Julie Benz is Darla

Darla was already in Sunnydale when Buffy arrived, and was one of the first vamps she had contact with there.  Darla was The Master's minion and favorite, and caused Buffy much grief, including taking a bite out of Joyce, Buffy's mother.  While that infuriated Buffy, another bit of knowledge stunned her ~ Darla "sired" Angel; made him a vampire. They had enjoyed a very "close" relationship for decades, until his soul was restored and she shunned him as something foul.   She was eventually staked by Angel.  Darla's re-appearance was the first season's closing surprise on Angel ~ the unscrupulous people behind law firm Wolfram & Hart had brought her back --human-- to destroy Angel.  When Darla was eventually re-vamped by Drusilla, she had worked her way back into Angel's system.  The two vampires conveived a child, and in the most ultimate act of love Darla -or anyone- could perform, she staked herself in order to save the baby - Connor.

Julie Benz is a native of Pittsburgh and was born on May 1, 1972. She married Jon Kassin in 1998. Julie competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing with David Schilling, placing 13th. Her older sister and brother, Jennifer and Jeffrey, were the 1987 U.S. Junior Champions in ice dancing and competed internationally. Julie has lost two roles to Sarah Michelle Gellar. The first was the role of Kendall Hart on All My Children, and the second was the role of Buffy on Buffy the Vampire Slayer!  Aside from her recurring role as Darla on Angel, she also appeared on Roswell, and had roles in many big-screen films, like Jawbreaker ('99) and As Good As It Gets ('97). Julie was also featured in the recent (2002) SciFi Channel original mini-series, Taken.

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