Name	Charisma Carpenter
Caption	Carpenter at the Fan Expo 2007 Convention in Toronto
Birth name	Charisma Lee Carpenter
Birth date	July 23, 1970
Birth place	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Spouse	Damian Hardy (2002–2008) (divorced) 1 child

Charisma Lee Carpenter (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character Cordelia Chase in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel, for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards. Her most recent role was playing opposite Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham in The Expendables (2010).

Early life

Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas; she was also a part of a song-and-dance troupe which performed in the Las Vegas area beginning when she was nine. When she was 15, her family moved to Rosarito city, Mexico Once she returned to San Diego again, she worked as a video store clerk, In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles. She made her first television role in 1994 by appearing in an episode of Baywatch. a snobby and popular high school student. After three seasons on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carpenter was offered an even larger role as the same character on the spin-off series Angel along with David Boreanaz. She played Cordelia Chase for four seasons on Angel. Although her character leaves the series during Angel's fourth season, Carpenter returned for the 100th episode in the fifth and final season because she felt that Cordelia's fans deserved closure after the controversy of her unexplained removal from the show.

In 2004, Carpenter had a three episode guest appearance on the TV show Charmed as a psychic demon called The Seer and played a recurring role on NBC's Miss Match, appearing in four episodes. She also had a recurring role as Kendall Casablancas in the TV series Veronica Mars but instead chose to do a guest appearance on the show Back to You as well as a recurring role on the short-lived series Big Shots. Carpenter also had a guest appearance in an April 2009 episode of .

On March 20, 2008, Paley Fest hosted a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunion. Carpenter attended the event alongside Buffy creator Joss Whedon, producers Marti Noxon and David Greenwalt, and other Buffy alumni including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Seth Green, and Michelle Trachtenberg.

Carpenter has starred in an assortment of made-for-tv and direct-to-video movies including the sex comedy What Boys Like, the horror film Voodoo Moon, and the romantic comedies See Jane Date and Relative Chaos on ABC Family (the latter of which co-starred Nicholas Brendon who was also one of her co-stars from Buffy the Vampire Slayer). She also appeared in the mysteries Flirting with Danger and Cheaters' Club on Lifetime Television and is starring in the Syfy movie House of Bones broadcast in 2010, around the same time as her guest spot in Legend of the Seeker.

Also in 2009, Carpenter starred in production company Red Sparrow's first film, Psychosis, release date unknown. In August 2010, she had a supporting role in The Expendables, a Sylvester Stallone-written/directed film.

After the success of The Expendables, Carpenter was cast as the lead female character in Michael Madsen's "The Human Factor" and in the indie thriller "Crash Site"

Playboy

In the June 2004 issue of Playboy magazine, Carpenter appeared in a ten-page nude layout and on the cover.

Personal life

Carpenter married Damian Hardy on October 5, 2002. On March 24, 2003, Carpenter gave birth to a son named Donovan Charles Hardy. In late 2007, the couple separated and their divorce was made final in July 2008.

As a fitness enthusiast, her outdoor hobbies are biking, rollerblading, horseback riding, hiking, rock climbing, and sky-diving.

Filmography

TV series

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Series ! Role ! Status ! Notes |- | 1994 | Baywatch | Wendie Sanders | Guest star | Season 5, Episode 5 |- | 1995 | Boy Meets World | Caterer | Guest star | Season 3, Episode 10 |- | 1996 | Malibu Shores | Ashley Green | Regular | Show lasted 10 episodes |- | 1997–1999 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Cordelia Chase | Regular (Seasons 1–3) | Appeared in 54 episodes |- | 1999 | Hey Arnold! | Simone, a 6th grader | Guest star (Voice) | Season 4, Episode 5 ("Phoebe Skips") |- | 1999–2004 | Angel | Cordelia Chase | Regular (Seasons 1–4), guest star (season 5) | Appeared in 86 episodes |- | 2001 | Strange Frequency | Jules | Guest star | Season 1, Episode 12 |- | 2003 | Miss Match | Serena Lockner | Special guest star | Appeared in 4 episodes |- | 2004 | Like Cats and Dogs | Sarah | Regular | Rejected UPN sitcom pilot |- | 2004 | The Division | Emma Campbell | Guest star | Season 4, Episode 14 |- | 2004 | Charmed | Kira / The Seer | Guest star | Season 7, Episodes 3, 5, & 10 |- | 2004 | LAX | Julie Random | Special guest star | Season 1, Episode 9 |- | 2005–2006 | Veronica Mars | Kendall Casablancas | Guest star | Appeared in 11 episodes |- | 2007 | Back to You | Brooke Schimmel | Guest star | 1.06 – "Gracie's Bully" |- | 2007 | Big Shots | Heather/Janelle Johns | Guest Star/Recurring character | 1.09 – "The Better Man" 1.10 – "Sex Be Not Proud" 1.11 – "Who's the Boss?" |- | 2007–2010 | Greek | Tegan Walker | Guest star/Recurring character | 1.10 – "Black & White and Read All Over"2.01 – "Brothers and Sisters"2.06 – "See You Next Time, Sisters!"4.04 |- | 2009 | | Mink | Guest Star |The Descent of Man |- | 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Trianna | Guest Star | 2.01 – "Marked" |}

