Sandra Luesse

Sandra Luesse
Born Sandra Carolina Luesse
(1982-06-16) June 16, 1982
West Berlin
Occupation Actress, disc jockey
Years active 2007–present

Sandra Carolina Luesse (born June 16, 1982) is an American actress with a Peruvian and German background. Luesse got her start in 2007 when she was cast as the lead girl in the Latin Rock sensation, MANA, Manda una Señal music video which shot to #1 position of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Early life

Luesse was born in West Berlin, to her German father Dr. Karl-Heinz Luesse and to her Peruvian mother Lucilla Carolina Escudero. Luesse moved to the United States when she was 7 years old. Her first stop was Atlanta followed by Chicago and then San Diego. In 2006, Luesse moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Then made her way to commercials and eventually TV and film.

Career

Luesse got her start in 2007 when she was cast as the lead girl in the Latin Rock sensation, Maná, Manda una Señal music video which shot to #1 position of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. Shortly after she landed the role of Lisa in Co-Ed Confidential, the series remake of National Lampoon’s Animal House. In 2011, Luesse won best female breakthrough action star for her role as Gina Cassidy in Cartel War.[1] You can also see Luesse acting alongside Jon Voight and Dermot Mulroney in the supernatural thriller, Beyond. Luesse has guest starred on The Young and the Restless[2] and co-starred opposite Tony Shalhoub and Steve Zhan on Monk.[3] She can also be seen on “Friends with Benefits” [4] and “Jimmy Kimmel”.[5]

Luesse is also recognized as an international DJ where she has spun for brands around the world including Le Diner en Blanc, Nikki Beach, French Tuesdays, House of Blues, Soho House, and many high-profile events including her residency at 1912 inside the acclaimed Beverly Hills Hotel. While DJing at a Grammy Entertainment basketball league, Luesse was offered her own 13 episode show called “The Lady Splash Show’[6] on TradioV. Soon after, she became a co-host for Epic EDM and Techno Buffalo.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 American Pie 2 Girl At Party (uncredited)
2007 Manda Una Senal" Lead Girl
2006 Final Move Officer Minster
2009 The Carpenter: Part 1 - And So They Die Alyssa
2009 Thanks for Dying Amanda Gallo
2010 Disrupt/Dismantle - a.k.a. Cartel War Gina Cassidy
2010 Drop Dead Gorgeous Mary Kessler - Narrator
2012 Beyond Manda Lee
2013 Hot Tub Diaries Dj
2014 Tice Jessica
2014 Hollywood it! Julia
2015 The Jokesters Zoe
2015 The Slice Maria
2015 Ruta Madre Cherrie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Kate
2007 Wild 'n Out Herself Wild 'n Out Girl
"Ne-Yo" (season 4: episode 2)
"Lloyd" (season 4: episode 3)
2007–2008 Co-Ed Confidential Lisa 13 episodes
2009 Monk Waitress "Mr. Monk's Other Brother" (season 7: episode 10)
2011 The Young and the Restless Sexy Woman 1 episode
2011 Friends with Benefits Officer Trish "The Benefit of the Right Track" (season 1: episode 5)
2014 East Los High Officer Valdez

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1528225/
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1800671/combined
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1189400/combined
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1776467/combined
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0615938/combined
  6. ↑ "Entertainment Issue by Tastemaker Magazine". ISSUU. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
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