Julie Benz is a famous American film and television actress. The role of Sarah Miller in the action movie "Rambo IV" brought her fame. The actress’s film debut in film took place in 1990 in the horror Dario Argento “Two Evil Eyes”. Now a movie with Julie Benz is popular all over the world.
Biography
Julie was born in 1972, Pittsburgh (PA). When she was very young, her family moved to Merrisville. Mother Julie Benz Joan Marie professionally engaged in figure skating, and his father worked as a surgeon.
At the age of three, Julie, at the insistence of her mother, began to engage in figure skating, and achieved some success in this sport. In 1988, Julie took part in the junior figure skating championship, and together with her partner David Schilling took 13th place.
Julie's older brother and sister also practiced figure skating from early childhood, even were US champions in 1987.
In 1986, Julie suffered a serious leg injury and was forced to leave the sport for a while.
The beginning of an acting career
As a teenager, she realized that she wanted to become an actress. When the girl was 15, the acting teacher said that she would never become an actress, to which Julie confidently answered: "I will prove it to you."
In 1989, completing her skater career and graduating from high school, Julia began participating in local theater productions. She performed her first film role a year later - in the horror film "Two Evil Eyes", an adaptation of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Benz appeared in the episodic role of a teenage girl Betty.
In 1991, the aspiring actress got a role in the sitcom "Hello dear, I'm home." Benz played the attractive, popular, but spoiled daughter of the main characters of the series Honey and Lloyd Nilson. The series did not gain much popularity and was closed after the end of the second season.
In 1993, the actress moved to Los Angeles. At first, Julie starred mainly in episodes. She played a small role in the sitcom "Married … with Children", then played Bianca in the comedy "The Guy Knows the World." In the popular detective series "Diagnosis: Murder", the actress also appeared (episode "Death on Thin Ice").
Julie Benz played in five episodes of the famous youth series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which she played Darla. In "Angel", the sequel to "Buffy", the actress also played Darla and appeared in all five seasons of the series.
In 1998, the actress got a supporting role in the next sitcom - "Ask Harriet." Sitcom was not popular in the USA, therefore it was closed after the first season.
In 2000, Julie Benz starred in the horror film "The School of Satan for Girls, " a remake of the 1973 film of the same name. Together with Julie, Shannen Doherty and Daniel Cosgrove starred in the film.
In 2006, the actress played Leila, a cancer-sick girl in the episode Vera on the television series Supernatural. The series has been warmly received by critics and has not lost popularity so far.
Acting breakthrough
Despite the fact that since 1990, Julie Benz has played in more than 20 films and series, her roles were mostly small. In 2009, the actress starred in the action movie "Rambo IV" by Sylvester Stallone. We can say that this film brought worldwide fame to Julie Benz. Films with her participation after the release of "Rambo" were in great demand.
The next notable project in the filmography of the actress is the horror "Saw V". The famous actor Scott Patterson played in the film agent Peter Strum, Elizabeth Russell played the role of Jill Truck, as in the previous parts of the franchise, and the role of Brit went to Julie Benz. The filmography of the actress was replenished with a very successful film - a fifth of the Saw franchise collected at the box office 113 million dollars with a budget of 11 million
From 2006 to 2010, Benz played the role of Rita Bennett in the television series Dexter, based on the novels by Jeff Lindsay. It is probably impossible to find someone who would not hear about this series. Julie appeared regularly in the first four seasons of Dexter. The high level of her acting was noted by critics - Benz won the Saturn Prize as the best television actress.
After the release of Dexter, Julie Benz's popularity increased. Films and series with her participation have always been successful.
