー
- Born
- March 30, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- ballet dancer / film actor / television actor / stage actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.