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A pretty blonde performer with a soulful look and a whispery voice, Julie Benz started out not on stage,... (Learn more)

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Julie Benz’s Milestones
Began skating at age three; competed professionally until age sixteen in singles and ice dancing
Landed first acting role in a local stage production of "Breaking the Code"
Moved to New York City; attended New York University
Relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting career
1988 With parter David Schilling, ranked thirteenth at the 1988 U.S. National Junior Dance Championships in Denver
1990 Featured in Dario Argento's episodic horror feature "Two Evil Eyes"
1991 - 1992 Played the daughter of a 1950s sitcom family relocated to the 1990s suburbs, on "Hi Honey, I'm Home" (ABC, Nickelodeon)
1995 Had a cameo in the Disney Family Films presentation of "The Barefoot Executive" (ABC)
1997 Had a memorable cameo as a receptionist in "As Good As It Gets"
1997 Originated the role of vampire Darla on "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" (The WB)
1998 Featured in the parody short "Eating Las Vegas"
1998 Was a regular on the short-lived Fox sitcom "Ask Harriet"
1999 Co-starred in the high school-set black comedy "Jawbreaker"
1999 Had a recurring role on "Roswell" (The WB) as Miss Topolsky, a school guidance counselor
1999 Was a regular on "Payne" (NBC), a short-lived remake of the popular British comedy "Fawlty Towers"
2000 Featured in the USA Network spoof, "Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th"
2000 Had a recurring guest role on the "Buffy" spin-off "Angel", reprising the role of Darla
2000 Had a supporting role in the ABC TV-movie remake "Satan's School For Girls"
2001 - 2004 Became a series regular as Darla on "Angel" (The WB)
2001 Played comedian Bill Bellamy's girlfriend in "The Brothers"
2002 Featured in the alien abduction-themed Sci-Fi Channel miniseries "Taken"
2005 Co-starred in The Bubble Factory's black comedy "A Fate Totally Worse Than Death" (lensed 1999)
2005 Co-starred in the HBO's award winning film, "Lackawanna Blues"
2006 Appeared in the Lifetime movie "Circle of Friends"
2006 Cast as Rita Bennett, the girlfriend of a serial killer on Showtime's crime thriller "Dexter"
2008 Played an idealistic young missionary, opposite Sylvester Stallone in "Rambo"; Stallone also produced, wrote and directed

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Born

May, 01 1972 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Education

  • New York University, New York, NY:

Professions

actor, professional ice skater