Benz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The family settled in nearby Murrysville when Benz was two, and she started ice skating when she was three. She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing with her skating partner David Schilling, finishing in 13th place. Her older brother and sister, Jeffrey and Jennifer, were the 1987 U.S. Junior Champions in ice dancing and competed internationally. She grew up in Murrysville, graduating from Franklin Regional High School. Her subsequent roles include an unaired Aaron Spelling television pilot Cross Town Traffic. She starred in another unaired TV pilot called Empire in 1995. She was the only non-African American actor featured in the principal cast of the romantic comedy The Brothers.

She grew up in Murrysville, graduating from Franklin Regional High School. 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 graduating from high school, Benz entered New York University to study acting. She starred in another unaired TV pilot called Empire in 1995.

She will have a recurring role in the upcoming CBS show A Gifted Man. She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing with her skating partner David Schilling, finishing in 13th place. She starred in another unaired TV pilot called Empire in 1995. She had an uncredited role in Black Sheep and appearances in Diagnosis: Murder, Sliders and The Single Guy. She played Christy in the TV movie Hearts Adrift and a lead role as Julie Falcon in Darkdrive. She made two movies, the dark comedy Jawbreaker and Dirt Merchant, before landing a lead role in another TV show called Payne. She was cast as Ellie Sparks in Glory Days and appeared in the unaired pilot; however, she left the show. She had a small role in the critically acclaimed TV movie Lackawanna Blues.

The family settled in nearby Murrysville when Benz was two, and she started ice skating when she was three. At age 15, Benz was told by an acting coach that she would never succeed as an actress. According to Benz, “I remember the teacher telling me I should not even try acting. After graduating from high school, Benz entered New York University to study acting. 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. She played undercover FBI Special Unit agent Kathleen Topolsky on Roswell during its first season, starred in the TV movie Satan’s School for Girls, the unaired TV pilot Good Guys/Bad Guys and had a lead role in the horror movie parody Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth.

Julie M. Benz (born May 1, 1972) is an American actress, best known for her role 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. Among her previous well-known roles was Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. I still have the report card where she was like, ‘You will never be an actor. She starred in another unaired TV pilot called Empire in 1995. She had an uncredited role in Black Sheep and appearances in Diagnosis: Murder, Sliders and The Single Guy.

I still have the report card where she was like, ‘You will never be an actor. After graduation from NYU, she moved to Los Angeles. She starred in another unaired TV pilot called Empire in 1995.