Julie Benz
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Julie M. Benz is an American actress, best known for her roles as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
and as Rita Bennett
on Dexter
, for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award
for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. She starred on the series No Ordinary Family
until it was cancelled on May 13, 2011. She has a recurring role in the CBS show A Gifted Man
.
. Her father is a surgeon in Pittsburgh. The family settled in nearby Murrysville when Benz was two, and she started ice skating when she was three. She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing
with her skating partner David Schilling, finishing in 13th place. Her older brother and sister, Jeffrey and Jennifer, were the 1987 U.S. Junior Champions in ice dancing and competed internationally. When Benz was 14, she suffered a stress fracture in her right leg and had to take time off. She grew up in Murrysville, graduating from Franklin Regional High School
.
By 1989, with her figure skating career over, Benz became involved in local theater, where she was cast in the play Street Law. Her first movie role was a small speaking part in "The Black Cat" segment of the Dario Argento
/George A. Romero
horror movie Two Evil Eyes
(1990). A year later, she was cast in the TV show Hi Honey, I'm Home (1991), which was canceled after two seasons.
After graduating from high school, Benz entered New York University
to study acting. After graduation from NYU, she moved to Los Angeles
. Two weeks after her move, she obtained a bit part in a 1994 episode of Married... with Children
, playing a girl who wanted to lose her virginity to Bud Bundy.
Her subsequent roles include an unaired Aaron Spelling
television pilot Cross Town Traffic. She starred in another unaired TV pilot called Empire in 1995. Her other TV shows included Hang Time
, High Tide
, Step by Step and Boy Meets World
, plus a small role in the TV movie The Barefoot Executive
. She had an uncredited role in Black Sheep and appearances in Diagnosis: Murder
, Sliders
and The Single Guy
. She played Christy in the TV movie Hearts Adrift and a lead role as Julie Falcon in Darkdrive
.
In 1996, Benz auditioned for the role of Buffy Summers
in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), but lost out to Sarah Michelle Gellar
. However, she was offered the small role of the vampire Darla in the pilot episode. Her performance was so well-received that her part was expanded to a few more episodes. The role helped launch her career.
She appeared in more TV shows such as The Big Easy and Fame L.A.
along with a small role as a receptionist in the movie As Good as It Gets
(1997). She starred in the short spoof film Eating Las Vegas and the unaired TV pilot Veronica's Video, had a small uncredited role in the TV movie A Walton Easter and a small role in Inventing the Abbotts
.
In 1998, she had a recurring role as Joplin Russell in the TV show Ask Harriet
(though the show was canceled and only two of her appearances aired), then guest-starred on Conrad Bloom and The King of Queens
. She made two movies, the dark comedy Jawbreaker
and Dirt Merchant
, before landing a lead role in another TV show called Payne. She played undercover FBI
Special Unit agent Kathleen Topolsky on Roswell
during its first season, starred in the TV movie Satan's School for Girls, the unaired TV pilot Good Guys/Bad Guys and had a lead role in the horror movie parody Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
.
She reprised her role as Darla in 2000 for the Buffy spin-off series Angel
appearing in every season for at least one episode. She was the only non-African American actor featured in the principal cast of the romantic comedy The Brothers. She was a guest host for the TV show Rendez-View. She was cast as Ellie Sparks in Glory Days
and appeared in the unaired pilot; however, she left the show. She guest starred on She Spies
and was in the featured cast for the mini-series Taken. She did various voices for the video game Hot Shots Golf Fore!
, appeared in the short film The Midget Stays in the Picture
and took over the role of Ursula for George of the Jungle 2
.
Benz appeared in Peacemakers
, Coupling, NCIS
and Oliver Beene
. She landed the lead role of Annie Garrett in the Hallmark TV movie The Long Shot
. Benz also provided the voice of Miranda Keyes for the video game Halo 2
, though she did not return to the role in the sequel Halo 3
as Bungie wanted to try a new direction with the Miranda Keyes voice by giving the character an accent, replaced by Justis Bolding
. She played the lead role of Danielle in Bad Girls From Valley High
(a film shot in 2000 under the title A Fate Totally Worse Than Death) which was released on DVD in 2005. She had a small role in the critically acclaimed TV movie Lackawanna Blues
. In the Sci-Fi Channel original film Locusts: The 8th Plague
, she played the lead female role Vicky. She also appeared in the straight-to-DVD
movie 8mm 2
as Lynn. The film was originally called The Velvet Side of Hell and was not supposed to be a sequel to 8MM
.
Benz appeared in episodes of Supernatural
, CSI: Miami
, Law & Order
and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
. She had a supporting role in a Swedish
independent movie called Kill Your Darlings
, a lead role in the Lifetime movie Circle of Friends and joined the cast of TV show Dexter
as Rita Bennett. Benz played a lead role in the fifth film of the popular horror franchise, Saw V
, as Brit, a real-estate developer who is one of Jigsaw
's five victims. She had a supporting role in Punisher: War Zone
as Angela.
Benz co-starred with Sylvester Stallone
in 2008's Rambo
, the fourth film of that series.
She plays the title role in the short film Kidnapping Caitlynn
, written by her close friend Jenny Mollen
, premiered at the Vail Film Festival 2009 and was released online April 6, 2009. She starred in the Lifetime movie Held Hostage
as Michelle Estey. in July. She also starred in the Hallmark Channel
movie Uncorked as Johnny Prentiss which premiered in the UK in July 2009. She is the lead female character Special Agent Eunice Bloom in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
which had a limited release on October 30, 2009, and was released on DVD March 9, 2010. She has been cast in another indie film called Bedrooms
as Anna. She plays Frankie in the upcoming movie Answers to Nothing
which is scheduled for a 2011 release.
Benz appeared on The Soup
with Joel McHale
. Benz next took a recurring role on Desperate Housewives
as Robin Gallagher, a stripper with a heart of gold and a Masters degree in education who gets offered the chance to transition into a more legitimate career. The character of Robin is further developed when the audience discovers she is a lesbian
and begins an affair with housewife Katherine Mayfair
(Dana Delany
). After the Season 4 finale of Dexter
, she returned for the Season 5 premiere.
In early 2010, ABC
announced that Benz had landed a lead role as Stephanie Powell, in the network's drama pilot No Ordinary Family
. The following May, ABC green-lit the series, which premiered on September 28, 2010, as part of the 2010–11 season. On May 13, 2011, No Ordinary Family was canceled after one season. In 2011, she has been cast in the new CBS TV show A Gifted Man
. She was originally a co-star but has been downgraded to recurring. She will also be starring in TV movie Ricochet as Elise Laird.
. They were married on May 30, 1998. She filed for divorce in December 2007.
She is engaged to Rich Orosco, a partner at B360 Studios.
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
and as Rita Bennett
Rita Bennett
Rita Bennett is a fictional character created by Jeff Lindsay for his book series about a vigilante serial killer named Dexter Morgan. She also appeared in the television series Dexter, based on Lindsay's books. She was the girlfriend and later, wife of Dexter in both media...
on Dexter
Dexter (TV series)
Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...
, for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama...
for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. She starred on the series No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family is an American television series on ABC. The 45-minute science fiction comedy-drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–11 television season. The series ran from September 28, 2010 to April 5, 2011, on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT...
until it was cancelled on May 13, 2011. She has a recurring role in the CBS show A Gifted Man
A Gifted Man
A Gifted Man is an American television series, which premiered on CBS on September 23, 2011. The series is about a talented but self-absorbed surgeon who starts questioning his purpose in life when he is visited by the spirit of his deceased ex-wife...
.
Early life
Benz was born in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Her father is a surgeon in Pittsburgh. The family settled in nearby Murrysville when Benz was two, and she started ice skating when she was three. She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing
Ice dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....
with her skating partner David Schilling, finishing in 13th place. Her older brother and sister, Jeffrey and Jennifer, were the 1987 U.S. Junior Champions in ice dancing and competed internationally. When Benz was 14, she suffered a stress fracture in her right leg and had to take time off. She grew up in Murrysville, graduating from Franklin Regional High School
Franklin Regional School District
Franklin Regional School District is a school district located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, serving Murrysville and the neighboring towns of Delmont and Export.- School campus :...
.
Career
At age 15, Benz was told by an acting coach that she would never succeed as an actress. According to Benz, "I remember the teacher telling me I should not even try acting. I still have the report card where she was like, 'You will never be an actor. Your voice is horrible.' That was the best thing that ever happened to me because I was like, 'I'll show you'."By 1989, with her figure skating career over, Benz became involved in local theater, where she was cast in the play Street Law. Her first movie role was a small speaking part in "The Black Cat" segment of the Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....
/George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
horror movie Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes is a 1990 double feature horror film written and directed by the Italian Dario Argento and the American George A. Romero. The two had previously worked together on the immensely popular Dawn of the Dead in 1978.-Overview:...
(1990). A year later, she was cast in the TV show Hi Honey, I'm Home (1991), which was canceled after two seasons.
After graduating from high school, Benz entered New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
to study acting. After graduation from NYU, she moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Two weeks after her move, she obtained a bit part in a 1994 episode of Married... with Children
Married... with Children
Married... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created...
, playing a girl who wanted to lose her virginity to Bud Bundy.
Her subsequent roles include an unaired Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's eponymous production company Spelling Television holds the record as the most prolific television writer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits...
television pilot Cross Town Traffic. She starred in another unaired TV pilot called Empire in 1995. Her other TV shows included Hang Time
Hang Time (TV series)
Hang Time is an American teen sitcom that aired from 1995–2000. The teen-oriented program aired on Saturday mornings on NBC as part of the network's TNBC morning block. It was created by Troy Searer, Robert Tarlow, and Mark Fink. Producer Peter Engel took over Fink's duties at the start of Season 2...
, High Tide
High Tide
High Tide was a band formed in 1969 by Tony Hill , Simon House , Peter Pavli and Roger Hadden .-History:...
, Step by Step and Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the...
, plus a small role in the TV movie The Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive is a live-action Disney film released by Buena Vista Distribution in 1971 starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Wally Cox, Heather North and John Ritter , about a pet chimpanzee, named Raffles, who can predict the popularity of television programs...
. She had an uncredited role in Black Sheep and appearances in Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
, Sliders
Sliders
Sliders is an American science fiction television series. It was broadcast for five seasons, beginning in 1995 and ending in 2000. The series follows a group of travelers as they use a wormhole to "slide" between different parallel universes. The show was created by Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Tormé...
and The Single Guy
The Single Guy
The Single Guy is an American television sitcom that ran for two seasons on NBC, from September 1995 to April 1997. It starred Jonathan Silverman as struggling New York City writer Jonathan Eliot, and followed several of his close friends The series also starred Joey Slotnick as Eliot's best...
. She played Christy in the TV movie Hearts Adrift and a lead role as Julie Falcon in Darkdrive
Darkdrive
Darkdrive is a science fiction movie which premiered in Canada in November 1996 and went straight to DVD in the USA. It stars Ken Olandt and Julie Benz. Darkdrive was the first DVD ever released in United Kingdom.-Plot:...
.
In 1996, Benz auditioned for the role of Buffy Summers
Buffy Summers
Buffy Summers is a fictional character from Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer before going on to appear in the television series and subsequent comic book of the same name...
in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), but lost out to Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Prinze , known professionally by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar , is an American actress, singer and executive producer...
. However, she was offered the small role of the vampire Darla in the pilot episode. Her performance was so well-received that her part was expanded to a few more episodes. The role helped launch her career.
She appeared in more TV shows such as The Big Easy and Fame L.A.
Fame L.A.
Fame L.A. was an MGM U.S. television series from 1997-1998. It told the story of a drama/dance school in Los Angeles where students honed their talents while overcoming various personal problems. It starred Christian Kane, Rosalyn Sanchez, and William R. Moses. Its producers included Patricia...
along with a small role as a receptionist in the movie As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks and produced by Laura Ziskin. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with an asthmatic son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. The screenplay was...
(1997). She starred in the short spoof film Eating Las Vegas and the unaired TV pilot Veronica's Video, had a small uncredited role in the TV movie A Walton Easter and a small role in Inventing the Abbotts
Inventing the Abbotts
Inventing the Abbotts is a 1997 romance film directed by Pat O'Connor, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, and Michael Keaton. The screenplay by Ken Hixon is based on a short story by Sue Miller. The original music score is composed by Michael Kamen...
.
In 1998, she had a recurring role as Joplin Russell in the TV show Ask Harriet
Ask Harriet
Ask Harriet is a short-lived American television situation comedy that ran for one season in 1998 on FOX. Ask Harriet was created by David Cassidy, Jonathan Prince, and Billy Riback. Cassidy also wrote and performed the theme song.-Synopsis:...
(though the show was canceled and only two of her appearances aired), then guest-starred on Conrad Bloom and The King of Queens
The King of Queens
The King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007.This show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television ,and CBS Television Studios in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures...
. She made two movies, the dark comedy Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker (film)
Jawbreaker is an American black comedy satire film, directed by Darren Stein. It was released February 19, 1999. The film stars Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, and Judy Greer as girls in an exclusive clique in their high school. Charlotte Ayanna has a non-speaking cameo role as a...
and Dirt Merchant
Dirt Merchant
Dirt Merchant is an independent comedy film that premiered on SightSound.com on September 19, 1999, and premiered on DVD on June 11, 2002. The film was written and directed by B.J. Nelson, and stars Danny Masterson and Julie Benz . It is notable for adult film actress Jenna Jameson's first...
, before landing a lead role in another TV show called Payne. She played undercover FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
Special Unit agent Kathleen Topolsky on Roswell
Roswell (TV series)
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
during its first season, starred in the TV movie Satan's School for Girls, the unaired TV pilot Good Guys/Bad Guys and had a lead role in the horror movie parody Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth is a 2000 American direct-to-video parody film directed by John Blanchard. Several mid and late '90s teen horror films are parodied, as are the slasher films of the '70s and '80s, including the Scream films , Friday the 13th , Halloween , A...
