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Amber Benson(I)

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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.

Her first movie role was a minor part in King of the Hill (1993), where she played a good-natured, epileptic teenager and hotel resident which was set in 1930s Depression-era Indiana, which was immediately followed by another supporting part of Cheyenne, the best friend of Alicia Silverstone in The Crush (1993). A string of roles followed with her acting in three made-for-TV "Jack Reed" detective movies playing the daughter of the title detective as well as other minor and bit parts in Imaginary Crimes (1994), S.F.W. (1994) and Bye Bye Love (1995).

She's also acted in a number of independent film productions and film shorts including Take It Easy (1999), Deadtime (1999), Don's Plum (2001), Hollywood, Pennsylvania (2001). But Amber is probably best known for playing Tara, the shy, withdrawn witch and love interest of Willow for three seasons on the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) from early 2000 to 2002.

Amber has also tried her talent at writing and directing, starting in 2001 with the little-seen independent comedy-drama Chance (2002), where she played the title character. She has also wrote various stage plays as well as the scripts for other independent movie productions like The Theory of the Leisure Class (2001) and Ghosts of Albion: Legacy (2003).
BornJanuary 8, 1977
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Amber Benson in Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special (2000)
Amber Benson, Molly O'Haver, and Travis Betz in Soul in a Jar (2011)
Amber Benson and Dustin Fasching in T Is for Trick (2011)
Amber Benson, Sarah Lassez, Norm Thoeming, Ward Roberts, Devin Barry, Mike C. Nelson, and Galicia Vaca Lopez in T Is for Trick (2011)
Amber Benson, Sarah Lassez, Norm Thoeming, Ward Roberts, Devin Barry, and Mike C. Nelson in T Is for Trick (2011)
Amber Benson in T Is for Trick (2011)
Amber Benson, Ceciley Jenkins, Ward Roberts, Devin Barry, and Galicia Vaca Lopez in T Is for Trick (2011)
Amber Benson, Sarah Lassez, Norm Thoeming, Ward Roberts, Devin Barry, Mike C. Nelson, and Galicia Vaca Lopez in T Is for Trick (2011)
Alyson Hannigan and Amber Benson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Alyson Hannigan and Amber Benson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Amber Benson in Don's Plum (2001)
Amber Benson in Strictly Sexual: The Series (2011)

Known for

Chance (2002)
Chance
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  • Chance
  • 2002
Cary Elwes and Alicia Silverstone in The Crush (1993)
The Crush
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  • Cheyenne
  • 1993
Wes Ramsey and Steve Sandvoss in Latter Days (2003)
Latter Days
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  • Traci Levine
  • 2003
Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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  • Tara Maclay

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Actress

  • I Saw the TV Glow
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  • Amber Benson, Kevin Chamberlin, Michael O'Neill, Mieko Hillman, Andria Chamberlin, Andrew Adams, Gene Blalock, Jhan Harp, Wendelyn Slipakoff, Mat Devine, Liv Southard, Nichole Eberle, Michael Baszler, Rahul Parikh, Nadina Gerlach, Jeff Jeffers, Rob Stith, Aly Wolff-Mills, and J.T. Robinson in The Nightmare Gallery (2019)
    The Nightmare Gallery
  • Luke Perry, Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson, and Alex Shaffer in The Griddle House (2018)
    The Griddle House
  • Glossary of Broken Dreams (2018)
    Glossary of Broken Dreams
  • Whitney Moore in House of Demons (2018)
    House of Demons
  • Michael Jai White and Angelique Rivera in The Crooked Man (2016)
    The Crooked Man
  • Frida Farrell in Apartment 407 (2016)
    Apartment 407
  • Red vs. Blue (2003)
    Red vs. Blue
    • (voice)
  • Anna Campbell, Cassie Ramoska, Austin Powell, Dean Milos, Emmanuel Paraskiv, Alexandria Trewhitt, Ricky Wang, Britt Turpack, Lauren Fields, Dianna M. Cruz, Marri Savinar, Jennifer O'Brien, Sarah Beth Comfort, Maya Harris, Colton Little, and Ulysses Morazan in Sunday Morning (2016)
    Sunday Morning
  • Desire Will Set You Free (2015)
    Desire Will Set You Free
  • Back to Backspace (2014)
    Back to Backspace
    • (voice)
  • Amber Benson, Ben Easter, Haileigh Todd, and Jordan Farris in Morganville: The Series (2014)
    Morganville: The Series
  • Bravest Warriors (2009)
    Bravest Warriors
    • (voice)
  • Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (2014)
    Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
  • The Glass Slipper Confessionals (2014)
    The Glass Slipper Confessionals
  • Twisted Tales (2013)
    Twisted Tales

Writer

  • The Witches of Echo Park
    • (creator)
    • In Production
  • Family History Mysteries: Buried Past
  • Janel Parrish in Family History Mysteries: Buried Past (2023)
    Family History Mysteries: Buried Past
  • Ann Rule's A Murder to Remember (2020)
    Ann Rule's A Murder to Remember
  • Holly Robinson Peete and Rick Fox in Morning Show Mysteries (2018)
    Morning Show Mysteries
  • Terror in the Woods (2018)
    Terror in the Woods
  • Toni Garrn and Andreas Damm in Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer (2017)
    Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer
  • Lovers, Liars and Lunatics (2006)
    Lovers, Liars and Lunatics
  • Ghosts of Albion: Embers
  • Ghosts of Albion: Legacy
  • Chance (2002)
    Chance
  • The Theory of the Leisure Class (2001)
    The Theory of the Leisure Class

Director

  • Shevenge (2015)
    Shevenge
  • Singlewood
  • Drones (2010)
    Drones
  • Lovers, Liars and Lunatics (2006)
    Lovers, Liars and Lunatics
  • Ghosts of Albion: Legacy
  • Chance (2002)
    Chance
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The Blue Tooth Virgin
All Hail the Popcorn King
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All Hail the Popcorn King
Desire Will Set You Free
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Desire Will Set You Free
House of Demons
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House of Demons
The Griddle House
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The Griddle House
The Crooked Man: TV Movie
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The Crooked Man: TV Movie
Act Your Age
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Act Your Age
Dust Up
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Dust Up
Strictly Sexual
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Strictly Sexual

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    • January 8, 1977
    • Birmingham, Alabama, USA
  • Other works
    Co-wrote the Willow & Tara comics for Dark Horse.
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    Wrote a comic book based on the characters of Willow and Tara as part of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic books series.
  • Quotes
    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.
    • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
      (1997)
      $8,000 per episode

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