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Julie Benz

Julie Benz

Known For Acting
Birthday May 01, 1972 (53)
Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jun 28, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) 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. Benz has also starred in the television series Roswell (1999–2000), Desperate Housewives (2010), No Ordinary Family (2010–2011), A Gifted Man (2011–2012), Defiance (2013–2015), Hawaii Five-0 (2015–2017), Training Day (2017) and Love, Victor (2021). Her film credits include Jawbreaker (1999), The Brothers (2001), Rambo (2008), Saw V (2008), Punisher: War Zone (2008), and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Julie Benz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Midway Point

The Midway Point

2024

as Ms. Devaney

Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer

Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer

2021

as Celeste Beard

Nocturne

Nocturne

2020

as Cassie Lowe

Heaven

Heaven

2019

as Kitty Dennison

Foster Boy

Foster Boy

2019

as Pamela Dupree

Christmas Homecoming

Christmas Homecoming

2017

as Amanda

Havenhurst

Havenhurst

2016

as Jackie

Life on the Line

Life on the Line

2016

as Carline

Charming Christmas

Charming Christmas

2015

as Meredith Rossman

Circle

Circle

2015

as Wife

Sole Custody

Sole Custody

2014

as Zoey

Supremacy

Supremacy

2014

as Kristen

Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker

Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker

2013

as Stevie Parker

Ricochet

Ricochet

2011

as Elise Laird

Answers to Nothing

Answers to Nothing

2011

as Frankie

Bedrooms

Bedrooms

2010

as Anna

Held Hostage

Held Hostage

2009

as Michelle Estey

Uncorked

Uncorked

2009

as Johnny Prentiss

Kidnapping Caitlynn

Kidnapping Caitlynn

2009

as Caitlynn

Rambo

Rambo

2008

as Sarah

Punisher: War Zone

Punisher: War Zone

2008

as Angela

Saw V

Saw V

2008

as Brit

Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

2006

as Maggie

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

2006

as Katherine

Bad Girls from Valley High

Bad Girls from Valley High

2005

as Danielle

Locusts: The 8th Plague

Locusts: The 8th Plague

2005

as Vicky

8MM 2

8MM 2

2005

as Lynn

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

2005

as Laura

The Long Shot

The Long Shot

2004

as Annie Garrett

George of the Jungle 2

George of the Jungle 2

2003

as Ursula

The Brothers

The Brothers

2001

as Jesse Caldwell

Satan's School for Girls

Satan's School for Girls

2000

as Alison Kingsley

Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker

1999

as Marcie Fox

Dirt Merchant

Dirt Merchant

1999

as Angie

Darkdrive

Darkdrive

1997

as Julie Falcon

Inventing the Abbotts

Inventing the Abbotts

1997

as Co-ed

A Walton Easter

A Walton Easter

1997

as Jeannie

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

1997

as Receptionist

Hearts Adrift

Hearts Adrift

1996

as Christy

Black Sheep

Black Sheep

1996

as Dancing Blonde Woman

The Barefoot Executive

The Barefoot Executive

1995

as Sexy Woman

Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990

as Betty

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Dexter

as Rita Bennett

Episodes: 49

First Aired: Oct 01, 2006

Defiance

as Amanda Rosewater

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Apr 15, 2013

Angel

as Darla

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Oct 05, 1999

No Ordinary Family

as Stephanie Powell

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Sep 28, 2010

A Gifted Man

as Christina Holt

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 23, 2011

Hi Honey, I'm Home!

as Babs Nielsen

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jul 19, 1991

Hawaii Five-0

as Inspector Abby Dunn

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 20, 2010

Payne

as Breeze O'Rourke

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Mar 15, 1999

Roswell

as Kathleen Topolsky

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 06, 1999

Ask Harriet

as Joplin Russell

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 04, 1998

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

as Carole Wilkes

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Aug 25, 2019

Training Day

as Holly Butler

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 02, 2017

Desperate Housewives

as Robin Gallagher

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Darla

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 10, 1997

Love, Victor

as Shelby

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 17, 2020

9-1-1: Lone Star

as Sadie Becker

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 19, 2020

Taken

as Kate Keys

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 02, 2002

Light as a Feather

as Skye

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 12, 2018

Law & Order

as Dawn Sterling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Heidi Wolff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

CSI: Miami

as Hayley Gordon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2002

Sliders

as Jenny Michener

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 1995

The Single Guy

as Cranberries Girl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

Boy Meets World

as Bianca

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1993

Hang Time

as Linda Cantrell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1995

Peacemakers

as Miranda Blanchard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 30, 2003

Step by Step

as Tawny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1991

Diagnosis: Murder

as Julie Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

The King of Queens

as Julie Patterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Oliver Beene

as Cigarette Girl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2003

Royal Pains

as Elyse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 04, 2009

Fame L.A.

as Vanessa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1997

Conrad Bloom

as Julie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

High Tide

as Joanna Craig

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1994

The Big Easy

as Roxanne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1996

Supernatural

as Layla Rourke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Married... with Children

as Sascha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1987

Glory Days

as Ellie Sparks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 2002

Dark/Web

as I Am Rideshare (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 2019

NCIS

as Denise Johnson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Coupling

as Amanda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2003

She Spies

as Elaine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 20, 2002

Rank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 2001

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Defiance

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 2013

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 10, 1997

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

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2024 5 54 54 54
2024 6 44 58 35
2024 7 56 75 35
2024 8 44 69 28
2024 9 38 62 23
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2024 12 29 37 18
2025 1 35 59 20
2025 2 22 34 4
2025 3 11 29 1
2025 4 1 2 1
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2025 6 2 4 2
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