Tanya van Graan

Tanya van Graan (born 13 December 1983) is a South African actress, singer and model. She is known for her roles in Zulu and Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, and for being FHM's Sexiest Woman at the 2007 FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World bash held in Johannesburg.^[1][2]

Tanya van Graan
Born	(1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 40) Cape Town, South Africa
Occupations	Actress model singer
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Kasper Kristofferson ​ ​ (m. 2014)​

Career

In addition to appearances in South African productions, she appeared in the science fiction film Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, by Edward Neumeier, as Sergeant A. Sunday, alongside Jolene Blalock and Casper Van Dien.

In 2010, she starred in the horror comedy Lost Boys: The Thirst as Lily, alongside Tanit Phoenix and Corey Feldman. In the same year she played the role of Holly in the action movie Death Race 2 and worked again with Tanit Phoenix in front of the camera as well as its sequel, Death Race 3: Inferno, released in 2013. In the movie, Graan played the character Amber and stood as before, in addition to Luke Goss, Danny Trejo and Ving Rhames before the camera. All three films of the Death Race series were released as Direct-to-DVD.

In 2013, Van Graan starred as Tara in the thriller movie Zulu of Jérôme Salle, alongside Orlando Bloom and Forest Whitaker.

Personal life

In 2014, Van Graan married Kasper Kristofferson at La Residence in Franschhoek.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Kofifi	Karen
2008	Starship Troopers 3: Marauder	Sergeant A. Sunday
2010	Mad Cow (2010 film)	Charlize
2010	Lost Boys: The Thirst	Lily
2010	Death Race 2	Holly
2013	Death Race 3: Inferno	Amber
2013	Zulu	Tara
2013	Jimmy in Pien	Judge #2
2014	SEAL Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines	Female Tech / Collins
2014	Die Spook van Uniondale	Marie
2016	Geraubte Wahrheit	Melissa
2017	24 Hours to Live	Jasmine Morrow
2018	Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell	Dr. Rita Sims
2020	The Empty Man	Allison Lasombra
2021	Escape Room: Tournament of Champions	Sonya	Extended cut version
2022	Redeeming Love	Sally

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Snitch	Talen Aimes	Guest Season 1 Episode 1
2008	Strictly Come Dancing	Herself	Reality Show
2008	Malan en Kie	Chantelle
2017	Dating Game Killer	Shauna Bradshaw	TV film
2020	Raised by Wolves	Lempo	(1) Season 1 Episode 3: "Virtual Faith" (2) Season 1 Episode 4: "Nature's Course" (3) Season 1 Episode 5: "Infected Memory" (4) Season 1 Episode 6: "Lost Paradise"
2020	Professionals	Romy Brandt	10 episodes

References

1. "Q&A: Tanya van Graan". news24. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
2. Petzer, Brett (11 November 2013). "Top Ten South African actors about to make it big". The South African. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
3. "Tanya & Kasper's La Residence Wedding". Wedding Friends. May 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

External links

• Tanya van Graan at IMDb