Julie M. Benz (born May 1, 1972) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and as Rita Bennett on Dexter, for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. Benz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her older brother and sister, Jeffrey and Jennifer, were the 1987 U.S. Junior Champions in ice dancing and competed internationally. Her other TV shows included Hang Time, High Tide, Step by Step and Boy Meets World, plus a small role in the TV movie The Barefoot Executive. She played Christy in the TV movie Hearts Adrift and a lead role as Julie Falcon in Darkdrive. She starred in the short spoof film Eating Las Vegas and the unaired TV pilot Veronica’s Video, had a small uncredited role in the TV movie A Walton Easter and a small role in Inventing the Abbotts.
Julie Benz Is Engaged Fiancé Rich Orosco’s proposal was simple – and followed by a surprise Mexican fiesta party [link]
