The creative way of the star: Julie Benz

Julie Benz is a famous American film and television actress. Fame brought her the role of Sarah Miller in the action movie "Rambo IV". The film debut of the actress in the cinema took place in 1990 in the horror of Dario Argento "Two Evil Eyes". Now the movie with Julie Benz is popular all over the world.

Biography

Julie was born in 1972 in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). 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.

In three years, Julie, at the insistence of her mother, began figure skating, and achieved some success in this sport. In 1988 Julie took part in the championship in figure skating among juniors, and along with her partner David Schilling took 13th place.

Oldest brother and sister Julie also engaged in figure skating since early childhood, even were champions of the USA in 1987.

In 1986, Julie suffered a serious leg injury and was forced to leave the sport for a while.

The beginning of acting career

In adolescence, she realized that she dreams of becoming an actress. When the girl was 15, the teacher of acting said that she would never become an actress, to which Julie confidently replied: "I will prove to you."

In 1989, after completing her career as a figure skater and graduating from high school, Julia began to participate in the productions of the local theater. Her first role in the movie, she performed a year later - in the horror film "Two Evil Eye", a film adaptation of Edgar Poe's stories, Benz appeared in the episodic role of teenage girl Betty.

In 1991, the novice actress got a role in the sitcom "Hello dear, I'm at home." Benz played an attractive, popular, but spoiled daughter of the protagonists of the series Hani and Lloyd Nilsson. The series did not gain much popularity and after the end of the second season was closed.

In 1993, the actress moved to Los Angeles. At first, Julie was shot mostly in episodes. She played a small role in the sitcom "Married ... with children," and then played Bianca in the comedy "A Guy Knows the World". In the popular detective series "Diagnosis: Murder", the actress also appeared (the 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 the "Angel" sequel "Buffy", the actress also played Darla and appeared in all five seasons of the series.

In 1998, the actress received a supporting role in the next sitcom - "Ask Harriet." Sitkom was not popular in the US, because it was closed after the first season.

In 2000, Julie Benz starred in the horror "School of Satan for Girls", a remake of the 1973 film of the same name. Together with Julie in the film starred Shannen Doherty and Daniel Cosgrove.

In 2006, the actress played Leila, a cancer-sick girl in the episode "The Faith" of the television series "Supernatural." The series was warmly received by critics and has not lost popularity so far.

Actor's breakthrough

Despite the fact that since 1990, Julie Benz has played in more than 20 films and serials, her roles have generally been small. In 2009, the actress played the lead role in the action movie "Rambo IV" by Sylvester Stallone. We can say that this film brought world fame Julie Benz. Films with her participation after the release of the screens "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 agent Peter Stram's film, Elizabeth Russell performed the role of Gil Trak, as in the previous parts of the franchise, and the role of Brit went Julie Benz. The filmography of the actress was replenished with a very successful film - the fifth part of the franchise "Saw" collected at the rental of 113 million dollars with a budget of 11 million.

From 2006 to 2010, Benz performed the role of Rita Bennett in the television series "Dexter", based on the novels of Jeff Lindsay. Probably, it is impossible to find a person who would not have heard about this show. Julie regularly appeared in the first four seasons of "Dexter". A high level of her acting was noted by critics - Benz was awarded the Saturn Award as the best television actress.

After the release on the screens of "Dexter", the popularity of Julie Benz has increased. Movies and TV shows with her participation have always been a success.

Personal life

In 1998, Julie married a famous actor and comedian John Kassir. In 2007, the actors divorced.

In 2011, the engagement of Julie Benz with businessman and producer Rich Orozco took place. In May 2012 they were married.