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Born Amber Nicole Benson ( 1977 - 01 - 08 ) January 8, 1977 ( age 40 ) Birmingham, Alabama, US Residence Los Angeles, California Occupation Actress, writer, director, producer Years active 1993 -- present Amber Nicole Benson ( born January 8, 1977 ) is an American actress, writer, director, and 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 also co-directed the film Drones with fellow Buffy cast member Adam Busch. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Activism 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5.1 Television 5.2 Film 5.3 Web 6 Writing 6.1 Books 6.1. 1 Ghosts of Albion 6.1. 2 Calliope Reaper - Jones 6.1. 3 The Witches of Echo Park 6.1. 4 Standalone Novels 6.2 Comics 6.2. 1 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6.2. 2 Other Comics 6.3 Other Media 7 References 8 External links Early life Benson was born January 8, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Diane and Edward Benson, a psychiatrist. She has a younger sister, Danielle, who is an artist. Her father is Jewish and her mother was raised Southern Baptist ; Benson grew up attending a Reform temple in Alabama. As a child, Benson studied music and dance, and performed in the Birmingham Children 's Ballet, as well as in local theater. She attended high school ( one of her classmates being Joey Fatone ) in Orlando, Florida after her family moved there, in part to help Amber pursue acting opportunities, the most prominent of which was an unsold television series called Kids ' News, in which Amber was to have been one of two main anchors. The Bensons then relocated to Los Angeles, and Amber very quickly began to land roles in films and on television. Career Benson at a 2005 Buffy the Vampire Slayer convention Benson was 14 when she made her feature film debut in the Steven Soderbergh film King of the Hill. Benson is best known for her recurring role as Tara Maclay on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character first appeared in the season 4 episode `` Hush '' and soon became the girlfriend of Willow Rosenberg ( Alyson Hannigan ). Benson remained with the series until season 6 when her character was killed off. In her final episode, Benson was credited for the only time as a regular cast member. Benson sang in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode `` Once More, with Feeling ''. She provided vocals for the songs `` I 've Got a Theory / Bunnies / If We 're Together '', `` Under Your Spell '' ( her solo ), `` Walk Through the Fire '', `` Standing / Under Your Spell ( Reprise ) '' and `` Where Do We Go from Here ? '' In 2002, she performed two songs on Buffy colleague Anthony Stewart Head 's album Music for Elevators. She also sang `` Toucha Toucha Touch Me '' ( aka `` Creature of the Night '' ) at VH - 1 's celebrity karaoke tribute to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While still working on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Benson co-wrote the movie The Theory of the Leisure Class with director Gabriel Bologna, released in 2001, and directed, produced, edited, and acted in a digital video feature called Chance ( 2002 ) which also featured her Buffy co-star James Marsters. She also collaborated with director James Kerwin in 2003 to produce her play, Albert Hall, in Hollywood. In 2001, Benson worked with Golden, Terry Moore, and Eric Powell of Dark Horse Comics to create the Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Willow and Tara comic book titled `` WannaBlessedBe ''. The following year ( 2002 ), she worked with Christopher Golden and AJ ( Ajit Jothikaumar ) of Dark Horse Comics to create the Buffy the Vampire Slayer : Willow and Tara comic books titled Wilderness # 1 and Wilderness # 2. Benson at Buffy the Vampire Slayer wrap party, 2003 Benson and Christopher Golden produced began a series of animated fantasy films for the BBC with the animation studio Cosgrove Hall. Ghosts of Albion : Legacy ( 2003 ) and its sequels are available on the BBC Cult website. Benson and