Films

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Other notes |- | 1995–1996 | Josh Kirby... Time Warrior! | Beth Sullivan | 3 movie series, Direct to video |- | 2001 | What Boys Like | Kim | Released in Europe as The Groomsmen |- | 2003 | See Jane Date | Jane Grant | ABC Family Original Movie |- | 2005 | Voodoo Moon | Heather | IDT Entertainment |- | 2006 | Flirting with Danger | Laura Clifford | Lifetime Movie |- | 2006 | Cheaters' Club | Linda Stern | Lifetime Movie |- | 2006 | Relative Chaos | Katherine | ABC Family Original Movie |- | 2009 | House of Bones | Heather Wilkinson | Syfy Channel Original Movie |- | 2009 | Psychosis (formerly Vivid) | Susan Carter | Red Sparrow's first film |- | 2010 | The Expendables | Lacy | Lionsgate Films |- | 2011 | A Family Again | Rita Sanders | Currently in post production, originally titled "Crash Site" |- | 2011 | TBA indie thriller | TBA | On December 8th 2010 Carpenter tweeted that she was currently shooting a yet unannounced thriller in British Columbia. |- | 2011 | The Human Factor | Lori Stoltz | Michael Madsen's directorial debut, filming set to begin spring 2011 |}

Other titles

References

External links

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Name	Kristy Swanson
Caption	Swanson signing autographs outside the Directors Guild of America, Hollywood, before the premier of Fly Me to the Moon on August 3, 2008.
Birth date	December 19, 1969
Birth place	Mission Viejo, California,United States
Birth name	Kristen Nöel Swanson
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Lloyd Eisler (1 child)

Kristen Nöel "Kristy" Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress best known for playing Buffy in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she also played Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the movie version of the V.C. Andrews book Flowers in the Attic.

Career

Swanson started her career at The Actors Workshop with R.J. Adams and promptly moved into TV advertising roles and several one-off appearances in TV series such as Cagney and Lacey and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In 1986, she debuted on the big screen in two John Hughes films: Pretty In Pink, in a non-speaking role, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off as a character who announces a convoluted excuse for Ferris' absence in class. Her first starring role was later in 1986, in Wes Craven's Deadly Friend as Samantha - "the girl next door." The next year she played Cathy in the adaptation of V. C. Andrews' best-seller Flowers in the Attic.

By 1990, Swanson had made many television appearances, including multiple appearances in Knots Landing (1987–1988), Nightingales (1989), her first starring role in a TV series, although it only lasted a season, and a short-lived Burt Reynolds television series called B.L. Stryker (1989).

Throughout the 1990s, she centered mostly in films. She played the title role in the 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which was a box office bomb but had a profitable rental life. She appeared in both starring and supporting roles in movies such as Hot Shots!, The Program, The Chase, or her most critically acclaimed role as Kristen Connor, a student discovering her sexuality, in John Singleton's Higher Learning. She also appeared in the film adaptation of the comic-book The Phantom and the dark comedy 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag with Joe Pesci. Most of these films failed at the box office, and she reverted to TV work in the late 1990s.

In the 1998-9 season of Early Edition, Swanson played Erica Paget, a love interest of the main character, Gary Hobson. In 1999 Swanson played Vanessa, the girlfriend of Adam Sandler in the movie Big Daddy. In 2000, she returned to a television series, as the star of Grapevine, a revamp of a 1992 TV series that was cancelled after 5 episodes.

Swanson posed nude for Playboy magazine in November 2002 in a cover-featured pictorial. She appeared in and won the 2006 Fox television program Skating with Celebrities, partnered with Lloyd Eisler.

On May 8, 2007, Swanson appeared in the episode "", playing a fictionalized variation on Anna Nicole Smith.

In 2007, she became a spokesperson of the Medifast diet. In the following year, she guest-starred in 3 episodes of the lesbian web series 3Way.

In July 2009 she filmed the film What If..., co-starring Kevin Sorbo and Debby Ryan, scheduled for an August 20, 2010 release. It was her first film in 10 years released in theaters.

In December 2009 she filmed the film A Root Beer Christmas in Utah.

Swanson made a cameo appearance in an episode of One Tree Hill that aired on February 1, 2010. The episode was a homage to John Hughes which Swanson appeared in two films produced by him in the 1980s.

Personal life

Swanson was born in Mission Viejo, California, the daughter of physical education teachers Rosemary and Robert Swanson. She has Swedish ancestry as the ancestral surname of her family was Svensson.

Swanson began a relationship with her then married Skating with Celebrities partner Lloyd Eisler during the show's run. Swanson gave birth to a son named Magnus Hart Swanson Eisler on February 16, 2007, just one month after Lloyd's divorce from Marcia O'Brien was finalized. Swanson married Lloyd Eisler on February 7, 2009 in San Luis Obispo. They currently live in Santa Clarita, California.

