She will have a main role in the upcoming CBS show A Gifted Man. At age 15, Benz was told by an acting coach that she would never succeed as an actress. After graduation from NYU, she moved to Los Angeles. She had an uncredited role in Black Sheep and appearances in Diagnosis: Murder, Sliders and The Single Guy. She did various voices for the video game Hot Shots Golf Fore!, appeared in the short film The Midget Stays in the Picture and took over the role of Ursula for George of the Jungle 2. Benz appeared in Peacemakers, Coupling, NCIS and Oliver Beene. She also appeared in the straight-to-DVD movie 8mm 2 as Lynn.
She starred on the series No Ordinary Family until it was cancelled on May 13, 2011. At age 15, Benz was told by an acting coach that she would never succeed as an actress. Her first movie role was a small speaking part in “The Black Cat” segment of the Dario Argento/George A. Romero horror movie Two Evil Eyes (1990). After graduation from NYU, she moved to Los Angeles. She had an uncredited role in Black Sheep and appearances in Diagnosis: Murder, Sliders and The Single Guy. She appeared in more TV shows such as The Big Easy and Fame L.A. along with a small role as a receptionist in the movie As Good as It Gets (1997).
She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing with her skating partner David Schilling, finishing in 13th place. At age 15, Benz was told by an acting coach that she would never succeed as an actress. I still have the report card where she was like, ‘You will never be an actor. with Children , playing a girl who wanted to lose her virginity to Bud Bundy. She starred in another unaired TV pilot called Empire in 1995. Her performance was so well-received that her part was expanded to a few more episodes.
She starred on the series No Ordinary Family until it was cancelled on May 13, 2011. Benz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing with her skating partner David Schilling, finishing in 13th place. According to Benz, “I remember the teacher telling me I should not even try acting. I still have the report card where she was like, ‘You will never be an actor. Two weeks after her move, she obtained a bit part in a 1994 episode of Married.
The family settled in nearby Murrysville when Benz was two, and she started ice skating when she was three. After graduation from NYU, she moved to Los Angeles. She had an uncredited role in Black Sheep and appearances in Diagnosis: Murder, Sliders and The Single Guy. 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.
She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing with her skating partner David Schilling, finishing in 13th place. Your voice is horrible.’ That was the best thing that ever happened to me because I was like, ‘I’ll show you’.” By 1989, with her figure skating career over, Benz became involved in local theater, where she was cast in the play Street Law. 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 was a guest host for the TV show Rendez-View. She has been cast in another indie film called Bedrooms as Anna.
