1. Amber Benson was born on January 8,1977 and is an American actress, writer, director, and producer.
22 Facts About Amber Benson
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Amber Benson starred in the movie Kiss the Bride.
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Amber Benson co-directed the film Drones with fellow Buffy cast member Adam Busch, and starred as a waitress in the crime thriller The Killing Jar.
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Amber Benson has a younger sister, Danielle, who is an artist.
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Amber Benson's father is Jewish and her mother was raised Southern Baptist; Benson grew up attending a Reform synagogue in Alabama.
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Amber Benson was 14 when she made her feature film debut in the Steven Soderbergh film King of the Hill.
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Amber Benson is best known for her recurring role as Tara Maclay on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Amber Benson remained with the series until season 6 when her character was killed off.
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Amber Benson sang in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode "Once More, with Feeling".
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Amber Benson sang "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" at VH-1's celebrity karaoke tribute to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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Amber Benson collaborated with director James Kerwin in 2003 to produce her play Albert Hall in Hollywood.
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In 2001, Amber Benson worked with Golden, Terry Moore, and Eric Powell of Dark Horse Comics to create the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow and Tara comic book titled "WannaBlessedBe".
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In 2005, Amber Benson collaborated with artist Jamie McKelvie on a short story within the Image Comics collection Four Letter Worlds.
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In 2006, Amber Benson portrayed the "vegetarian" vampiress Lenore on the TV series Supernatural.
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In September 2007, Amber Benson signed a three-book deal with Ginjer Buchanan of Penguin Books.
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Amber Benson is the co-director with Adam Busch of the 2010 comedy film Drones.
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In 2012, Amber Benson played a young Judith Collins in the Dark Shadows audio drama "Dress Me in Dark Dreams".
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Amber Benson guest starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson scripted romantic comedy web series, Husbands.
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In June 2013, it was announced that Amber Benson has been attached to star in the web TV series adaptation of The Morganville Vampires as Amelie, the founder of Morganville.
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Amber Benson narrated the 2014 audiobook Lock In by John Scalzi.
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Amber Benson wrote, directed, and provided her voice to Slayers: A Buffyverse Story alongside her former Buffy costars James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Anthony Head, Juliet Landau, Emma Caulfield Ford, James Charles Leary and Danny Strong.
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In February 2021, Amber Benson spoke out in support of Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Charisma Carpenter's accusation of unprofessional and abusive behavior on the part of Buffy creator Joss Whedon, corroborating Carpenter's account by relating that the set of that series was a "toxic environment" whose traumatic effects upon those who worked there were long-lasting.