Julie Benz Bio (Wiki)

Who is Julie Benz?

Julie Benz is a famous American actress, best known for her role as Rita Bennett on the American television crime drama series Dexter (2006–2010). Julie Benz is also popular for portraying the role of Darla in the American TV series Angel (2000-2004).

Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality

Julie Benz was born on May 1, 1972, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Julie holds an American nationality and she is of German ethnicity.

Her birth name is Julie M. Benz. She was born as the youngest child of George Benz, a surgeon, and Joanne Benz, a figure ice skater. She has an elder sister and a brother named Jeffrey and Jennifer. She grew up in Murrysville with her family.

What is the education history of Julie Benz?

After high school graduation in 1990, she attended New York University and studied acting for three years, and graduated in 1993.  She started ice skating at the age of three. Benz participated in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing and finished in the 13^th position. She had a stress fracture when she was 14, which led her to give up skating. After that, she turned to acting and she got involved in a local theater.

Julie Benz: Professional Life and Career

Julie Benz began her acting career playing a small role in the play ‘Street Law’. She made her screen acting debut in 1990, with a small speaking role in an episode of the horror movie Two Evil Eyes (1990). The following year, she was cast in the television show Hi Honey, I’m Home! (1991).

She moved to Los Angeles in order to pursue her full-time acting career in 1994. After a few weeks of her move to Los Angeles, she got a small role in an episode of Married… with Children. The next year, appeared as a guest in Crosstown Traffic (1995).

In 1996, she auditioned for the role of Buffy in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) but she didn’t get the role. However, she got a small role as a vampire girl in the series.

She got her big break in 1999, playing a lead role in the American comedy TV series Payne, in which she played FBI agent Kathleen Topolsky.

The following year, she starred in the TV film Satan’s School for Girls (2000).  The same year, she got a lead role in the horror movie Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000).

Julie appeared as Rita Bennett in 49 episodes of Dexter (2006-2010) for which she won several awards including the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television.

Since then, she has appeared in several TV series and big-screen movies. She appeared as Jackie in Havenhurst (2014). Recently, she appeared as Holly McCabe in Training Day (2016).

What is the net worth of Julie Benz?

Throughout her long successful acting career, she has accumulated a net worth of 6 million dollars but her salary is not revealed yet.

Social Media

Julie Benz is active on different social media. Currently, she holds an account on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has more than 279k followers on Twitter. Similarly, more than 595k followers follow her on Facebook, more than 190k followers on Instagram.

Julie Benz: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

After her divorce in 2007, Julie was rumored to have hooked up with the famous actor Sylvester Stallone, but she never talked about it. There is no rumor of her being in any extra-marital affairs at the moment

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Julie Benz has a height of 5 Feet and 4 Inches. Her body weighs 56kg. She has blonde hair and blue eye. Her body figure measures 24 inches for waist size, 35 inches for hip size, and breast size. Her bra size is 32c.

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