Julie Benz

Julie Benz
Benz in 2016
Born	(1972-05-01) May 1, 1972 (age 52) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	BFA, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present
Known for	Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel Dexter No Ordinary Family Defiance
Spouses	John Kassir ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2007)​ Rich Orosco ​ (m. 2012)​

Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972^[1][2]) 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).