.
She reprised her role as Darla in 2000 for the Buffy spin-off series Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
appearing in every season for at least one episode. She was the only non-African American actor featured in the principal cast of the romantic comedy The Brothers. She was a guest host for the TV show Rendez-View. She was cast as Ellie Sparks in Glory Days
Glory Days (TV series)
Glory Days is an American horror/mystery-based television series broadcast from January to March 2002 on The WB Television Network...
and appeared in the unaired pilot; however, she left the show. She guest starred on She Spies
She Spies
She Spies is an action-adventure television show that ran from September 9, 2002 until May 17, 2004, in two seasons. The show was sold into syndication but the first four episodes premiered on the NBC network, whose syndication arm was one of the producers. Disappointing ratings during the show's...
and was in the featured cast for the mini-series Taken. She did various voices for the video game Hot Shots Golf Fore!
Hot Shots Golf Fore!
is the fourth game in the Everybody's Golf series and the second released for PlayStation 2...
, appeared in the short film The Midget Stays in the Picture
The Midget Stays in the Picture
The Midget Stays in the Picture is a short film which was shown at various festivals and screenings. It stars Larry Nicholas and Julie Benz. It's directed and written by Art Edler Brown...
and took over the role of Ursula for George of the Jungle 2
George of the Jungle 2
George of the Jungle 2 is the 2003 direct-to-video sequel of the 1997 Disney film George of the Jungle. It was directed by David Grossman, written by Jordan Moffet, and stars Thomas Haden Church, Julie Benz, Christina Pickles, Michael Clarke Duncan, John Cleese, and introducing Christopher...
.
Benz appeared in Peacemakers
Peacemakers (TV series)
Peacemakers is an American crime fiction television series about forensic science in the Old West. It was filmed in Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. The series premiered July 30, 2003, on the USA Network. The show was cancelled after one season of nine episodes.-Plot:This very interesting...
, Coupling, NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
and Oliver Beene
Oliver Beene
Oliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene , in first person perspective...
. She landed the lead role of Annie Garrett in the Hallmark TV movie The Long Shot
The Long Shot
The Long Shot, sometimes called The Long Shot: Believe in Courage, is a Hallmark Channel original movie that aired April 18, 2004. It stars Julie Benz and Marsha Mason and centers around a dressage competition.-Plot summary:...
. Benz also provided the voice of Miranda Keyes for the video game Halo 2
Halo 2
Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved...
, though she did not return to the role in the sequel Halo 3
Halo 3
Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2...
as Bungie wanted to try a new direction with the Miranda Keyes voice by giving the character an accent, replaced by Justis Bolding
Justis Bolding
Justis Bolding is an American actress. She is known for her role as Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live .-Career:...
. She played the lead role of Danielle in Bad Girls From Valley High
Bad Girls From Valley High
Bad Girls from Valley High is a 2004 direct-to-video comedy horror film starring Julie Benz, Monica Keena, Nicole Bilderback, Jonathan Brandis, and Janet Leigh...
(a film shot in 2000 under the title A Fate Totally Worse Than Death) which was released on DVD in 2005. She had a small role in the critically acclaimed TV movie Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson in 2001. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growing up in Lackawanna, New York, during the 1950s and 1960s.-Play:The...
. In the Sci-Fi Channel original film Locusts: The 8th Plague
Locusts: The 8th Plague
Locusts: The 8th Plague is a 2005 natural horror film directed by Ian Gilmour and starring Dan Cortese, Julie Benz and David Keith. The film is about a group of scientists who have to stop a swarm of flesh eating locusts that escape from a secret genetics laboratory in Idaho.-Plot:The film starts...
, she played the lead female role Vicky. She also appeared in the straight-to-DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
movie 8mm 2
8mm 2
8mm 2 is a 2005 direct-to-video sequel to the 1999 Nicolas Cage film 8mm, although no aspects of the original film are involved with this release. It stars Johnathon Schaech and Lori Heuring...
as Lynn. The film was originally called The Velvet Side of Hell and was not supposed to be a sequel to 8MM
8mm (film)
8mm is a 1999 mystery/thriller film, directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Nicolas Cage as a private investigator who delves into the world of snuff films.-Plot:...
.
Benz appeared in episodes of Supernatural
Supernatural (TV series)
Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
, CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
. She had a supporting role in a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
independent movie called Kill Your Darlings
Kill Your Darlings
Kill Your Darlings is a 2006 film directed by Björne Larson and written by Björne Larson and Johan Sandström. In an interview with Svenska Dagbladet, Larson said that the film is based on a real event in his life when he met a seemingly nice man at an internet cafe in Los Angeles who ended up...
, a lead role in the Lifetime movie Circle of Friends and joined the cast of TV show Dexter
Dexter (TV series)
Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...
as Rita Bennett. Benz played a lead role in the fifth film of the popular horror franchise, Saw V
Saw V
Saw V is a 2008 Canadian-American horror film directed by David Hackl and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Scott Patterson...
, as Brit, a real-estate developer who is one of Jigsaw
Jigsaw Killer
John Kramer is a fictional character and the central character of the Saw franchise. Jigsaw made his debut as the primary antagonist in the first film of the series, Saw, and he's later portrayed as an antihero in Saw II, III, IV, V, VI and 3D...
's five victims. She had a supporting role in Punisher: War Zone
Punisher: War Zone
Punisher: War Zone is a 2008 comic book action film directed by Lexi Alexander; based on the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante/anti-hero the Punisher. It is the third film to depict the Marvel character Frank Castle...
as Angela.
Benz co-starred with Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...
in 2008's Rambo
Rambo (film)
Rambo is a 2008 German/American Action film starring Sylvester Stallone returning and reprising his famous role as legendary Cold War/Vietnam veteran John Rambo. Stallone also co-wrote and directed the film. It is the fourth and most recent installment in the Rambo franchise, twenty years since...
, the fourth film of that series.
She plays the title role in the short film Kidnapping Caitlynn
Kidnapping Caitlynn
Kidnapping Caitlynn is a 2009 short film that was released on the internet on 6th April 2009 although it premiered at the Vail Film Festival 2009 on April 4th. It is Jenny Mollen's debut screenplay for a short film. It was produced by Dead Serious Films. It stars Julie Benz, Jenny Mollen, Jason...
, written by her close friend Jenny Mollen
Jenny Mollen
Jenny Mollen is an American actress known for her portrayal of Nina Ash on the television series Angel.-Personal life:Mollen was born in Phoenix, Arizona...
, premiered at the Vail Film Festival 2009 and was released online April 6, 2009. She starred in the Lifetime movie Held Hostage
Held Hostage
Held Hostage is a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009. It is based on a true story of Michelle Renee who also wrote the novel. Michelle is now a spokeswoman for Violence Against Women & Girls Awareness...
as Michelle Estey. in July. She also starred in the Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
movie Uncorked as Johnny Prentiss which premiered in the UK in July 2009. She is the lead female character Special Agent Eunice Bloom in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is the 2009 sequel to 1999's The Boondock Saints. Written and directed by original Boondock Saints creator Troy Duffy, the film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus, who return to their roles, as well as several of the other actors from the first...
which had a limited release on October 30, 2009, and was released on DVD March 9, 2010. She has been cast in another indie film called Bedrooms
Bedrooms (film)
Bedrooms is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Youssef Delara. Starring Julie Benz, Moon Bloodgood, Sarah Clarke, Xander Berkeley, Dee Wallace and Barry Bostwick...
as Anna. She plays Frankie in the upcoming movie Answers to Nothing
Answers to Nothing (film)
Answers to Nothing is an upcoming drama mystery film written and directed by Matthew Leutwyler. The film stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Dane Cook, Julie Benz, and Barbara Hershey....
which is scheduled for a 2011 release.
Benz appeared on The Soup
The Soup
The Soup is an E! Entertainment Television weekly series; it is a revamped version of Talk Soup that focuses on recaps of various pop culture and television show moments of the week...
with Joel McHale
Joel McHale
Joel Edward McHale is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and for his role as Jeff Winger on Community....
. Benz next took a recurring role on Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
as Robin Gallagher, a stripper with a heart of gold and a Masters degree in education who gets offered the chance to transition into a more legitimate career. The character of Robin is further developed when the audience discovers she is a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
and begins an affair with housewife Katherine Mayfair
Katherine Mayfair
Katherine Mayfair is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...
(Dana Delany
Dana Delany
Dana Welles Delany is an American film, stage, and television actress, producer, host and health activist.After various roles in the early career, Delany garnered her first leading role in 1987 in the short-lived NBC sitcom Sweet Surrender and achieved wider fame in 1988–1991 as Colleen McMurphy...
). After the Season 4 finale of Dexter
Dexter (TV series)
Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...
, she returned for the Season 5 premiere.
In early 2010, ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
announced that Benz had landed a lead role as Stephanie Powell, in the network's drama pilot No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family is an American television series on ABC. The 45-minute science fiction comedy-drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–11 television season. The series ran from September 28, 2010 to April 5, 2011, on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT...