Golden have also collaborated on two supernatural thrillers : Ghosts of Albion : Accursed and Ghosts of Albion : Witchery. These books follow the fortunes of Tamara and William Swift, who first appeared in the BBC computer animated web movie Ghosts of Albion : Legacy. In 2003, she starred in Latter Days as Traci Levine, alongside Steve Sandvoss and Wes Ramsey. In 2005, Benson collaborated with artist Jamie McKelvie on a short story within the Image Comics collection Four Letter Worlds. In 2006, Benson collaborated with artist Ben Templesmith on Demon Father John 's Pinwheel Blues published by IDW as a four - part split - book, Shadowplay ( comic book ) Shadowplay ( with work by Ashley Wood and Christina Z. Benson and novelist Anton Strout during an appearance at Midtown Comics Downtown in Manhattan, March 5, 2011 In 2006, Benson released her second independent feature film Lovers, Liars & Lunatics through her own production company, Benson Entertainment. The film was shot on film and was partly financed by the sale of limited edition `` Triangle '' Tara Buffyverse action figure. The project, initially called `` The Dirty Script, '' was ultimately titled Lovers, Liars and Lunatics by producer Diane Benson, Amber 's mother. In 2006, Benson also portrayed the `` vegetarian '' vampiress Lenore on the TV series Supernatural. In December 2006, Benson and Golden released yet another collaboration, the short novel The Seven Whistlers which is distributed through Subterranean Press in a limited number of signed copies. In September 2007, Benson signed a three - book deal with Ginjer Buchanan of Penguin Books. Death 's Daughter, was released by Ace Books on February 24, 2009 ; Cat 's Claw, on February 23, 2010 ; and Serpent 's Storm, in February 2011. On February 28, 2012, the fourth book in the series, How to Be Death was released. Benson is the co-director with Adam Busch of the 2010 comedy film Drones. In 2012, Benson played a young Judith Collins in the Dark Shadows audio drama `` Dress Me in Dark Dreams ''. She guest starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson scripted romantic comedy web series, Husbands. In June 2013, it was announced that Benson has been attached to star in the web TV series adaptation of The Morganville Vampires as Amelie, the founder of Morganville. Benson has narrated the audiobook Lock In by John Scalzi. In October 2014 published her fantasy book The Witches of Echo Park. Benson revealed in a January 2015 Reddit AMA that she was `` an actress in a former life ''. Activism During the 2008 campaign season, Benson was featured in a Barack Obama advertisement sponsored by MoveOn.org. Personal life As of 2007, Benson resided in Los Angeles. She described herself as a `` lapsed vegetarian ''. From 2002 to 2009, she dated Adam Busch, who played Warren Mears on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The two have remained close friends. Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Jack Reed : Badge of Honor Nicole Reed TV movie 1994 Jack Reed : A Search for Justice Nicole Reed TV movie 1995 Don 's Plum Supporting actress 1995 Jack Reed : One of Our Own Nicole Reed TV movie 1998 Promised Land Amy Farnsworth Episode : Out of Bounds 1999 Cracker Amy Episode : `` The Club '' 1999 -- 2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tara Maclay Seasons 4 -- 6 ; 47 episodes Recurring role ( 1999 -- 2002 ) Main role ( 2002 : 1 episode ) 2001 The Enforcers Abby TV miniseries 2004 Cold Case Julia Hoffman Episode : `` Volunteers '' 2005 The Inside Allison Davis Episode : `` The Perfect Couple '' 2006 2011 Supernatural Lenore Episode : `` Bloodlust '' Episode : `` Mommy Dearest '' 2006 Holiday Wishes Danni Hartford TV movie 2007 Gryphon Princess Amelia of Lockland TV movie 2008 Long Island Confidential pilot 2008 7 Things to Do Before I 'm 30 Lori Madison TV movie 2009 Private Practice Jill Duncan Episode : `` Finishing '' 2010 Grey 's Anatomy Corrine Episode : `` That 's Me Trying '' 2011 Ringer Stripper Mary Curtis Episode : `` That 's What You Get for Trying to Kill Me '' 