Julie Benz
Born	May 1, 1972 (1972-05-01) (age 35) Pittsburgh, United States
Spouse(s)	John Kassir (30 May 1998 - present)
Notable roles	Darla in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel

Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actress. Benz grew up in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Franklin Regional High School in 1991. She later graduated from New York University. Initially, Benz followed her mother and older siblings, Jeffrey and Jennifer, into the figure skating field, and competed in the 1988 US Junior Ice Skating Championship. Benz gave up her pursuit of ice skating after an accident. Image File history File links Julie_Benz. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Johnny Kassir (born October 24, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian who has been active in many facets of entertainment since 1984. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 2x Emmy-Wining Golden Globe nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Benigno Numine (With the Benevolent Deity) Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Allegheny Founded November 25, 1758 Incorporated April 22, 1794 (borough)   March 18, 1816 (city) Government  - Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area  - City 151. ... Municipality of Murrysville is a borough located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. ... Franklin Regional School District is a school district located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, serving Murrysville and the neighboring towns of Delmont and Export. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution in New York City. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ...

Benz achieved her first acting role in a local play in 1989. She is best known^{[citation needed]} for playing the vampire Darla in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where she was the first character seen on screen and spoke the first line, and later in the spin-off series, Angel. She has acted in such films as Jawbreaker and As Good as It Gets. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the fictional world of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, a vampire is a demon of a species which inhabits and animates a human corpse. ... Darla is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... Television series redirects here. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 2x Emmy-Wining Golden Globe nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Jawbreaker is a 1999 comedy-drama directed by Darren Stein. ... As Good as It Gets is a 1997 film which tells the story of an obsessive-compulsive, cantankerous, racist, homophobic writer named Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) who, because of his anxiety disorder, lives in a world that has shrunk to about the size of his apartment and the books he...

Benz also provided the voice of Miranda Keyes in the video game Halo 2, though she will not return to the role in the upcoming sequel Halo 3 as Bungie wanted to try a new direction with the Miranda Keyes by giving the character an accent. Fictional characters from the Halo series of video games that began with Halo: Combat Evolved. ... // Halo 2 is a science fiction first-person shooter developed by Bungie Studios. ... For the Nine Inch Nails release, see Head Like a Hole. ...

She is married to actor John Kassir. Johnny Kassir (born October 24, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian who has been active in many facets of entertainment since 1984. ...

For her role as Rita Bennett on Dexter, Benz won the 2006 Satellite Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. Dexter is a Showtime original television series starring Michael C. Hall as serial killer Dexter Morgan, who works as a forensics analyst (specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis) for the Miami-Dade Police Department. ... The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. ...

Awards

2006 Satellite Awards: Won The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. ...

Supporting Actress in a Series (Dexter)

Trivia

• Benz had to overcome her fear of singing in public for the Angel episode The Trial

The Trial is episode 9 of season 2 in the television show Angel. ...

