Julie Benz
Milestones
- Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Birthday: May 1, 1972
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2008
Played an idealistic young missionary, opposite Sylvester Stallone in "Rambo"; Stallone also produced, wrote and directed
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2006
Appeared in the Lifetime movie "Circle of Friends"
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2006
Cast as Rita Bennett, the girlfriend of a serial killer on Showtime's crime thriller "Dexter"
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2005
Co-starred in The Bubble Factory's black comedy "A Fate Totally Worse Than Death" (lensed 1999)
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2005
Co-starred in the HBO's award winning film, "Lackawanna Blues"
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2002
Featured in the alien abduction-themed Sci-Fi Channel miniseries "Taken"
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2001 to 2004
Became a series regular as Darla on "Angel" (The WB)
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2001
Played comedian Bill Bellamy's girlfriend in "The Brothers"
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2000
Featured in the USA Network spoof, "Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th"
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2000
Had a recurring guest role on the "Buffy" spin-off "Angel", reprising the role of Darla
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2000
Had a supporting role in the ABC TV-movie remake "Satan's School For Girls"
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1999
Co-starred in the high school-set black comedy "Jawbreaker"
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1999
Had a recurring role on "Roswell" (The WB) as Miss Topolsky, a school guidance counselor
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1999
Was a regular on "Payne" (NBC), a short-lived remake of the popular British comedy "Fawlty Towers"
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1998
Featured in the parody short "Eating Las Vegas"
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1998
Was a regular on the short-lived Fox sitcom "Ask Harriet"
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1997
Had a memorable cameo as a receptionist in "As Good As It Gets"
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1997
Originated the role of vampire Darla on "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" (The WB)
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1995
Had a cameo in the Disney Family Films presentation of "The Barefoot Executive" (ABC)
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1991 to 1992
Played the daughter of a 1950s sitcom family relocated to the 1990s suburbs, on "Hi Honey, I'm Home" (ABC, Nickelodeon)
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1990
Featured in Dario Argento's episodic horror feature "Two Evil Eyes"
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1988
With parter David Schilling, ranked thirteenth at the 1988 U.S. National Junior Dance Championships in Denver
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Began skating at age three; competed professionally until age sixteen in singles and ice dancing
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Landed first acting role in a local stage production of "Breaking the Code"
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Moved to New York City; attended New York University
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Relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting career