“I remember the teacher telling me I should not even try acting. I still have the report card where she was like,”
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Julie Benz
Julie Benz is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on Dexter (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress and the 2009 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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entertainment · American actress (born 1972) · actor · voice actor · television actor · film actor · ice dancer · also Julie Benz, Julie M. Benz, Julie Marie Benz, Julie Marie Benz Orosco, Benz
Born 1 May 1972 · Q230320
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2026· 3 entries
Mshale: RAMBO (2008) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Sylvester Stallone | Julie Benz Nick Robinson (qActIBdJeR)
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Mshale: Rambo 4 Era (2026) Action Movie🍿 Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Tim Kang | Review & Story Breakdown Amanda Seyfried (MwVxpJ0YvN)
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2025· 2 entries
Yahoo: Julie Benz, Busy Philipps, Ron Perlman & Jim Rash To Star In Horror-Comedy ‘Horrified’ About A Down-On-Her-Luck Scream Queen
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Game Rant: Julie Benz Admits She Should've 'Spoken Up' Against This Key Dexter Storyline
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2024· 1 entry
Deadline.com: Judy Greer & Julie Benz Reveal The ‘Jawbreaker’ Fashions They Kept And Which Accessory Caused “A Big Rash”
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2021· 1 entry
Guest-starred in the TV series Love, Victor
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2015· 1 entry
Benz landed a recurring role in the CBS series Hawaii Five-O, playing the latest team member and Chin Ho's girlfriend, Abby Dunn
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2011· 1 entry
Was cast in the new CBS TV show A Gifted Man
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2010· 1 entry
TV Fanatic: Julie Benz to Appear on Dexter Season Premiere
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television (2009).
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for Dexter (2006).
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2000· 1 entry
For the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series Angel, appearing in every season for at least one episode
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1998· 1 entry
Had a recurring role as Joplin Russell in the TV show Ask Harriet, then guest starred on both Conrad Bloom and The King of Queens
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1996· 1 entry
Benz auditioned for the role of Buffy Summers for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but lost the role to Sarah Michelle Gellar
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1990· 1 entry
After which she studied acting at New York University Tisch School of the Arts
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1972· 1 entry
Born 1972-05-01.
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