Acting credits
57
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Amber Benson
Acting
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Movies: 53Series: 12Crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 35468
IMDb ID: nm0072435
Known for: Acting
Born: January 8, 1977
Age: 49
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2026
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.18
Wikidata: Q456862
Also known as
Amber Nicole Benson • Ембер Ніколь Бенсон
Other jobs
Writer (6)Director (3)Associate Producer (1)Story (1)
Biography
Amber Nicole Benson (born 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, but has also directed, produced and starred in her own films Chance (2002) and Lovers, Liars & Lunatics (2006).She is also co-director with Adam Busch of Drones (2010).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Amber Benson.
as Dominique
The Vanishing Tour
2026 • Movie
as Johnny Link's Mom
I Saw the TV Glow
2024 • Movie
Writer
Family History Mysteries: Buried Past
2023 • Movie
Writer
A Murder to Remember
2020 • Movie
as Chloe
Selling Isobel
2019 • Movie
as Professor Samantha Rand
The Nightmare Gallery
2019 • Movie
Writer
Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design
2019 • Movie
Writer
Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind
2019 • Movie
Writer
Terror in the Woods
2018 • Movie
as Tiny
The Griddle House
2018 • Movie
as Pfefferkarree McCormick
Glossary of Broken Dreams
2018 • Movie
as Maya
House of Demons
2018 • Movie
Writer
Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer
2017 • Movie
as Grace Hutchinson
The Crooked Man
2016 • Movie
as Jayne
Desire Will Set You Free
2015 • Movie
as Patti (voice)
Back to Backspace
2014 • Movie
as Dhianna (segment "Shockwave")
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014 • Movie
as Ella
Dust Up
2012 • Movie
as Julia
Act Your Age
2011 • Movie
as Self
Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods
2010 • Movie
as Gretchen
Another Harvest Moon
2010 • Movie
as Noreen
The Killing Jar
2010 • Movie
Director
Drones
2010 • Movie
as Gwen
Tripping Forward
2009 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Amber Benson.
as Amelie • 6 eps
Morganville: The Series
2014 • Series
as Dhianna • 1 eps
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013 • Series
as Mary Curtis • 1 eps
Ringer
2011 • Series
as Jill Avery • 1 eps
Private Practice
2007 • Series
as Lenore • 2 eps
Supernatural
2005 • Series
as Allison Davis • 1 eps
The Inside
2005 • Series
as Corrine Henley • 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004 • Series
as Julia Hoffman • 1 eps
Cold Case
2003 • Series
1 eps
Cracker
1997 • Series
as Tara Maclay • 47 eps
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 • Series
1 eps
Partners
1995 • Series