2012 Husbands Angry Mom Episode : `` Appropriate Is Not the Word '' 2014 Morganville : The Series Amelie Web TV Series 2016 Red vs. Blue Epsilon Grif Episode : `` Get Bent '' ( Season 14 ) Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 King of the Hill Ella McShane 1993 The Crush Cheyenne 1994 S.F.W. Barbara `` Babs '' Wyler 1994 Imaginary Crimes Margaret 1995 Bye Bye Love Meg Damico With Buffy co-stars Eliza Dushku and Lindsay Crouse 1998 Ca n't Hardly Wait Stephanie 1999 Take It Easy Justy 1999 Deadtime Patty 2000 The Prime Gig Batgirl 2001 Hollywood, Pennsylvania Mandy Calhoun 2001 Don 's Plum Amy 2002 Taboo Piper 2002 Chance Chance Directed, Produced Benson Entertainment Inc. 2003 Latter Days Traci Levine 2005 Intermedio Barbie 2005 Race You to the Bottom Maggie 2006 Lovers, Liars & Lunatics Justine Directed, Produced 2007 Simple Things Sally 2008 Act Your Age Julia 2008 Kiss the Bride Elly 2008 Strictly Sexual Donna 2008 The Blue Tooth Virgin Jennifer 2008 One - Eyed Monster Laura 2009 Tripping Forward Gwen 2009 The Killing Jar Noreen 2009 Another Harvest Moon Gretchen 2010 Drones Co-directed 2012 Dust Up ( 2012 film ) Ella 2015 Desire Will Set You Free Jayne 2016 Selling Isobel Chloe 2017 Trip House Maya 2018 `` The Nightmare Gallery '' Professor Samantha Rand Web Year Title Role Notes 2007 -- 2009 Girltrash ! Svetlana `` Lana '' Dragovich 2 episodes Writing Books Ghosts of Albion Astray ( with Christopher Golden. Subterranean Press, 2004 ) `` Legacy '' ( with Christopher Golden. Short story, available on the BBC website ) Accursed ( with Christopher Golden. Del Rey, 2005 ) Witchery ( with Christopher Golden. Del Rey, 2006 ) Calliope Reaper - Jones Death 's Daughter ( February 24, 2009 ) Cat 's Claw ( February 23, 2010 ) Serpent 's Storm ( February 22, 2011 ) How to be Death ( February 28, 2012 ) The Golden Age of Death ( February 26, 2013 ) The Witches of Echo Park The Witches of Echo Park ( January 6, 2015 ) The Last Dream Keeper ( January 5, 2016 ) The End Of Magic ( May 16, 2017 ) Standalone Novels The Seven Whistlers ( with Christopher Golden. 2006 ) Star and Marco 's Guide to Mastering Every Dimension ( with Dominic Bisignano. 2017 ) Comics Buffy the Vampire Slayer WannaBlessedBe ( Willow & Tara with Christopher Golden. 2003 ) Wilderness ( with Christopher Golden ) `` The Innocent '' in Tales of the Slayers Other Comics Shadowplay # 1 -- 4 ( with Ben Templesmith. 2005 ) Among the Ghosts ( with Sina Grace, illustrator. August 2010 ) Other Media Illusions ( with Christopher Golden. Animated feature, directed by Benson, available on the BBC website ) The Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game ( with Timothy S. Brannan and Christopher Golden. Eden Studios, 2007 ) References Jump up ^ Amber Benson on IMDb Jump up ^ Drones on IMDb Jump up ^ `` Amber Benson Biography ( 1977 -- ) ''. Retrieved October 27, 2014. Jump up ^ http://interviewly.com/i/amber-benson-jan-2015-reddit Jump up ^ http://www.afterellen.com/tv/74272-an-interview-with-amber-benson/4 Jump up ^ `` Amber chatted at Yahoo ! on Thursday, March 8, 2001. Here 's the transcript, provided by Coax, sans chat typos ''. The Essence of Amber. March 8, 2001. Archived from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2006. Jump up ^ Bloom, Nate ( June 6, 2003 ). `` Celebrity Jews ''. Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2006. Jump up ^ Lindsey Byrnes ( June 8, 2010 ). `` An interview with Amber Benson ''. www.afterellen.