Julie M. Benz was born on 1 May 1972, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress best known for appearing in popular television series such as “Dexter”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel”. She is also currently a part of “Hawaii Five-0”, and has been in films such as “Rambo”, “Punisher: War Zone” and “Saw V”. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Julie Benz? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $6 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. She’s been cast for numerous main roles and has made guest appearances in many popular television shows. Aside from film and television, she’s also tried her hand at theatre and as she continues her career, her wealth will also rise further.
Julie Benz Net Worth $6 Million
Rather than being an actress, Julie at first aspired to become a professional ice skater like her mother. She took part in the 1988 US Championship in junior ice dancing and finished in 13th place. However when she was 14 years old, she suffered a stress fracture and had to stop her skating career. The following year she tried her hand in acting classes, but was discouraged by her teacher. Despite that, she pressed on and in 1989 became a part of a local production of “Street Law”. This was followed with movie appearances in “Two Evil Eyes” during 1990. After these appearance, she became a part of “Hi Honey, I’m Home!” which lasted for two seasons. She matriculated from high school around this time, and then went to New York University to study acting. Julie graduated in 1993, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.
Julie soon scored a part in an episode of “Married…with Children”, and then went on to film a few television pilots that never aired. She took parts in “Step by Step”, “Boy Meets World”, “Sliders”, and “Darkdrive”, before in 1996 being cast as the vampire Darla for the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” series, athough she had originally auditioned for the role of Buffy, given to Sarah Michelle Gellar. Her character proved to be popular and her role in the series expanded as time went on. After gaining recognition and a boost to her net worth, Benz appeared in more series and films, including “The Big Easy”, “As Good as It Gets”, and “The King of Queens”. She also appeared in the series “Roswell” and then later reprised her vampire role in the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” spin-off series “Angel”. She continued to work, even trying her hand at voice acting for the video game “Hot Shots Golf Fore!” which led to other opportunities such as “Halo 2”. She then continued her appearances in some popular shows including “NCIS”, “Supernatural”, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Dexter”. Her latest project is “Hawaii Five-0”, in which she is a recurring cast member.
For her personal life, it is known that Julie married John Kassir in 1998 but the marriage ended in divorce during 2007; five years later she married Rich Orosco, a studio owner.
