Julie Benz
Highest Rated: 85% As Good as It Gets (1997)
Lowest Rated: 0% Life on the Line (2016)
Birthday: May 1, 1972
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
While her roots in Italian horror (Two Evil Eyes) and penchant for small-screen fantasy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Taken) may not make actress Julie Benz the most likely candidate for mainstream stardom, the prolific ice skater-turned-onscreen talent has come quite a long way since her early days in community theater and has since become one of the most promising emerging talents in film and television. A native of Pittsburgh and professional ice skater from the age of three, Benz made a name for herself in both singles and ice dancing and was at one point ranked 13th in the United States for her remarkable grace. While professional skating afforded Benz the extraordinary opportunity to travel the U.S. and visit foreign lands, the training needed to maintain one's footing on the ice is rigorous to say the least, and she ceased competitive skating at the age of 16. The daughter of a vascular surgeon, Benz hailed from a long line of doctors and was determined to become the first female medico in her family. Of course, some folks just aren't cut out for a career in medicine, though, and shortly after witnessing her first surgery, Benz realized that she was a bit too squeamish to become a doctor. With her days as a professional skater over and a life behind the scalpel out of the question, the talented teen auditioned for a role in a local community theater production and later connected with New York-based agent Vincent Cirrincione during a local acting seminar. After honing her craft in New York City, Benz set her sights on Los Angeles and never looked back. She also appeared in the horror sequel Saw V, the action film Punisher: War Zone, and the long-anticipated sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.In 1990, Benz made her screen debut under the direction of legendary Italian horror specialist Dario Argento in the "Black Cat" segment of Two Evil Eyes, though it was walk-on roles in such popular television shows as Married With Children, Boy Meets World, and Diagnosis Murder that served to introduce her to stateside viewers. Of course, big-screen appearances in As Good As It Gets and Jawbreaker only helped to increase her profile, but to many fantasy fans, Benz will always be known for her role as malevolent vampire Darla on the hit shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. With additional appearances in the miniseries Taken and and the TV show Roswell (not to mention vocal contributions to the hit video game Halo 2), it seemed that Benz had become something of a sci-fi mainstay, yet the rising star wasn't willing to be pigeonholed just yet and soon began to branch out with appearances on such popular shows as Navy NCIS, CSI, and CSI: Miami, as well. In 2006, Benz settled into her most stable small-screen role to date, playing Rita Bennett -- the emotionally damaged love interest of a Miami Police Department blood-spatter expert...who also happens to be a part-time serial killer -- on the the Golden Globe-nominated Showtime series Dexter. In 2008, she appeared opposite action icon Sylvester Stallone in the belated, bullet-strewn sequel Rambo.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | V.C. Andrews' Heaven | Actor | — | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | Heaven | Kitty | — | 2019 |
| 27% | Havenhurst | Jackie | — | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | Christmas Homecoming | Amanda | — | 2017 |
| 0% | Life on the Line | Carline | — | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | Charming Christmas | Meredith Rossman | — | 2015 |
| 27% | Supremacy | Kristen | — | 2015 |
| 60% | Circle | The Wife | — | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | Sole Custody | Actor | — | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker | Actor | — | 2013 |
| 9% | Answers to Nothing | Frankie | $22.5K | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Ricochet | Actor | — | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Dallas | Actor | — | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | Uncorked | Actor | — | 2010 |
| 23% | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Special Agent Eunice Bloom | $10.2M | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | Bedrooms | Anna | — | 2009 |
| 29% | Punisher: War Zone | Angela Donatelli | $8M | 2008 |
