Amber Benson - Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile

Biography

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Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American actress best known for playing Tara Maclay, Willow's girlfriend in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Benson has also written and directed movies for theaters and television, most notably Chance (2002), Ghosts of Albion: Legacy (BBC Online; 2003) and Lovers, Liars & Lunatics (2006). She has also written three comic books, two of them Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics ("WannaBlessedBe" and "Wilderness") co-written with Christopher Golden. In 2003 she collaborated with director James Kerwin to produce her play, Albert Hall, in Hollywood.

Benson has collaborated with author Christopher Golden on two supernatural thrillers: Ghosts of Albion: Accursed and Ghosts of Albion: Witchery. These books follow the fortunes of Tamara and William Swift, who first appeared in Benson and Golden's BBC computer animated web movie Ghosts of Albion: Legacy.

In comic books, Benson has collaborated with artist Ben Templesmith on Demon Father John’s Pinwheel Blues published by IDW as a four-part split-book, Shadowplay (with work by Ashley Wood and Christina Z).

As of 2006, Benson resides in Los Angeles, California.

Music

Benson sang in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode "Once More, With Feeling". She provided vocals for the songs "I've Got a Theory / Bunnies / If We're Together", "Under Your Spell" (her solo), "Walk Through the Fire" and "Where Do We Go From Here?" She also sang "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" (aka "Creature of the Night") at VH-1's celebrity karaoke tribute to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Filmography

Strictly Sexual (in production 2006) - as Donna
Tripping Forward (in production 2006) - as Gwen
Simple Things (in production 2006) - as Sally
Angst (in production 2006) - as Julia
Lovers, Liars & Lunatics (2006) - as Justine
Race You to the Bottom (2005) - as Maggie
Intermedio (2005) - as Barbie
Latter Days (2003) - as Traci Levine
Chance (2002) - as Chance
Taboo (2002) - as Piper
Don's Plum (2001) - as Amy
Hollywood, Pennsylvania (2001) - as Mandy Calhoun
The Prime Gig (2000) - as Batgirl
Deadtime (1999) - as Patty
Take It Easy (1999) - as Justy
Can't Hardly Wait (1998) - as Stephanie, the Stoned Banana-holding Girl (scenes deleted from the final cut)
Bye Bye, Love (1995) - as Meg Damico
Imaginary Crimes (1994) - as Margaret
S.F.W. (1994) - as Barbara 'Babs' Wyler
The Crush (1993) - as Cheyenne
King of the Hill (1993 film; not the TV series) - as Ella McShane

Television

(Includes made-for-TV movies and TV series)

Holiday Wishes (2006) TV movie
Attack of the Gryphon (in production 2006) TV movie
Supernatural (2006) TV series - Lenore (episode titled "Bloodlust")
The Inside (2005) TV series - Allison Davis (episode titled "The Perfect Couple")
Cold Case (2004) TV series - Julia Hoffman (episode titled "Volunteers")
The Enforcers (2001) TV miniseries - Abby
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in 2000-2002 seasons) TV series - Tara Maclay
Cracker (1999) TV series - Amy (episode titled "The Club")
Promised Land (1998) TV series - Amy Farnsworth (episode titled "Out of Bounds")
Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995) TV movie - Nicole Reed
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994) TV movie - Nicole Reed
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993) TV movie - Nicole Reed

Books in Print

Ghosts of Albion

Accursed (with Christopher Golden) (Del Rey, 2005)
Witchery (with Christopher Golden) (Del Rey, 2006)
The Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game (with Timothy S. Brannan and Christopher Golden) (Eden Studios, 2006)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Willow & Tara (Buffy comic) (2003)

- WannaBlessedBe (with Christopher Golden)
- Wilderness, Part 1 (with Christopher Golden)
- Wilderness, Part 2 (with Christopher Golden)

Other

Shadowplay #1-4 (with Ben Templesmith) (2006)

The Seven Whistlers (with Christopher Golden) (2006) (pending release)

References

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