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American actress/director/writer/producer Amber Benson was born on January 8, 1977, in Birmingham, Alabama, but she moved to Orlando, Florida, when she was 12. Amber is best known for her role as Tara Maclay, a lesbian witch on the well-liked TV series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." She also has had roles in the movies "Latter Days," "The Crush" and "Race You To The Bottom." The blue-eyed, blonde-haired beauty lives in Los Angeles with her mom, her cat Benneton and her dog Pennsylvania, and during her spare time time she enjoys listening to assorted kinds of music and is an ardent reader.
Born in 1977, actress Amber Benson entered the hallowed halls of show business as a child star, with multifaceted, audience-commanding portrayals in such respected arthouse fare as King of the Hill (1993) and Imaginary Crimes (1994). Benson netted far greater exposure, however, as Tara Maclay, the lesbian sorceress and first girlfriend of fellow witch Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) on the cult hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That assignment lasted for two and a half years; near the end of Benson's participation in it, she assumed quadruple-threat status as the writer, director, producer, and star of the offbeat comedy drama Chance (which, unfortunately, bypassed wide release and received extremely limited ancillary exposure). She then returned to acting in films including Intermedio (2005), Tripping Forward (2006), and the medieval monster-themed telemovie Attack of the Gryphon (2007) before re-assuming directorial duties with the 2007 feature Lovers, Liars and Lunatics. Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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