Julie Benz

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Julie Benz
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Birth name Julie M. Benz
Born May 1, 1972 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Notable Roles Darla in Angel'
Rita Bennett in Dexter
Notable Episodes
Awards 1 Satellite Award

1 Eyegore Award

Julie Benz is an American actress who starred in several shortlived series, including an American adaptation of Fawlty Towers. Prior to landing a billed role as the girlfriend of a serial killer on the Showtime series Dexter, Benz was most well known for her portrayal of Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Contents

Roles

Starring Roles

Series Role Year(s) Season(s)
Hi Honey, I'm Home Babs Nielson 1991 1
Empire (1995) Christie Lambert 1995 1
Payne Breeze O'Rourke 1999 1
Taken Kate Keys 2002 miniseries
Dexter Rita Bennett 2006–2009 1 2 3 4
No Ordinary Family Stephanie Powell 2010–2011 1
Defiance Amanda Rosewater 2013–  1

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
Married... with Children Sascha 8x19 - Field of Screams February 27, 1994
Hang Time Linda Cantrell 1x06 - Earl Makes the Grade October 14, 1995
High Tide Joanna Craig 2x08 - Sea No Evil November 12, 1995
Step by Step Tawny 5x09 - The Wall November 24, 1995
Boy Meets World Bianca Sabatini 3x11 - City Slackers January 5, 1996
Diagnosis Murder Julie Miller 4x03 - Murder on Thin Ice October 3, 1996
Sliders Jenny Michener 3x03 - Electric Twister Acid Test October 4, 1996
The Single Guy Cranberries Girl 2x06 - Love Train October 31, 1996
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Darla 1x00 - Pilot unaired (1996)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Darla 1x01 - Welcome to the Hellmouth (1) March 10, 1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Darla 1x02 - The Harvest (2) March 10, 1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Darla 1x07 - Angel April 14, 1997
The Big Easy 2x10 - Begirled September 21, 1997
Fame L.A. Vanessa 1x06 - The Beat Goes On November 8, 1997
Ask Harriet Joplin Russell 1x03 - Help Me Rwanda January 15, 1998
Conrad Bloom Julie 1x04 - The Rebound Guy October 12, 1998
Ask Harriet Joplin Russell 1x06 - Fat Ron unaired (1998)
Ask Harriet Joplin Russell 1x11 - Dis-guise in Love with You (1) unaired (1998)
Ask Harriet Joplin Russell 1x12 - Dis-guise in Love with You (2) unaired (1998)
Ask Harriet Joplin Russell 1x13 - Pumps and Circumstances unaired (1998)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Darla 2x21 - Becoming (1) March 12, 1998
The King of Queens Julie Patterson 1x20 - Train Wreck March 15, 1999
Roswell Kathleen Topolsky 1x02 - The Morning After October 13, 1999
Roswell Kathleen Topolsky 1x03 - Monsters October 20, 1999
Roswell Kathleen Topolsky 1x05 - Missing November 3, 1999
Roswell Kathleen Topolsky 1x06 - 285 South (1) November 10, 1999
Roswell Kathleen Topolsky 1x07 - River Dog (2) November 17, 1999
Roswell Kathleen Topolsky 1x08 - Blood Brother November 24, 1999
Angel Darla 1x15 - The Prodigal February 22, 2000
Roswell Kathleen Topolsky 1x17 - Crazy April 10, 2000
Angel Darla 1x18 - Five by Five April 25, 2000
Angel Darla 1x22 - To Shanshu in L.A. May 23, 2000
Angel Darla 2x01 - Judgement September 26, 2000
Angel Darla 2x03 - First Impressions October 10, 2000
Angel Darla 2x04 - Untouched October 17, 2000
Angel Darla 2x05 - Dear Boy October 24, 2000
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Darla 5x07 - Fool for Love November 14, 2000
Angel Darla 2x07 - Darla November 14, 2000
Angel Darla 2x09 - The Trial November 28, 2000
Angel Darla 2x10 - Reunion December 19, 2000
Angel Darla 2x11 - Redefinition January 16, 2001
Angel Darla 2x15 - Reprise February 20, 2001
Angel Darla 2x16 - Epiphany February 27, 2001
Angel Darla 3x01 - Heartthrob September 24, 2001
Angel Darla 3x02 - That Vision Thing October 1, 2001
Angel Darla 3x07 - Offspring November 5, 2001
Angel Darla 3x08 - Quickening November 12, 2001
Angel Darla 3x09 - Lullaby November 19, 2001
Rank Herself 2x02 - 25 Toughest Stars April 24, 2002
She Spies Elaine 1x09 - Spies vs. Spy November 18, 2002
Glory Days (2002) Ellie Sparks 1x01 - Original Pilot unaired (2002)
Angel Darla 4x17 - Inside Out April 2, 2003
Peacemakers Miranda Blanchard 1x07 - The Witness September 24, 2003
Coupling (USA) Amanda 1x07 - Nipple Effect unaired (2003)
Angel Darla 5x20 - The Girl in Question May 5, 2004
NCIS Denise Johnson 1x22 - A Weak Link May 18, 2004
Oliver Beene Cigarette Girl 2x07 - Idol Chatter June 6, 2004
Supernatural Amanda 1x12 - Faith January 17, 2006
CSI: Miami Hayley Gordon 4x16 - Deviant February 27, 2006
CSI Heidi Wolff 6x22 - Time of Your Death May 4, 2006
Law & Order Dawn Sterling 17x14 - Church February 9, 2007
Desperate Housewives Robin Gallagher 6x14 - The Glamorous Life January 31, 2010
Desperate Housewives Robin Gallagher 6x15 - Lovely February 21, 2010
Desperate Housewives Robin Gallagher 6x16 - The Chase February 28, 2010
Desperate Housewives Robin Gallagher 6x17 - Chromolume No. 7 March 14, 2010
Desperate Housewives Robin Gallagher 6x18 - My Two Young Men March 21, 2010

Made-for-TV Movies

Title Role Airdate Series/Banner
The Barefoot Executive Sexy Woman November 11, 1995
Hearts Adrift Kristy August 7, 1996
A Walton Easter Mae March 30, 1997
Satan's School for Girls Alison Kingsley March 13, 2000
Lackawanna Blues Laura February 12, 2005
Locusts: The 8th Plague Vicky Snow November 12, 2005 SCI FI Pictures
Circle of Friends Maggie August 28, 2006

Talk Show Appearances

Series Episode Airdate
Happy Hour (1999) Show 2 April 17, 1999
Rendez-View The Naked Truth September 18, 2001
The Big Breakfast Show 99 November 12, 2001
The Saturday Show Show 40 May 10, 2003
Total Request Live 10/17/2003 October 17, 2003
The Sharon Osbourne Show Show 124 April 13, 2004

Awards and Accolades

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actress on Television (2010)
Dexter

Eyegore Awards

  • Won: (2010)

Satellite Awards

  • Won: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (2006)
Dexter

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Nominated: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009, 2010)
Dexter

Trivia

- Julie has lost two roles to Sarah Michelle Gellar. The first was the role of Kendall Hart on All My Children. The second was the role of Buffy on TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

- She is 5' 4"

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