Actor

Julie Benz

May 1, 1972 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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).

Notable work

8.3
Supernatural (2005)
as Layla Rourke
8.2
Dexter (2006)
as Rita Bennett
6.7
Rambo (2008)
as Sarah
7.4
As Good as It Gets (1997)
as Receptionist
6.2
Saw V (2008)
as Brit
7.6
NCIS (2003)
as Denise Johnson
6
Circle (2015)
as Wife
7.9
Desperate Housewives (2004)
as Robin Gallagher
8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
as Darla
7.7
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
as Abby Dunn
7.7
CSI: Miami (2002)
as Hayley Gordon
8.6
Love, Victor (2020)
as Shelby

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