Filmography

Films {| class="wikitable sortable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- |rowspan="1"| 2010 || A Root Beer Christmas || Martha Evans || Currently filming |- |rowspan="1"| 2010 || What If... || Wendy Walker|| |- |rowspan="1"| 2009 || The Closer || Kaitlyn || Short film |- |rowspan="1"| 2006 || Living Death || Elizabeth Harris || |- |rowspan="1"| 2006 || The Black Hole || Shannon Muir || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 2005 || Six Months Later || Linda || Short film |- |rowspan="1"| 2005 || Forbidden Secrets || Alexandra Kent Lambeth || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 2005 || Bound by Lies || Laura Cross || |- |rowspan="1"| 2003 || Silence || Julia Craig || |- |rowspan="1"| 2003 || Red Water || Kelli Raymond || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 2001 || Zebra Lounge || Louise Bauer || |- |rowspan="1"| 2001 || Soul Assassin || Tessa Jansen || |- |rowspan="1"| 2000 || Dude, Where's My Car? || Christie Boner || |- |rowspan="1"| 2000 || Meeting Daddy || Laurel Lee || |- |rowspan="1"| 1999 || Big Daddy || Vanessa || |- |rowspan="1"| 1999 || Supreme Sanction || Jenna || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 1998 || ''Pleasantville || Concerned "Colored" Girl || Uncredited |- |rowspan="1"| 1998 || Ground Control || Julie Albrecht || |- |rowspan="1"| 1997 || Bad to the Bone || Francesca Wells || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 1997 || Tinseltown || Nikki Randall || |- |rowspan="1"| 1997 || Lover Girl || Darlene Ferrari || |- |rowspan="1"| 1997 || 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag || Laurie Bennett || |- |rowspan="1"| 1996 || Marshal Law || Lilly Nelson || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 1996 || The Phantom || Diana Palmer || |- |rowspan="1"| 1995 || Higher Learning || Kristen Connor || |- |rowspan="1"| 1994 || Getting In || Kirby Watts || |- |rowspan="1"| 1994 || The Chase || Natalie Voss || |- |rowspan="1"| 1993 || The Program || Camille Shafer || |- |rowspan="1"| 1993 || The Chili Con Carne Club || Julie || Short film |- |rowspan="1"| 1992 || Buffy the Vampire Slayer || Buffy Summers || |- |rowspan="1"| 1992 || Highway to Hell || Rachel Clark || |- |rowspan="1"| 1991 || Hot Shots! || Kowalski || |- |rowspan="1"| 1991 || || Jessie || |- |rowspan="1"| 1990 || Diving In || Terry Hopkins || |- |rowspan="1"| 1990 || Dream Trap || Sue Halloran || |- |rowspan="1"| 1987 || Flowers in the Attic || Cathy Dollanganger || |- |rowspan="1"| 1987 || Not Quite Human || Erin Jeffries || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 1987 || Juarez || Cathy Dodge || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 1986 || Deadly Friend || Samantha Pringle || |- |rowspan="1"| 1986 || Ferris Bueller's Day Off || Simone Adamley || |- |rowspan="1"| 1986 || Mr. Boogedy || Jennifer Davis || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 1986 || || Stephanie Gamble || TV movie |- |rowspan="1"| 1986 || Pretty in Pink || Duckette || |}

Television series

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Series !! Role !! Episodes |- | 2010 | One Tree Hill | Woman in car | 1 |- | 2008 | 3Way | Leslie Lapdalulu | 3 |- | 2007 | | Lorelei Mailer | 1 |- | 2004 | | Roxanne Price | 1 |- | 2003 | Just Shoot Me! | Allison Cavanaugh | 1 |- | 2000 | Grapevine | Susan Crawford | 5 |- | 1998-99 | Early Edition | Erica Paget | 20 |- | 1989 | B.L. Stryker | Lynn Ellingsworth | 2 |- | 1989 | Nightingales | Becky Granger | 13 |- | 1987-88 | Knots Landing | Jody Campbell | 5 |- | 1987 | Growing Pains | Rhonda | 1 |- | 1986 | Valerie | Linda Perkins | 1 |- | 1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Female Student #2 | 1 |- | 1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Stephanie Brandon | 1 |- | 1985 | Call to Glory | | 2 |- | 1984 | It's Your Move | Laura | 1 |}

Awards and nominations

Wins

1989: Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Horror or Mystery Motion Picture - Flowers In The Attic

Nominations

1988: Young Artist Award for Best Young Female Superstar in Motion Pictures - Deadly Friend

1987: Young Artist Award for Exceptional Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week - Mr. Boogedy

1986: Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress - Guest in a Television Series - Cagney & Lacey episode "On The Street"

References

External links

Kristy Swanson Interview on Fox News Radio

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Name	Julie Benz
Caption	Benz at PaleyFest2010's Dexter night at the Saban Theatre on March 4, 2010
Birthname	Julie M. Benz
Birth date	May 01, 1972
Birth place	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Yearsactive	1990–present
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	John Kassir (1998–2007)

Julie M. Benz (born May 1, 1972) is an American actress, best known for her role as Rita Morgan on Dexter, for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. She currently stars in the series, No Ordinary Family. Among her previous well-known roles was Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and ''Angel.

Early life

Benz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father is a surgeon in Pittsburgh. The family settled in nearby Murrysville when Benz was two, and she started ice skating when she was three. She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing with her partner David Schilling, finishing in 13th place. Her older brother and sister, Jeffrey and Jennifer, were the 1987 U.S. Junior Champions in ice dancing and competed internationally. When Benz was 14, she suffered a stress fracture and had to take time off. She grew up in Murrysville, graduating from Franklin Regional High School.

Career

At age 15, Benz was told by an acting coach that she would never succeed as an actress. According to Benz, "I remember the teacher telling me I should not even try acting. I still have the report card where she was like, 'You will never be an actor. Your voice is horrible.' That was the best thing that ever happened to me because I was like, 'I'll show you'."

