Biography
Pretty blonde performer Amber Benson racked up numerous film and television credits before rising to fame on the popular supernatural series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Benson moved with her family to Los Angeles at age fourteen in 1991. By 1993 she had made the first of three "Jack Reed" TV-movies, "Jack Reed: Badge of Honor", appearing as the daughter of the titular Chicago cop in this NBC entry as …
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Career Milestones
| Wrote, produced, directed and starred in the dark comedy "Chance" (lensed 2001) | ||
2001 | Made a regular on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (UPN) | |
2001 | "Don's Plum", a feature filmed in 1995-1996, screened at film festivals after a long legal battle between producers and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire | |
2001 | Released the comic book WannaBlessedBe, co-written with novelist Christopher Golden and based upon her character on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" | |
2000 | Acted in the black comedy "The Prime Gig"; after festival screenings, released direct-to-video in 2002 | |
1999 | Had a recurring role on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB) as Tara, the good witch girlfriend of Willow (Alyson Hannigan) | |
1998 | Her role as 'Stoned Girl' drastically cut when "Can't Hardly Wait" was re-edited, removing most drug-related content for a PG-13 rating | |
1996 | Revisited the character of Nicole Reed in "Jack Reed: A Killer Amongst Us" | |
1995 | Played the daughter of Randy Quaid in "Bye Bye, Love" | |
1994 | Reprised role of Nicole Reed in the NBC TV-movie "Jack Reed: A Search For Justice" | |
1994 | Featured in Anthony Drazan's period drama "Imaginary Crimes" and the modern satire "S.F.W." | |
1993 | Appeared in NBC TV-movie "Jack Reed: Badge of Honor", playing Nicole, daughter of Brian Dennehey's titular Chicago cop | |
1993 | Acted in Steven Soderbergh's "King of the Hill" | |
1993 | Featured in the thriller "The Crush" | |
1991 | Family relocated to Los Angeles when Benson was fourteen | |
| Lived in Orlando, Florida from ages 12 to 14 | ||
| Raised in Birmingham, Alabama | ||
Awards
2005 | Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in Race You to the Bottom |