[1] Cussler has worked on several films starting in 1987, mostly on sci-fi productions.
Her first films were The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory and Barfly, both in 1987.
Through the 1990s she worked on numerous film projects, including Philadelphia Experiment II and Hellraiser: Bloodline.
Cussler also played the role of Kitty Mannock in the 2005 film Sahara, an adaptation of her father's novel Sahara, which starred Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz and Steve Zahn.
Cussler was a member of the band The Darklings and currently plays drums with Stations of the Sun.