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Episode 18 : Featuring Amber Benson '', RossCarey, accessed May 24, 2011. Jump up ^ `` TLA Releasing presents Latter Days '' ( PDF ). TLA Releasing. p. 16. Retrieved February 2, 2011. Jump up ^ ISBN 978 - 0 - 441 - 01694 - 5 Jump up ^ ISBN 978 - 0 - 441 - 01843 - 7 Jump up ^ ISBN 978 - 1 - 937007 - 28 - 7 Jump up ^ Roedel, Jeff. `` So, you work with an alien '' Archived September 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., 225batonrouge.com, September 25, 2008 Jump up ^ Vary, Adam B ( June 28, 2012 ). `` ' Husbands ' : EP and star on season 2 of their gay - marriage web series -- EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 28, 2012. Jump up ^ Mangani, Josephine ( June 17, 2013 ). `` ' Buffy ' Star Amber Benson Joins ' Morganville ' Web Adaptation ''. Retrieved June 17, 2013. Jump up ^ Caine, Rachel ( June 11, 2013 ). `` Morganville : The Web TV Series ''. Retrieved June 11, 2013. Jump up ^ Scalzi, John. `` The Lock In Audiobook : Two Versions, Two Narrators. Pre-Order and Get Both ''. Retrieved 26 August 2014. Jump up ^ The Witches of Echo Park Jump up ^ `` I am Amber Benson, actor / writer / goofball / Lesbian witch from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. AMA ! : IAmA ''. Reddit.com. 2015 - 01 - 05. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 22. Jump up ^ ' It Could Happen to You '. The video was produced, written and directed by Alex Barreto and brothers Rider Strong and Shiloh Strong who also acted in the ad with Amber. The ad won MoveOn 's contest for funniest Obama ad in 2008. Jump up ^ Benson, Amber. `` art vs. commerce '', Amber Benson 's Official Blog, January 29, 2009 Jump up ^ `` Exclusive Interview with Amber Benson Part 2 ''. Buffyfest. February 26, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cult -- Ghosts of Albion -- Astray ''. BBC. Retrieved April 5, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Cult -- Ghosts of Albion -- Legacy ''. BBC. Retrieved April 5, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Among the Ghosts '' Blog with Pictures ``. Sinagrace.com. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Benson, Amber. `` Cult Vampires -- Ghosts of Albion : Illusions by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden ''. BBC. Retrieved April 5, 2012. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Amber Benson Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amber Benson. Amber Benson on IMDb Amber Benson at AllMovie Amber Benson at the Comic Book DB Amber Benson on Twitter An interview with Amber Benson on the BookBanter podcast `` Amber Benson Interview ''. SlayerLit. Montero, Patrick ( June 29, 2009 ). `` ' Buffy the Vampire Slayer ' star Amber Benson finds new life as a novelist ''. Daily News Amber Benson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Podcast Interview with Amber Benson at Scripts & Scribes Satellite Award for Best Cast -- Television Series 2000 The West Wing Alan Alda Stockard Channing Kristin Chenoweth Dulé Hill Allison Janney Moira Kelly Rob Lowe Joshua Malina Mary McCormack Janel Moloney Richard Schiff Martin Sheen Jimmy Smits John Spencer Bradley Whitford 2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Amber Benson Marc Blucas David Boreanaz Nicholas Brendon Charisma Carpenter Emma Caulfield Sarah Michelle Gellar Seth Green Alyson Hannigan Anthony Stewart Head James Marsters Michelle Trachtenberg 2005 Rescue Me Denis Leary John Scurti Daniel Sunjata Mike Lombardi Steven Pasquale Andrea Roth Callie Thorne Adam Ferrara Larenz Tate James McCaffrey Dean Winters 2006 Grey 's Anatomy Justin Chambers Eric Dane Patrick Dempsey Katherine Heigl T.R. Knight Sandra Oh James Pickens Jr. Ellen Pompeo Sara Ramirez Kate Walsh Isaiah Washington Chandra Wilson 2007 Mad Men Bryan Batt Anne Dudek Michael Gladis Jon Hamm Christina Hendricks January Jones Vincent Kartheiser Robert Morse Elisabeth Moss Kiernan Shipka Maggie Siff John Slattery Rich Sommer Aaron Staton 2009 True Blood Chris Bauer Mehcad Brooks Anna Camp Nelsan Ellis Michelle Forbes Mariana Klaveno Ryan Kwanten Todd Lowe Michael McMillian Stephen Moyer Anna Paquin Jim Parrack Carrie Preston William Sanderson Alexander Skarsgård Sam Trammell Rutina Wesley Deborah Ann Woll 2012 The Walking Dead Andrew Lincoln Sarah Wayne Callies Laurie Holden Norman Reedus Steven Yeun Lauren Cohan Chandler Riggs Melissa McBride Scott Wilson Danai Gurira Michael Rooker David Morrissey 2013 Orange Is the New Black Taylor Schilling Laura Prepon Michael J. 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Question: who played tara in buffy the vampire slayer
Answer: Amber Nicole Benson