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Biography Amber Benson was born on January 8, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama. As a young girl, she studied singing, dancing as well as acting. While still in her teens, she was involved in productions at the local community theatre. Her family moved to Los Angeles soon afterwards in 1992 so she could pursue a career in acting...
| Talent Agent: |
Innovative Artists - Stephen LaManna
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| Profession: |
Actress / Writer / Director |
| Born: |
8 January 1977, Birmingham, Alabama, USA (age 33) |
| Birth Name: |
Amber Nicole Benson |
| Height: |
5' 4" (1.63 m) |
| Awards: |
2 wins & 1 nomination |
| Credited Years: |
1993 - 2009 |
Real Life Quotes
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If I wasn't an actress I'd want to be a writer or else find a job where I got to read books and watch movies all day, everyday, for the rest of my life. |
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"I would love to develop my career on both sides of the camera in the way Woody Allen has done down the years." [Glasgow Evening Times, 22 January 2003]. |
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[About her role as the lesbian "Tara" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:] I got letters from girls saying that I changed their lives and I met people who would cry about it, and that had such an impact on me. You don't realise what an impact television has on people. But when you get letters from young girls saying, 'I came out and I have a girlfriend now because of you', it's great. |
Trivia
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Has had roles in movies with actors whom she would later join on the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lindsay Crouse and Eliza Dushku in Bye Bye Love and Seth Green in Can't Hardly Wait. |
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She is most proud of her work in the film King of the Hill, her appearances as 'Tara' on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and her own movie project Chance. |
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Loves to read and spends a lot of her "down time" on set reading. Lists some of her favourite authors as Ray Bradbury, Susan Cooper, Marion Zimmer Bradley, J.K. Rowling (the 'Harry Potter' series) and Christopher Golden (the 'Body of Evidence' series). |
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Lives in Los Angeles with her mother, her dog Pennsylvania (aka Penny) and her cat Benneton (aka Benny). |
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She traveled to Romania to film the movie Taboo. |
Other Works
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Co-wrote the Willow & Tara comics for Dark Horse. |
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Provided backup vocals on Anthony Stewart Head's album "Music for Elevators." |
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Co-wrote a comic for the Buffy trade paperback "Tales of the Slayer" (2002) |
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Co-wrote 'Ghosts of Albion' with Christopher Golden for BBCI. |
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Wrote the play 'Albert Hall,' which was performed by the Lone Star Ensemble at The Complex Theater in Hollywood. |
Where Are They Now?
| December 2004 |
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Currently directing an as-yet-unnamed film she has written, which co-stars Christine Estabrook and James Leary. |
| June 2005 |
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Preparing the release of her new film, Lovers, Liars and Lunatics, which she wrote, produced and directed. |
| October 2005 |
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Has just completed filming in North Carolina for _Mountain Time (2006)_, and is headed to Romania to film Gryphon for the Sci-Fi Channel. |
| January 2006 |
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Is currently filming Strictly Sexual, as well as putting the finishing touches on her second "Ghosts of Albion" novel with co-author Christopher Golden, "Witchery". |
| September 2006 |
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Currently in Vancouver, B.C. filming a role for an as-yet-unannounced Lifetime channel original movie, and also preparing for the release of her latest book with co-author Christopher Golden, "Witchery," as well as a personal appearance in England at a convention at the end of the month. |
| May 2007 |
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Preparing to travel to Holland in June to shoot a thriller in which she'll play an American military police officer. After returning to the United States, she will be in pre-production for a new horror film with actor Michael Madsen, tentatively titled Cross. |
| June 2008 |
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She is now in Pennsylvania to film Another Harvest Moon, and afterward will go to Louisiana, where she will co-direct the independent production, Drones. |
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