By 1989, with her figure skating career over, Benz became involved in local theater, where she was cast in the play Street Law. Her first movie role was a small speaking part in "The Black Cat" segment of the Dario Argento/George A. Romero horror movie Two Evil Eyes (1990). A year later, she was cast in the TV show Hi Honey, I'm Home (1991), which was canceled after two seasons.

After graduating from high school, Benz entered New York University to study acting. After graduation from NYU, she moved to Los Angeles. Two weeks after her move, she obtained a bit part in a 1994 episode of Married... with Children , playing a girl who wanted to lose her virginity to Bud Bundy. Benz played a lead role in the fifth film of the popular horror franchise, Saw V, as Brit, a real-estate developer who is one of Jigsaw's five victims. She had a supporting role in as Angela.

Benz co-starred with Sylvester Stallone in 2008's Rambo, the fourth film of that series.

She plays the title role in the short film Kidnapping Caitlynn, written by her close friend Jenny Mollen, premiered at the Vail Film Festival 2009 and was released online April 6, 2009. She starred in the Lifetime movie Held Hostage as Michelle Estey. in July. She also starred in the Hallmark Channel movie Uncorked as Johnny Prentiss which premiered in the UK in July 2009. She is the lead female character Special Agent Eunice Bloom in which had a limited release on October 30, 2009, and was released on DVD March 9, 2010. She has been cast in another indie film called Bedrooms as Anna. She has recently been cast as Frankie in the upcoming movie Answers to Nothing which is scheduled for a 2010 release.

Benz appeared on The Soup with Joel McHale. Benz next took a recurring role on Desperate Housewives as Robin Gallagher, a stripper with a heart of gold and a Masters degree in education who gets offered the chance to transition into a more legitimate career. The character of Robin is further developed when the audience discovers she is a lesbian and begins an affair with housewife Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany).

In early 2010, ABC announced that Benz had landed a lead role as Stephanie Powell, in the network's drama pilot No Ordinary Family. The following May, ABC green-lit the series, which premiered on September 28, 2010, as part of the 2010–11 season.

After the Season 4 finale of Dexter, she returned for the Season 5 premiere.

Personal life

Benz was married to actor and voice actor John Kassir. They were married on May 30, 1998. She filed for divorce in December 2007.

Filmography

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1990 | Two Evil Eyes | Betty | Segment: "The Black Cat" |- | 1996 | Black Sheep | | uncredited |- | 1996 | Darkdrive | Julie Falcon | |- | 1997 | Eating Las Vegas | Sheila | Short film |- | 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts | Co-ed | |- | 1997 | As Good as It Gets | Receptionist | |- | 1999 | Jawbreaker | Marcie Fox | |- | 2000 | Satan's School for Girls | Alison Kingsley | |- | 2000 | Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth | Barbara | |- | 2000 | Bad Girls From Valley High (aka A Fate Totally Worse Than Death) | Danielle | |- | 2001 | | Jesse Caldwell | |- | 2003 | | A-List Actress | short film |- | 2002 | George of the Jungle 2 | Ursula, Queen of the Jungle | |- | 2005 | 8mm 2 | Lynn | |- | 2005 | | Vicky | |- | 2006 | Kill Your Darlings | Katherine | |- | 2008 | Rambo | Sarah Miller | |- | 2008 | Saw V | Brit | |- | 2008 | | Angela | |- | 2009 | | Eunice Bloom | |- | 2010 | Bedrooms | Anna | |- | 2010 | Answers to Nothing | Frankie | |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1991–1992 | Hi Honey, I'm Home! | Babs Nielson | 14 episodes |- | 1994 | Married... with Children | Sascha | Episode: "Field of Screams" |- | 1995 | Cross Town Traffic | | unaired TV series pilot |- | 1995 | Empire | Christine Lambert | unaired TV series pilot |- | 1995 | Hang Time | Linda Cantrell | episode "Earl Makes the Grade" |- | 1995 | | Sexy Woman | |- | 1995 | High Tide | Joanna Craig | Episode: "Sea No Evil" |- | 1995 | Step by Step | Tawny | Episode: "The Wall" |- | 1996 |Boy Meets World | Bianca | episode "City Slackers" |- | 1996 | Hearts Adrift | Christy | TV |- | 1996 | | Julie Miller | Episode" "Murder on Thin Ice" |- | 1996 | Sliders | Jenny Michener | Episode: "The Electric Twister Acid Test" |- | 1996 | | Cranberries Girl | Episode" "Love Train" |- | 1997 | Veronica's Video | Heidi | unaired TV series pilot |- | 1997 | | Jeannie | uncredited |- | 1997 | | Roxanne | Episode" "BeGirled" |- | 1997 | Fame L.A. | Vanessa | Episode: "The Beat Goes On" |- | 1997–2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Darla | recurring; 6 episodes |- | 1998 |Ask Harriet | Joplin Russell | recurring 1998; 7 episodes |- | 1998 | Conrad Bloom | Julie | Episode: "The Rebound Guy" |- | 1999 | Dirt Merchant | Angie | |- | 1999 | Payne | Breeze O'Rourke | 9 episodes |- | 1999 | | Julie Patterson | Episode: "Train Wreck" |- | 2000–2004 |Angel | Darla | recurring; 20 episodes |- | 1999–2000 | Roswell | Kathleen Topolsky | recurring; 7 episodes |- | 2000 | Good Guys/Bad Guys | | unaired NBC TV series pilot |- | 2002 | Glory Days | Ellie Sparks | Unaired Pilot |- | 2002 | Taken | Kate Keyes | 2 episodes |- | 2002 | She Spies | Elaine | Episode: "Spies vs. Spy" |- | 2002 | Peacemakers | Miranda Blanchard | Episode: "The Witness" |- | 2002 | Coupling | Amanda | Episode: "Decatur Guy" |- | 2004 | | Annie Garrett | |- | 2004 | | Denise Johnson | Episode: "A Weak Link" |- | 2004 | Oliver Beene | Cigarette Girl | Episode: "Idol Chatter" |- | 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Laura | |- | 2006 | Supernatural | Layla Rourke | Episode: "Faith" |- | 2006 | | Hayley Gordon | Episode: "Deviant" |- | 2006 | | Heidi Wolff | Episode: "Time of Your Death" |- | 2006 | Circle of Friends | Maggie | |- | 2006–2010 | Dexter | Rita Morgan | 49 episodes 2006 Satellite Awards: Supporting Actress in a Series 2008 Eyegore Awards 2008 Scream Awards: Best Actress in a Horror Movie or TV Show 2009 Saturn Award: Supporting Actress on Television |- | 2007 | Law & Order | Dawn Sterling | Episode: "Church" |- | 2009 | Kidnapping Caitlynn | Caitlynn | |- | 2009 | Held Hostage | Michelle Estey | |- | 2009 | Uncorked | Johnny Prentiss | |- | 2010 | Desperate Housewives | Robin Gallagher | recurring 2010; 5 episodes |- | 2010 - Current | No Ordinary Family | Stephanie Powell | |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Videogames |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2003 | Everybody's Golf 4 (aka Hot Shots Golf Fore!) | Various voices | |- | 2004 | Halo 2 | Miranda Keyes (voice) | |}