. The following May, ABC green-lit the series, which premiered on September 28, 2010, as part of the 2010–11 season. On May 13, 2011, No Ordinary Family was canceled after one season. In 2011, she has been cast in the new CBS TV show A Gifted Man
A Gifted Man
A Gifted Man is an American television series, which premiered on CBS on September 23, 2011. The series is about a talented but self-absorbed surgeon who starts questioning his purpose in life when he is visited by the spirit of his deceased ex-wife...
. She was originally a co-star but has been downgraded to recurring. She will also be starring in TV movie Ricochet as Elise Laird.
Personal life
Benz was married to actor and voice actor John KassirJohn Kassir
John Kassir is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian who is best known as the voice of the Crypt Keeper in HBO's, Tales from the Crypt franchise...
. They were married on May 30, 1998. She filed for divorce in December 2007.
She is engaged to Rich Orosco, a partner at B360 Studios.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Two Evil Eyes Two Evil Eyes Two Evil Eyes is a 1990 double feature horror film written and directed by the Italian Dario Argento and the American George A. Romero. The two had previously worked together on the immensely popular Dawn of the Dead in 1978.-Overview:... |
Betty | Segment: "The Black Cat" |
| 1996 | Black Sheep | uncredited | |
| 1996 | Darkdrive Darkdrive Darkdrive is a science fiction movie which premiered in Canada in November 1996 and went straight to DVD in the USA. It stars Ken Olandt and Julie Benz. Darkdrive was the first DVD ever released in United Kingdom.-Plot:... |
Julie Falcon | |
| 1997 | Eating Las Vegas | Sheila | Short film |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts Inventing the Abbotts Inventing the Abbotts is a 1997 romance film directed by Pat O'Connor, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, and Michael Keaton. The screenplay by Ken Hixon is based on a short story by Sue Miller. The original music score is composed by Michael Kamen... |
Co-ed | |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets As Good as It Gets As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks and produced by Laura Ziskin. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with an asthmatic son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. The screenplay was... |
Receptionist | |
| 1999 | Jawbreaker Jawbreaker (film) Jawbreaker is an American black comedy satire film, directed by Darren Stein. It was released February 19, 1999. The film stars Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, and Judy Greer as girls in an exclusive clique in their high school. Charlotte Ayanna has a non-speaking cameo role as a... |
Marcie Fox | |
| 2000 | Satan's School for Girls | Alison Kingsley | |
| 2000 | Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth is a 2000 American direct-to-video parody film directed by John Blanchard. Several mid and late '90s teen horror films are parodied, as are the slasher films of the '70s and '80s, including the Scream films , Friday the 13th , Halloween , A... |
Barbara | |
| 2000 | Bad Girls From Valley High Bad Girls From Valley High Bad Girls from Valley High is a 2004 direct-to-video comedy horror film starring Julie Benz, Monica Keena, Nicole Bilderback, Jonathan Brandis, and Janet Leigh... (aka A Fate Totally Worse Than Death) |
Danielle | |
| 2001 | Jesse Caldwell | ||
| 2003 | A-List Actress | short film | |
| 2002 | George of the Jungle 2 George of the Jungle 2 George of the Jungle 2 is the 2003 direct-to-video sequel of the 1997 Disney film George of the Jungle. It was directed by David Grossman, written by Jordan Moffet, and stars Thomas Haden Church, Julie Benz, Christina Pickles, Michael Clarke Duncan, John Cleese, and introducing Christopher... |
Ursula, Queen of the Jungle | |
| 2005 | 8mm 2 8mm 2 8mm 2 is a 2005 direct-to-video sequel to the 1999 Nicolas Cage film 8mm, although no aspects of the original film are involved with this release. It stars Johnathon Schaech and Lori Heuring... (aka The Velvet Side of Hell) |
Lynn | |
| 2005 | Locusts: The 8th Plague Locusts: The 8th Plague Locusts: The 8th Plague is a 2005 natural horror film directed by Ian Gilmour and starring Dan Cortese, Julie Benz and David Keith. The film is about a group of scientists who have to stop a swarm of flesh eating locusts that escape from a secret genetics laboratory in Idaho.-Plot:The film starts... |
Vicky | |
| 2006 | Kill Your Darlings Kill Your Darlings Kill Your Darlings is a 2006 film directed by Björne Larson and written by Björne Larson and Johan Sandström. In an interview with Svenska Dagbladet, Larson said that the film is based on a real event in his life when he met a seemingly nice man at an internet cafe in Los Angeles who ended up... |
Katherine | |
| 2008 | Rambo Rambo (film) Rambo is a 2008 German/American Action film starring Sylvester Stallone returning and reprising his famous role as legendary Cold War/Vietnam veteran John Rambo. Stallone also co-wrote and directed the film. It is the fourth and most recent installment in the Rambo franchise, twenty years since... |