| 13% | Saw V | Brit | $56.8M | 2008 |
| 38% | Rambo (Rambo IV) | Sarah | $42.8M | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | Tattoos: A Scarred History | Actor | — | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | Circle of Friends | Maggie | — | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Kill Your Darlings | Katherine | — | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 8MM 2 | Lynn | — | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | The Bad Girls From Valley High | Danielle | — | 2005 |
| 75% | Lackawanna Blues | Laura | — | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | Locusts: The 8th Plague | Vicky Snow | — | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | The Long Shot: Believe in Courage | Annie Garrett | — | 2004 |
| 17% | George Of The Jungle 2 | Ursula Stanhope | — | 2003 |
| 63% | The Brothers | Jesse Caldwell | $26.6M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | Satan's School for Girls | Allison | — | 2000 |
| 14% | Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th | Barbara | — | 2000 |
| 11% | Jawbreaker | Marcie Fox | — | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | Dirt Merchant | Angie | — | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | Darkdrive | Actor | — | 1998 |
| 85% | As Good as It Gets | Receptionist | — | 1997 |
| 31% | Inventing the Abbotts | Co-ed | — | 1997 |
| 56% | Two Evil Eyes | Betty | — | 1990 |
TV
| Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 85% |
On Becoming a God in Central Florida 2019 |
2019 |
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| 24% |
Training Day 2017 |
Holly Butler |
2017 |
| No Score Yet |
Hawaii Five-0 2010 |
Anny Dunn Inspector Abby Dunn Abby Dunn |
2017 2016 2015 |
| 77% |
Defiance 2013-2015 |
Amanda Rosewater |
2015 2014 2013 |
| 66% |
A Gifted Man 2011-2012 |
Christina Holt |
2012 2011 |
| 92% |
Royal Pains 2009-2016 |
Elyse |
2011 |
| 73% |
No Ordinary Family 2010-2011 |
Stephanie Powell |
2011 2010 |
| No Score Yet |
Cribs 2000-2009 |
Appearing |
2010 |
| 72% |
Desperate Housewives 2004-2012 |
Robin |
2010 |
| No Score Yet |
Chelsea Lately 2007-2014 |
Guest |
2010 2008 |
| 72% |
Dexter 2006-2013 |
Rita Bennett |
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 |
| No Score Yet |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000-2015 |
Heidi Wolff |
2006 |
| No Score Yet |
CSI: Miami 2002-2012 |
Hayley Gordon |
2006 |
| 93% |
Supernatural 2005 |
Layla Roarke |
2006 |
| 88% |
Angel 1999-2004 |
Darla |
2004 2003 2001 2000 |
| No Score Yet |
Steven Spielberg Presents 'Taken' 2002 |
Kate Keys |
2002 |
| No Score Yet |
Roswell 1999-2002 |
Topolsky |
2001 2000 1999 |
| 81% |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997-2003 |
Darla |
2000 1998 1997 |
| No Score Yet |
The King of Queens 1998-2007 |
trainee |
1999 |
| 0% |
Ask Harriet 1998 |
Joplin |
1998 |
| No Score Yet |
Boy Meets World 1993-2000 |
Bianca |
1996 |
| No Score Yet |
Married...With Children 1987-1997 |
Sascha |
1994 |
| 50% |
Hi Honey, I'm Home 1991-1992 |
Babs Nielsen |
1992 1991 |
| No Score Yet |
Dark/Web 2019 |
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| 22% |
Payne 1999 |
Breeze O'Rourke |
QUOTES FROM Julie Benz CHARACTERS
Courtney Shayne says: First we are gonna stuff her pretty face with pancakes,then tie her to the flagpole in her bra and panties and watch the humiliation begin
Courtney Shayne says: First we are gonna stuff her pretty face with pancakes,then tie her to the flagpole in her bra and panties and watch the humiliation begin.
Marcie Fox says: she is gonna die (laughs)
Marcie Fox says: She is gonna die (laughs).
Marcie Fox says: Do you smell something?
Julie Freeman says: Hi Fern
Julie Freeman says: Hi Fern.
Courtney Shayne says: I don't know a Fern
Courtney Shayne says: I don't know a Fern.
Fern Mayo/Vylette says: My names Vylette
Fern Mayo/Vylette says: My names Vylette.
Julie Freeman says: what?
Julie Freeman says: What?
Fern Mayo/Vylette says: My names Vylette
Fern Mayo/Vylette says: My names Vylette .
Courtney Shayne says: learn it..
Courtney Shayne says: Learn it..
Marcie Fox says: live it..
Marcie Fox says: Live it..
Marcie Fox says: love it
Marcie Fox says: Love it.
Courtney Shayne says: love it
Courtney Shayne says: Love it.
Mallick says: My god it's a hook!
Brit says: Just stick it in the head, Goddammit!
Brit says: Just stick it in the head, God-dammit!
Luba says: What did you do?
Brit says: You go first.
Mallick says: What is this?
Brit says: Our next nightmare.