References

External links

Julie Benz Interview at Seat42f

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Name	Tabrett Bethell
Alt	Tabrett Bethell
Caption	Tabrett Bethell
Birthdate	May and as a cheerleader for the National Rugby League (NRL) Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Name	Bethell, Tabrett
Short description	Australian actress
Date of birth	1982
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales

Category:Australian female models Category:Australian television actors Category:Australian film actors Category:People from New South Wales Category:Australian screen actor stubs Category:1982 births Category:Living people

Caption	James at a Q&A; in London (February 7, 2010)
Birth date	August 20, 1962
Birth place	Greenville, California, U.S.
Birth name	James Wesley Marsters
Occupation	Actor/Musician
Years active	1987–present
Website	http://www.jamesmarsters.com

James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor and musician. Marsters first came to the attention of the general public playing the popular character Spike, a platinum-blond English vampire in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel from 1997 to 2004. Since then, he has gone on to play other science fiction roles, such as the alien supervillain Brainiac on the Superman-inspired series Smallville, the omnisexual time traveller Captain John Hart in British science-fiction show Torchwood and businessman Barnabas Greeley in Syfy's Caprica. In 2007, Marsters appeared in a supporting role in the mainstream movie P.S. I Love You and as the main antagonist, Piccolo, in the 2009 fantasy adventure film Dragonball Evolution.

Early life

Marsters was born in Greenville, California, the son of a former minister and social worker. He grew up with his brother, Paul and sister, Susan in Modesto, California. Dreaming about becoming an actor since he played Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh in fourth grade, James joined the theater group at Grace M. Davis High School acting in many plays including musicals. After graduation, Marsters studied at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, 1980–1982, and Juilliard Drama School, 1982–1984.

In an appearance on the Loveline radio show in early 2003 he spoke very negatively about his experience at Juilliard, which he was "basically kicked out of", saying that they were not concerned about being entertaining and that it "wasn't an acting college, it was a speech college".

Career

Acting

Marsters moved to Chicago, where his first professional acting role was Ferdinand in The Tempest at the Goodman Theatre in 1987. In this production, he was rolled onto the stage strapped naked to a wheel. He also appeared with well-known Chicago companies such as the Northlight and the Bailiwick and with his own group, the Genesis Theatre Company. Marsters was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance of the lead role of Robespierre in the six-hour drama Incorruptible: The Life, Death and Dreams of Maximilian de Robespierre in 1989.

In 1990, Marsters moved to Seattle and, with Liane Davidson and Greg Musick, formed the New Mercury Theatre, named after Orson Welles' own theatre group. In this and other companies, Marsters was involved in a wide range of plays, including Teechers (a British play by John Godber), Anouilh's Antigone, an original work based on the Dr. Seuss books, and Shaw's Misalliance.

In 1992, Marsters got his first acting job on TV—on Northern Exposure, in which he appeared for two episodes as a bellboy and a church minister. He has made guest appearances on television series such as Andromeda, as well as the independent films Chance (2002), Winding Roads (1999), and the 2005 USA Network movie Cool Money. In 1999, Marsters had a small role in the remake of House on Haunted Hill as a TV cameraman. During November 2005, Marsters filmed a thriller, Shadow Puppets, with Jolene Blalock.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

It was his appearance as Spike on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (first appearing in Season Two) that attracted the attention of the general public. The immediate fan response prevented his character from being killed off, allowing him a presence throughout the series. Spike became a regular in Season Four, and remained so until the show's finale. After the conclusion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marsters carried Spike over to the Buffy spin-off show, Angel, also in a regular role (second title billing after David Boreanaz). In April 2004, following the end of Angel, Marsters had Spike's trademark bleached hair shaved off for charity live on television in On Air with Ryan Seacrest.

