Amber Benson plays Tara, Willow’s girlfriend on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Raised in Alabama, she moved to Los Angeles at the age of 14. Benson has amassed a number of television and film roles. Her television credits include the television movie “Jack Reed: An Honest Cop,” as well as guest starring roles on “Promised Land” and “Cracker.”
Benson will be seen on the big screen in the upcoming “Taboo” with Nick Stahl. She was recently seen in “The Prime Gig,” starring opposite Vince Vaughn, Ed Harris and Julia Ormond. She also appeared in the controversial feature film “Don’s Plum,” alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. Her additional credits include “Bye Bye Love,” “Imaginary Crimes,” “S.F.W.,” “The Crush” and her debut film, Steven Soderbergh’s critically acclaimed “King of the Hill.”
Benson recently directed and also starred in the feature film “Chance” based on her original screenplay. She also co-wrote a Willow/Tara comic book with Chris Golden for Dark Horse Comics.
Aside from acting, she enjoys art, music and is a huge fan of singer Jeff Buckley.
WRITTEN BY: Marti Noxon | DIRECTED BY: David Greenwalt
MONSTER TYPE: Hell God
FIRST APPEARANCE: S5.E5 – No Place Like Home
LAST APPEARANCE: S5.E22 – The Gift
GOAL: To Find The Key And Return To Her Dimension
ABILITIES: Immortal, Invulnerable, Super Speed, Feeds On Human Brain Energy
WEAKNESSES: Can Be Killed In Her Mortal State
CAUSE OF DEATH: Suffocated (as Ben)
KILLED BY: Rupert Giles
CREATED BY: Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
CAST: James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield Ford, Anthony Head, Danny Strong, James C. Leary, Juliet Landau and Laya DeLeon Hayes
CREATED BY: Joss Whedon
SERIES WRITER: Monica Owusu-Breen
PRODUCED BY: 20th Century Fox
SYNOPSIS: A reboot of the classic series, this will be an in-universe new series following the adventures of a young vampire slayer.