Filmography

• John Rambo (2008) as Sarah Miller
• Law & Order (TV series) (episode Church) (2007) as Dawn Sterling
• Dexter (2006) as Rita Bennett
• Circle of Friends (2006) as Maggie
• CSI (TV series) (episode Time of Your Death) (2006) as Heidi Wolff
• Kill Your Darlings (2006) as Katherine
• CSI: Miami (TV series) (episode Deviant) (2006) as Hayley Gordon
• Supernatural (TV series) (episode Faith) (2006) as Layla Rourke
• Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005) as Vicky
• 8MM 2 (2005) as Lynn Kraft
• Lackawanna Blues (2005) as Laura
• A Fate Totally Worse Than Death (2005) as Danielle
• Halo 2 (VG) (2004) as Miranda Keyes
• Oliver Beene (TV series) (episode Idol Chatter) (2004) as Cigarette Girl
• Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (TV series) (episode A Weak Link) (2004) as Denise Johnson
• Angel (TV series) (1999) as Darla (recurring; 2000-2004)
• The Long Shot: Believe in Courage (2004) as Annie Garrett
• Coupling (TV series) (episode Decatur Guy) (2003) as Amanda
• Peacemakers (TV series) (episode The Witness) (2003) as Miranda Blanchard
• The Midget Stays in the Picture (2003) as A-List Actress
• George of the Jungle 2 (2003) as Ursula
• Hot Shots Golf Fore! (VG) (2003) as Various Voices (voice)
• She Spies (TV series) (episode Spies vs. Spy) (2002) as Elaine
• Taken (2002) (TV series) as Kate Keyes
• Glory Days (TV series) (episode Unaired Pilot) (2002) as Ellie Sparks
• The Brothers (2001) as Jesse Caldwell
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) (1997) as Darla (recurring; 1997-2000)
• Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) as Barbara Primesuspect
• Roswell (TV series) (1999) as Kathleen Topolsky (recurring; 1999-2000)
• Satan's School for Girls (2000) as Alison Kingsley
• The King Of Queens (TV series) (episode Train Wreck) (1999) as Julie
• Payne (TV series) (1999) as Breezy O'Rourke
• Jawbreaker (1999) as Marcie Fox
• Dirt Merchant (1999) as Angie
• Conrad Bloom (TV series) (episode The Rebound Guy) (1998) as Julie
• Ask Harriet (TV series) (1998) as Joplin Russell (recurring; 1998)
• As Good as It Gets (1997) as Receptionist
• Fame L.A. (TV series) (episode The Beat Goes On) (1997) as Vanessa
• The Big Easy (TV series) (episode BeGirled) (1997) as ?
• Inventing the Abbotts (1997) as Co-Ed
• A Walton Easter (1997) as Mae
• Eating Las Vegas (1997) as ?
• Darkdrive (1996) as Julie Falcon
• The Single Guy (TV series) (episode Love Train) (1996) as Cranberries Girl
• Sliders (TV series) (episode The Electric Twister Acid Test)(1996) as Jenny Michener
• Diagnosis Murder (TV series) (episode Murder on Thin Ice) (1996) as Julie Miller
• Hearts Adrift (1996) (TV) as Kristy
• Black Sheep (1996) as Woman (uncredited)
• Boy Meets World (TV series) (episode City Slackers) (1996) as Bianca Sabatini
• Step by Step (TV series) (episode The Wall) (1995) as Tawny
• High Tide (TV series) (episode Sea No Evil) (1995) as Joanna Craig
• The Barefoot Executive (1995) (TV) as Sexy Woman
• Hang Time (TV series) (episode Earl Makes the Grade) (1995) as Linda Cantrell
• Empire (1995) as Christine Lambert
• Cross Town Traffic (1995) (TV) as ?
• Married... with Children (TV series) (episode "Field of Screams") (1994) as Sascha
• Hi Honey, I'm Home (TV series) (1991) as Babs Nielson
• Two Evil Eyes (1990) (segment: The Black Cat) as Betty

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Own Appearances

• The Making of 'Kill Your Darlings' (2006) as Herself
• Halos & Horns: Recurring Villainy (2005) as Herself
• The Sharon Osbourne Show (TV series) (episode dated 13 April 2004) (2004) as Herself
• Darla: Deliver Us from Evil (2004) as Herself
• 'Angel': Season 3 Overview (2004) as Herself
• TRL (TV series) (episode dated 17 October 2003) (2003) as Herself
• 'Angel': Season 2 Overview (2003) as Herself
• The Saturday Show (TV series) (episode dated 10 May 2003) (2003) as Herself
• Rank (TV series) (episode 25 Toughest Stars) (2002) as Herself
• Inside Taken (2002) as Herself
• The Big Breakfast (TV series) (episode dated 12 November 2001) (2001) as Herself
• Rendez-View (TV series) (episode The Naked Truth) (2001) as Herself - Guest Host
• Jawbreaker Movie Special (2001) as Herself
• Happy Hour (TV series) (episode dated 17 April 1999) (1999) as Herself

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