Aside from playing the character, Marsters also wrote a comic book one-shot for Dark Horse Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike and Dru.

Other work

Marsters has also narrated the audiobooks for The Dresden Files produced by Buzzy Multimedia, a series of detective novels with a supernatural bent. The third audio in the series, Grave Peril, was released in March 2005 and Marsters is contracted to narrate the fourth in the series, Summer Knight, in 2006. He reprised his reading of the series, including "Proven Guilty," "White Night," Small Favor, and "Turn Coat", produced by Penguin Audio. "Death Masks" audio book is due out in late 2009. In late 2005, Marsters appeared on the television series Smallville playing Dr. Milton Fine — the popular Superman villain "Brainiac" — in eight episodes throughout the show's fifth season. He reprised his role as Brainiac in a four-episode arc in the seventh season, and did a cameo voice-over in season eight. He also returned for one episode in the show's final season.

On October 29, 2005, Marsters presented two performances of his own abridged adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth with American actress Cheryl Puente as Lady Macbeth, followed by question and answer sessions with the audience and acoustic concerts in London.

In September, 2006, Marsters' own interpretation of Godber's Teechers was performed on the Queen Mary with two other actors in Los Angeles. This is a play he had received critical acclaim for as a stage actor prior to his television work. Marsters co-starred in the 2007 cinematic release of P.S. I Love You alongside Kathy Bates, Hilary Swank, and Gerard Butler. Released in September 2007, Marsters starred in the direct-to-DVD animated movie, , providing the voice of iconic villain Lex Luthor. The film received mostly positive reviews, with most of the critics and fans stating that Marsters and co-star Adam Baldwin, (who played Luthor's nemesis Superman) gave excellent performances. 2007 would also see James portray "Detective Mars" on the CBS drama Without a Trace.

In 2008, James Marsters guest starred in Torchwood, a spin-off of the popular British science fiction television series Doctor Who. First appearing in the episode "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", as the nefarious omnisexual time traveller Captain John Hart. He reprises the role in the last two episodes of the second season.

Marsters portrays the character "Piccolo Daimao" in the live-action film adaptation of the popular Dragon Ball manga and anime, directed by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow, which was released worldwide on April 10, 2009.

On July 20, 2009, the movie, Moonshot, aired on the History Channel in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the 1969 moon landing. In this film, Marsters portrays Buzz Aldrin. On August 19, 2009, it was announced that James signed on for a role in Caprica. Marsters has been cast as the dangerous terrorist leader Barnabas Greeley for at least three episodes, with the potential for more, SyFy confirmed to TVGuide.com.

Also in August 2009, Marsters' science fiction western, High Plains Invaders aired on the Syfy Channel. In this alien invasion flick, Marsters portrays Sam Danville.

It was announced in August 2010 that Marsters would be joining the cast of Syfy Channel series Three Inches as a series regular portraying Troy Hamilton, a former government agent who now leads a team of superheroes.

On September 20, 2010, Marsters played the villain in the series premier of the Hawaii Five-O reboot. On December 13, 2010, Marsters reappeared in another episode of Hawaii Five-O.

Musical career

Marsters had played in bands and solo in bars and clubs for many years and enjoyed several successful sell-out solo gigs at Los Angeles clubs before forming a band. For these solo gigs he mainly performed covers of classic folk and rock musicians such as Tom Waits, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen. He also sang in "Once More, with Feeling", a musical episode of Buffy: solo parts in "Walk Through the Fire" and "Something To Sing About", and "Rest in Peace" completely on his own.

As a friend of Buffy colleague Anthony Stewart Head, Marsters appeared in two songs on Head's 2002 album Music for Elevators.

In 2003–2004, Marsters was the lead singer for the rock band Ghost of the Robot. Their debut album Mad Brilliant was released on February 2, 2003. The band played its first gigs in Los Angeles and Paris. They went on to play successful dates in and around Los Angeles and two sold-out tours of Europe in 2003 and 2004. In addition to Mad Brilliant, they released three singles ("Valerie", "David Letterman" and "New Man") and one mid-length EP, It's Nothing. All these releases carried tracks written and co-written by Marsters.

Marsters' solo musical career was launched in October 2004, in London. His solo acoustic tour of the United Kingdom in April 2005 sold out. A new solo album "Civilized Man" produced by Chris Rhyne and Andrew Rosenthal

2009 sees James return to the Union Chapel on May 1, followed by a 'Marstersclass' event at The Drill Hall, in London on May 2. The sell-out event includes a concert, Q&A; session plus opportunities to get autographs and photos. May 3 sees James perform at the Legendary 100 Club in London. Prior to the UK dates, James' busy performing schedule sees him heading to Orlando and The Netherlands. Following his UK stint, James heads to New York in June.

Personal life

Marsters is divorced from Liane Davidson, with whom he has one son named Sullivan (born 1996). His reps announced on May 21, 2010 that James recently proposed to longtime girlfriend Patricia Rahman, 24, a student of fashion design, in Trier, Germany. Marsters and Rahman met at a concert in Amsterdam.

