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Amber Nicole Benson, born on January 8,
1977, is an American actress, writer, film director, and
film producer. She is best known for her role as
"Tara Maclay", on the TV series Buffy the
Vampire Slayer.
Early life: Benson was born in Birmingham,
Alabama. She had a mixed Christian and Jewish
upbringing.
Feature and animation films: While still working
on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Benson wrote, directed,
produced, edited, and acted in a digital video feature
called Chance (2002) which also featured James Marsters.
After her time on Buffy, Benson began production on a
series of animation film for the BBC with co-creator
Christopher Golden and animation studio Cosgrove Hall.
Ghosts of Albion: Legacy (2003) and its
sequels are available on the BBC Cult website. In 2006,
Benson released her second independent feature film
Lovers, Liars and Lunatics through her own production
company, Benson Entertainment. The film was shot on film
and was partly financed by the sale of limited edition
"Triangle" Tara action figures.
Writing career: novels and comics: Benson also
writes novels and comic books mostly in collaboration
with Christopher Golden. In 2003, 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”. During
the same year, she worked with Christopher Golden and AJ
(Ajit Jothikaumar) of Dark Horse Comics to create the
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow and Tara comic books
titled Wilderness #1 and Wilderness #2. In 2005, Benson
collaborated with artist Jamie McKelvie on a short story
within the Image Comics collection Four Letter Worlds.
In 2006, Benson 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). Benson and Golden have
also collaborated 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 the BBC
computer animated web movie Ghosts of Albion: Legacy. In
December 2006, Benson and Golden released yet another
collaboration, the short novel The Seven Whistlers which
is distributed through Subterranean Press in a limited
number of signed copies.
Career: miscellaneous: In 2003, she collaborated
with director James Kerwin to produce her play, Albert
Hall, in Hollywood.
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", "Standing/Under Your Spell
(Reprise)" 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.
Personal life: On the 2000-11-02 episode of the
radio show Loveline, she stated that she did not have a
driver's license, and that her mother drove her to the
studio (she was 23 at the time). As of 2007, Benson
resides in Los Angeles, California. |
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