Sarah Miller | |
| 2008 | Saw V Saw V Saw V is a 2008 Canadian-American horror film directed by David Hackl and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Scott Patterson... |
Brit Steddison | |
| 2008 | Punisher: War Zone Punisher: War Zone Punisher: War Zone is a 2008 comic book action film directed by Lexi Alexander; based on the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante/anti-hero the Punisher. It is the third film to depict the Marvel character Frank Castle... |
Angela Donatelli | |
| 2009 | Eunice Bloom | ||
| 2010 | Bedrooms Bedrooms (film) Bedrooms is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Youssef Delara. Starring Julie Benz, Moon Bloodgood, Sarah Clarke, Xander Berkeley, Dee Wallace and Barry Bostwick... |
Anna | |
| 2011 | Ricochet | Elise Laird | |
| 2011 | Answers to Nothing Answers to Nothing (film) Answers to Nothing is an upcoming drama mystery film written and directed by Matthew Leutwyler. The film stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Dane Cook, Julie Benz, and Barbara Hershey.... |
Frankie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991– 1992 |
Hi Honey, I'm Home! Hi Honey, I'm Home! Hi Honey, I'm Home! is an American television sitcom that ran from July 19, 1991, to July 12, 1992 for thirteen episodes. The series was television's first "instant" rerun. Each week, a new episode of the series aired on ABC as part of their Friday night TGIF lineup. The same episode would re-air... |
Babs Nielson | 14 episodes |
| 1994 | Married... with Children Married... with Children Married... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created... |
Sascha | Episode: "Field of Screams" |
| 1995 | Cross Town Traffic | unaired TV series pilot | |
| 1995 | Empire | Christine Lambert | unaired TV series pilot |
| 1995 | Hang Time Hang Time (TV series) Hang Time is an American teen sitcom that aired from 1995–2000. The teen-oriented program aired on Saturday mornings on NBC as part of the network's TNBC morning block. It was created by Troy Searer, Robert Tarlow, and Mark Fink. Producer Peter Engel took over Fink's duties at the start of Season 2... |
Linda Cantrell | episode "Earl Makes the Grade" |
| 1995 | Sexy Woman | ||
| 1995 | High Tide | Joanna Craig | Episode: "Sea No Evil" |
| 1995 | Step by Step | Tawny | Episode: "The Wall" |
| 1996 | Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the... |
Bianca | episode "City Slackers" |
| 1996 | Hearts Adrift | Christy | TV |
| 1996 | Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman... |
Julie Miller | Episode" "Murder on Thin Ice" |
| 1996 | Sliders Sliders Sliders is an American science fiction television series. It was broadcast for five seasons, beginning in 1995 and ending in 2000. The series follows a group of travelers as they use a wormhole to "slide" between different parallel universes. The show was created by Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Tormé... |
Jenny Michener | Episode: "The Electric Twister Acid Test" |
| 1996 | Cranberries Girl | Episode" "Love Train" | |
| 1997 | Veronica's Video | Heidi | unaired TV series pilot |
| 1997 | Jeannie | uncredited | |
| 1997 | Roxanne | Episode" "BeGirled" | |
| 1997 | Fame L.A. Fame L.A. Fame L.A. was an MGM U.S. television series from 1997-1998. It told the story of a drama/dance school in Los Angeles where students honed their talents while overcoming various personal problems. It starred Christian Kane, Rosalyn Sanchez, and William R. Moses. Its producers included Patricia... |
Vanessa | Episode: "The Beat Goes On" |
| 1997– 2000 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Darla | recurring; 5 episodes |
| 1998 | Ask Harriet Ask Harriet Ask Harriet is a short-lived American television situation comedy that ran for one season in 1998 on FOX. Ask Harriet was created by David Cassidy, Jonathan Prince, and Billy Riback. Cassidy also wrote and performed the theme song.-Synopsis:... |
Joplin Russell | recurring 1998; 7 episodes |
| 1998 | Conrad Bloom | Julie | Episode: "The Rebound Guy" |
| 1999 | Dirt Merchant Dirt Merchant Dirt Merchant is an independent comedy film that premiered on SightSound.com on September 19, 1999, and premiered on DVD on June 11, 2002. The film was written and directed by B.J. Nelson, and stars Danny Masterson and Julie Benz . It is notable for adult film actress Jenna Jameson's first... |
Angie | |
| 1999 | Payne Payne (TV series) Payne is an American television series, patterned after the British program Fawlty Towers. It starred American actor John Larroquette, who portrayed assistant district attorney Dan Fielding on the American television program Night Court... |
Breeze O'Rourke | 9 episodes |
| 1999 | Julie Patterson | Episode: "Train Wreck" | |
| 2000– 2004 |
Angel Angel (TV series) Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999... |
Darla | recurring; 20 episodes |
| 1999– 2000 |
Roswell Roswell (TV series) Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002... |
Kathleen Topolsky | recurring; 7 episodes |