Filmography

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9; |- align="center" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |- align="center" ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Film ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |- | 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | Channel 3 Cameraman | |- | 2002 | Chance | Simon | |- | rowspan="3"|2007 | Shadow Puppets | jack | |- | | | voice/Direct-to-Video Release |- | P.S. I Love You | John McCarthy | |- | 2009 | Dragonball Evolution | Lord Piccolo |- |- align="center" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television |- align="center" ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |- | 1992, 1993 | Northern Exposure | Bellhop Reverend Harding | |- | 1995 | Medicine Ball | Mickey Collins | Episode: Heart and Sole |- | 1997 | Moloney | Billy O'Hara | Episode: Herniated Nick |- | 1997–2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Spike | 96 episodes |- | 1999, 2003–2004 | Angel | Spike | 24 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|1999 | Millennium | Eric Swan | Episode: Collateral Damage |- | Winding Roads | Billy Johnson | TV-Movie |- | rowspan="3"|2001 | The Enforcers | Charles Haysbert | Miniseries |- | Strange Frequency | Mitch Brand | Segment: Soul Man |- | Andromeda | Charlemagne Bolivar | Episode: Into the Labyrinth |- | 2003 | | Sergei | Season 1 |- | 2004 | The Mountain | Ted Tunney | |- | 2005 | Cool Money | Bobby Comfort | USA Network TV-Movie |- | 2005–2006, 2008, 2010 |Smallville | Professor Milton Fine/Brainiac/Brainiac 5 | Season 5, 7, 8 (voice only, uncredited), 10 (14 episodes) |- | 2007–2008 | Without a Trace | Det. Grant Mars | Episode: Lost Boy Episode: Clean Up Episode: One Wrong Move Episode: Article 32 |- | 2007 | Saving Grace | Dudley Payne | |- | rowspan="2"|2008 | Torchwood | Captain John Hart | Episode: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Episode: Fragments Episode: Exit Wounds |- | The Capture of the Green River Killer | Ted Bundy | Miniseries |- | 2008 | | Captain Argyus | Episode: Cloak of Darkness |- | rowspan="5"|2009 | Moon Shot | Buzz Aldrin | ITV TV-Movie |- | High Plains Invaders | Sam Denville | TV-Movie |- | Numb3rs | Damien Lake | Episode: Guilt Trip |- | The Super Hero Squad Show | Mister Fantastic |- | Lie to Me | Pollack | Episode: Truth or Consequences |- | rowspan="3"|2010 |Caprica | Barnabas Greeley | Episodes: Know Thy Enemy, End of Line, Unvanquished, Retribution |- |Hawaii Five–0 | Victor Hesse | Episodes: "Pilot" and "Hana 'a'a Makehewa" |- |''Three Inches | Troy Hamilton | |- |- align="center" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Video Games |- align="center" ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |- | 2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Spike | voice role |- | 2003 | | Spike | voice role |- | 2009 | | Jimmy "Match" Morris | voice role |- | 2010 | DC Universe Online | Lex Luthor | voice role |}

Awards and nominations

Teen Choice Awards

2000: Nominated, "TV - Choice Sidekick" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2002: Nominated, "TV - Choice Actor" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2003: Nominated, "TV - Choice Actor" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Saturn Awards

2000: Nominated, "Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series - Drama" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2001: Won, "Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series - Drama" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2002: Won, "Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2002: Nominated, "Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series - Drama" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2003: Nominated, "Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series - Drama" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2004: Won, "Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series - Drama" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel

2005: Nominated, "Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series - Drama" — Angel

Golden Satellite Awards

2003: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Supporting Actor in a Series - Drama" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

SFX Awards, UK

2002: Won, "Best Comedy Performance" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2002: Won, "Best TV Actor" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Spacey Awards, Canada

2004: Won, "Viewers Choice Award - Favourite TV Character - Male" - "Spike from Angel"

References

External links

James Marsters Official Site

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Birth name	Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn
Birth date	May 28, 1970
Birth place	Dublin, Ireland
Death date	December 03, 2002
Death place	North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–2002

Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn (28 May 1970 – 3 December 2002) was an Irish actor in television and film, known for playing Mark Healy in the American sitcom Roseanne, and Doyle, a half-demon, on the 1999–2004 television series Angel, a spin-off series of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Early life

Quinn was born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised in both America and then again as a teenager in Cabinteely, County Dublin Ireland. As a teenager, he played drums in a rock band called Revival (who peaked at supporting Irish AOR Band Winter's Reign and also had a demo played on the radio 'How could I know'-Rock with BOC - BLB Radio). He also acted in productions at small local theaters. Quinn attended Clonkeen College and moved to the Long Beach area of California in 1988 with his mother, Bernadette, and two sisters, Sonya and Louisa. His older brother, Ciaran, who lives in Dublin, Ireland, was recently reunited with his mother and two sisters. Glenn worked odd jobs at power plants, restaurants, and more before deciding to pursue an acting career.

Career

Quinn did commercials for Pepsi and Ray-Ban, appeared in the music video for the Richard Marx song "Satisfied," and had his first speaking line in the pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210 after having endured eight separate auditions for the roles of both "Brandon Walsh" and then "Steve Sanders." Having lost out to Jason Priestley and Ian Ziering, respectively, casting director Johanna Ray gave him a small role with two lines in the pilot, but Glenn was barely visible in the final broadcast version. His first substantial speaking part was as a guest-star in an episode of the short-lived The Outsiders.

