Julie Benz
TV Actress
Played Dexter's girlfriend Rita on Showtime's series Dexter. She also starred in the 2009 film Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.
She finished in thirteenth place at the 1988 US Championships in junior partner ice dancing.
She played Mayor Amanda Rosewater on Defiance and Inspector Abby Dunn on Hawaii Five-O.
She married John Kassir in 1998. The couple divorced in 2007. She then married Rich Orosco in 2012.
Tried out for the role of Buffy, which went to Sarah Michelle Gellar, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She ended up getting the role of Darla.