Julie Benz Biography

Occup.Actress
FromUSA
BornMay 1, 1972
Age51 years
Early Life as well as Education
Julie Marie Benz was born upon May 1, 1972, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She is the child of George Benz, a doctor, and Joanne Marie Benz, a figure skater. Julie grew up in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, with her older sibling and sister, Jeffrey as well as Jennifer. When she was just 3 years old, Julie started ice skating, complying with in her mother's footprints. She and her sis completed in the sporting activity, at some point coming to be the 1988 U.S. Junior Ice Dance Champions.

Benz went to Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, where she excelled academically and also was associated with different after-school activities. After graduating in 1990, Julie took place to research acting at New York University, where she realized her true enthusiasm for doing arts.

Performing Career
Julie Benz started her performing occupation in the early 1990s with a visitor duty on the television show, "Hello there Honey, I'm Home!" in 1991. In 1996, she landed her very first repeating role as Kathleen Topolsky in the tv collection "Roswell".

Nonetheless, it remained in 1997 when Julie's occupation catapulted to popularity after being cast as Darla, the vampire sweetheart of Angel (played by David Boreanaz) in the hit TV program "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". She repeated her function in the spin-off collection "Angel", where her character became a series routine.

Throughout her career, Julie has appeared in many television collection as well as films. Several of her most notable tv roles consist of playing Rita Morgan in the critically well-known collection "Dexter", for which she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress; Stephanie Powell in "No Ordinary Family"; and Mayor Amanda Rosewater in "Defiance".

In movie, Benz has actually appeared in movies like "Jawbreaker" (1999), "The Brothers" (2001), "Rambo" (2008), as well as "Saw V" (2008).

Personal Life
On May 30, 1998, Julie Benz married actor John Kassir, yet the pair divorced in 2007. Afterward, she dated Rich Orosco, an advertising and marketing exec, as well as the two became involved on June 23, 2011. The pair wed on May 5, 2012, in an exclusive ceremony in the Los Angeles location.

Throughout her career, Julie has actually worked with lots of remarkable actors, including Michael C. Hall, David Boreanaz, and Grant Bowler. She is understood for her dedication to her craft, her outstanding work principles, and also her kind as well as charitable nature.

Philanthropy as well as Activism
Julie Benz is an active fan of charitable companies and also charities. She has been entailed with charitable events like the Revlon Run/Walk for Women as well as the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, increasing funds and recognition for causes such as bust cancer research and improved look after children with lethal health problems.

In 2010, Julie was granted the Humane Society of the United States' Humane Advocate Award for using her system to spread out understanding concerning pet civil liberties issues and functioning to finish animal cruelty.

Legacy
Julie Benz has actually established herself as a gifted as well as functional actress throughout her career, recognized for taking on complicated as well as multi-faceted personalities. She has gained numerous honors and also elections for her work with tv as well as has actually gained the respect and adoration of both her peers and also fans. Julie's commitment to philanthropy and activism additional highlights her gracious spirit as well as commitment to making a positive impact in the world.

Our collection contains 25 quotes who is written / told by Julie.

Related authors: Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Michael C. Hall (Actor)

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25 Famous quotes by Julie Benz

Small: I really take pride in the relationship that I have with my husband
"I really take pride in the relationship that I have with my husband"
Small: Everyone else trains just as hard as well and that there really is no such a thing as overnight success
"Everyone else trains just as hard as well and that there really is no such a thing as overnight success"
Small: During the rehearsal process I got thrown off the horse
"During the rehearsal process I got thrown off the horse"
Small: But I never worked with a northern horse before. They are very different from western horses
"But I never worked with a northern horse before. They are very different from western horses"
Small: I loved playing Darla
"I loved playing Darla"
Small: You dont realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing
"You don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character"
Small: There were a couple of years where I was skating and acting at the same time
"There were a couple of years where I was skating and acting at the same time"
Small: I actually started, this year, doing some voiceovers. I did some radio spots, and some games
"I actually started, this year, doing some voiceovers. I did some radio spots, and some games"
Small: You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being dil
"You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success"
Small: I only knew basic western trail riding. Nothing fancy
"I only knew basic western trail riding. Nothing fancy"
Small: Oh, well, in Los Angeles everybody is an actor, or a producer, or a writer, or a director, or an agent,
"Oh, well, in Los Angeles everybody is an actor, or a producer, or a writer, or a director, or an agent, or... So everybody understands the hours"
Small: I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating
"I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating"
Small: And Im not very coordinated, either. Only on ice skates, not in real life
"And I'm not very coordinated, either. Only on ice skates, not in real life"
Small: The meaning of life... I think the meaning of life is, I think its love
"The meaning of life... I think the meaning of life is, I think it's love"
Small: Thats a hard question, because I started skating when I was three, so I dont really remember life befor
"That's a hard question, because I started skating when I was three, so I don't really remember life before it, and I don't know what it is like not to work hard at something"
Small: Its funny, I get really nervous when I audition for voiceovers
"It's funny, I get really nervous when I audition for voiceovers"
Small: When I first started I was always known as The Girl on the Sitcom with the Funny Voice
"When I first started I was always known as The Girl on the Sitcom with the Funny Voice"
Small: If youre offered something, youre not really sure exactly what is that they saw in you that they think
"If you're offered something, you're not really sure exactly what is that they saw in you that they think is the character so it's a little scary, I feel"
Small: Cause at the end of the day, honestly, at the end of the day when youre in your death bed and thats it,
"Cause at the end of the day, honestly, at the end of the day when you're in your death bed and that's it, I think it's the relationships you've had and the people that you've touched and the people that have touched you that matter"
Small: To us marriage is first, everything else is second
"To us marriage is first, everything else is second"
Small: I would love to re-visit Darla. I miss her. I really do
"I would love to re-visit Darla. I miss her. I really do"
Small: I think Sarah Michelle Gellar has done some brilliant work as Buffy
"I think Sarah Michelle Gellar has done some brilliant work as Buffy"
Small: I dont think as big and as creative as Joss
"I don't think as big and as creative as Joss"
Small: Um, and Im also very proud of my work on George of the Jungle 2
"Um, and I'm also very proud of my work on George of the Jungle 2"
Small: I trained 8 hours a day 7 seven days a week and I had 2 weeks off in a year
"I trained 8 hours a day 7 seven days a week and I had 2 weeks off in a year"