In 1991, Quinn had his first major role in a movie, Shout, which starred John Travolta and in which he shared an on-screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow. Later, one of Quinn's more visible roles was that of Mark Healy, Becky Conner's boyfriend, and later husband, in Roseanne. Quinn took on the role as youngest son Cedric on the US and UK TV series Covington Cross. While shooting the series in England, he suffered a serious injury to his back falling from his horse while shooting a scene. In 1992 he starred alongside Holly Marie Combs in Dr. Giggles. His last film work was in 2002's R.S.V.P..

Personal life and death

In addition to acting, he also co-owned a nightclub called "Goldfingers" in Los Angeles, California.

Quinn was found dead on 3 December 2002 of a drug overdose. He was 32 years old. Police and autopsy reports revealed the cause of death to be an accidental heroin overdose. His body was found on the couch of a friend he was visiting in North Hollywood, California.

Filmography

{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 1991 | Shout | Alan | |- | 1992 | Dr. Giggles | Max Anderson | |- | 1995 | Live Nude Girls | Randy Conzini | |- | 1997 | Campfire Tales | Scott Anderson | Segment: The Campfire |- | 1998 | Some Girl | Jeff | |- | 2002 | R.S.V.P. | Prof. Hal Evans |- ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="4"|1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Party Jock #1 | Episode: "Class of Beverly Hills" |- | Bagdad Café | Johnny | Episode: "Not Enough Cooks" |- | Call Me Anna | George Chakiris | ABC TV film |- | Silhouette | Darren Lauder | TV film |- | 1990–1997 | Roseanne | Mark Healy | TV Land Awards (nominated) |- | 1992 | Covington Cross | Cedric Grey | |- | rowspan="2"|1999 | Jesse | Sean | Episode: "The Mischievous Elf" |- | Angel | Allen Francis Doyle | 9 episodes (credited for 10) |- | 2000 | At Any Cost | Ben Tarowe | VH1 TV film |}

Video games

(1996)

Outlaws (1997) as 'Rattlesnake' Dick Farmer

The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) as Pirate #5

References

External links

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Name	Felicia Day
Birth name	Kathryn Felicia Day
Birth date	June 28, 1979
Birth place	Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Website	http://www.feliciaday.com/

Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979 in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American actress, known for her work as "Vi" on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for parts in movies such as Bring It On Again and June, as well as the Internet musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Day is also the star, script writer and producer of the original web series The Guild. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Web Television.

Personal life and Education

Day began her acting career at the age of 7 when she starred as Scout in a local production of To Kill a Mockingbird. She studied operatic singing and ballet professionally performing at concerts and competitions nationwide. Home-schooled throughout much of her childhood, she began college at the age of 16. An accomplished violinist, Day was a National Merit Scholar (1995) and graduated as valedictorian of her class.

Career

Early career

After graduation, Day moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She landed several roles in various short and independent films, as well as commercials and guest spots on television shows, including Undeclared and Maybe It's Me. These parts propelled her to larger roles: a part in the film Bring It On Again, the starring role in June, and a recurring guest spot as potential Slayer Vi on television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a recurring role that is still occasionally utilized in that show's eighth season comic book series.

The Guild

panel for The Guild in July 2010]] Day is the creator, writer, and star of The Guild, a web series which started airing its fourth season in July 2010. The first season was primarily hosted on YouTube where it garnered millions of views. Its second season premiered on Microsoft's three major video channels Xbox Live, MSN Video and The Zune Marketplace after Microsoft made a deal with The Guild, allowing Day, her cast, and her crew to receive financial remuneration for their work. Day also created a song and music video called "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar", featuring the cast dressed up as their in-game personae. The final moments of the music video itself also detailed that the release date for the 3rd season of Day's The Guild would be August 25, 2009. A second song and video "Game On" was released previous to the premiere of the 4th season of The Guild.

The Guild has won multiple awards including : the Greenlight Award for Best Original Digital Series Production at the South by Southwest festivals, the YouTube Video Award for Best Series, the Yahoo! Video Award for Best Series, and 2009 Streamy Awards for Best Comedy Web Series, Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series, and Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series.

Other work

In July 2008, Day starred as Penny in the three-part web based musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (created by Joss Whedon, who also created Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Day was featured as a patient in the episode "Not Cancer" of the medical drama House, and had a guest starring role in the sci-fi drama Dollhouse's unaired episode "Epitaph One," as well as its series finale "Epitaph Two" In 2008, Day was featured in a series of commercials for Sears. She also appeared in the first of the revitalized Cheetos commercials. In the series Lie to Me, on the episode called Tractor Man, airing December 14, 2009, Day sang a song called "White Lie" alongside Brendan Hines. Day stars in the Syfy film adaption of the saga Red Riding Hood which is called Red; it is produced by Angela Mancuso.

Day also stars in Guild co-star Sandeep Parikh's web-series The Legend of Neil, in which she portrays a Fairy. She sings in the second season musical episode, in which she obliquely references her history of internet musicals.

She also lent her voice as Veronica Santangelo in .

Awards

During the inaugural Streamy Awards held in Los Angeles on March 28, 2009, Day received the award for the "Best Female Actor in a Comedy" for her work as protagonist Cyd Sherman in The Guild, and won the same award again in 2010. She was also recognized for her work on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog in 2009.

In September 2008, TV Week included her in their list of Top 10 Web Video Creators.

Filmography

TV series/Internet productions

Video games

References

;Further Reading

Schramm, Mike. (Aug 24th 2009) BlizzCon 2009: WoW.com interviews Felicia Day. (part 2)

External links

Felicia Day Online - official website and blog

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