| 2000 | Good Guys/Bad Guys | unaired NBC TV series pilot | |
| 2002 | Glory Days Glory Days (TV series) Glory Days is an American horror/mystery-based television series broadcast from January to March 2002 on The WB Television Network... |
Ellie Sparks | Unaired Pilot |
| 2002 | Taken | Kate Keyes | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | She Spies She Spies She Spies is an action-adventure television show that ran from September 9, 2002 until May 17, 2004, in two seasons. The show was sold into syndication but the first four episodes premiered on the NBC network, whose syndication arm was one of the producers. Disappointing ratings during the show's... |
Elaine | Episode: "Spies vs. Spy" |
| 2002 | Peacemakers Peacemakers (TV series) Peacemakers is an American crime fiction television series about forensic science in the Old West. It was filmed in Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. The series premiered July 30, 2003, on the USA Network. The show was cancelled after one season of nine episodes.-Plot:This very interesting... |
Miranda Blanchard | Episode: "The Witness" |
| 2002 | Coupling | Amanda | Episode: "Decatur Guy" |
| 2004 | Annie Garrett | ||
| 2004 | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | Denise Johnson | Episode: "A Weak Link" |
| 2004 | Oliver Beene Oliver Beene Oliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene , in first person perspective... |
Cigarette Girl | Episode: "Idol Chatter" |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues Lackawanna Blues Lackawanna Blues is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson in 2001. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growing up in Lackawanna, New York, during the 1950s and 1960s.-Play:The... |
Laura | |
| 2006 | Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they... |
Layla Rourke | Episode: "Faith" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Hayley Gordon | Episode: "Deviant" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Heidi Wolff | Episode: "Time of Your Death" |
| 2006 | Circle of Friends | Maggie | |
| 2006– 2010 |
Dexter Dexter (TV series) Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer... |
Rita Bennett Rita Bennett Rita Bennett is a fictional character created by Jeff Lindsay for his book series about a vigilante serial killer named Dexter Morgan. She also appeared in the television series Dexter, based on Lindsay's books. She was the girlfriend and later, wife of Dexter in both media... |
49 episodes 2006 Satellite Awards Satellite Awards The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama... : Supporting Actress in a Series 2008 Eyegore Awards 2008 Scream Awards Scream Awards The Scream Awards is an award show dedicated to the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres of feature films. Originally only having Scream Queen and Heroic Performance awards for actors, the personnel awards have expanded to include actors and actresses of all three recognized genres. In addition,... : Best Actress in a Horror Movie or TV Show 2009 Saturn Award Saturn Award The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within... : Supporting Actress on Television |
| 2007 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
Dawn Sterling | Episode: "Church" |
| 2009 | Kidnapping Caitlynn Kidnapping Caitlynn Kidnapping Caitlynn is a 2009 short film that was released on the internet on 6th April 2009 although it premiered at the Vail Film Festival 2009 on April 4th. It is Jenny Mollen's debut screenplay for a short film. It was produced by Dead Serious Films. It stars Julie Benz, Jenny Mollen, Jason... |
Caitlynn | |
| 2009 | Held Hostage Held Hostage Held Hostage is a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009. It is based on a true story of Michelle Renee who also wrote the novel. Michelle is now a spokeswoman for Violence Against Women & Girls Awareness... |
Michelle Estey | |
| 2009 | Uncorked | Johnny Prentiss | |
| 2010 | Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W... |
Robin Gallagher | Recurring 2010; 5 episodes |
| 2010– 2011 |
No Ordinary Family No Ordinary Family No Ordinary Family is an American television series on ABC. The 45-minute science fiction comedy-drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–11 television season. The series ran from September 28, 2010 to April 5, 2011, on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT... |
Stephanie Powell | |
| 2011 | Royal Pains Royal Pains Royal Pains is a USA Network television series that premiered on June 4, 2009, starring Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Flint and Reshma Shetty. The series is based in part on actual concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies... |
Elyse | Episode: "An Apple a Day" |
| 2011 | Christina Holt | recurring |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Everybody's Golf 4 (aka Hot Shots Golf Fore!) | Various voices | |
| 2004 | Halo 2 Halo 2 Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved... |
Miranda Keyes (voice) |
External links
- Julie Benz Interview at Seat42f