StatsBirth Name: Amber Nicole Benson Age: 36, born 8 January 1977 Born and residing in:  United States Height: 5' 4" Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Relationship Status: In a relationship Partner: Adam Busch
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Born: Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Parents: Edward (a psychiatrist) and Diane Benson.
Her younger sister, Danielle, is an artist.
Had a mixed Christian and Jewish upbringing.
At age 6, she danced in the Alabama Ballet Company's production of "The Nutcracker." She was also a member of the Birmingham Children's Theater.
Her family moved to Los Angeles in 1992 so she could pursue a career in acting.
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Born: Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Parents: Edward (a psychiatrist) and Diane Benson.
Her younger sister, Danielle, is an artist.
Had a mixed Christian and Jewish upbringing.
At age 6, she danced in the Alabama Ballet Company's production of "The Nutcracker." She was also a member of the Birmingham Children's Theater.
Her family moved to Los Angeles in 1992 so she could pursue a career in acting.
Her first movie role was a minor part in 'King of the Hill' (1993), where she played a good-natured, epileptic teenager and hotel resident which was set in 1930s Depression-era Indiana, which was immediately followed by another supporting part of Cheyenne, the best friend of Alicia Silverstone in 'The Crush' (1993). A string of roles followed with her acting in three made-for-TV "Jack Reed" detective movies playing the daughter of the title detective as well as other minor and bit parts in 'Imaginary Crimes' (1994), 'S.F.W.' (1994) and 'Bye Bye Love' (1995).
She's also' acted in a number of independent film productions and film shorts including Take It Easy' (1999), 'Deadtime' (1999), 'Don's Plum' (2001), 'Hollywood, Pennsylvania' (2001). But Amber is probably best known for playing Tara, the shy, withdrawn witch and love interest of Willow for three seasons on the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) from early 2000 to 2002.
Amber has also tried her talent at writing and directing, starting in 2001 with the little-seen independent comedy-drama 'Chance '(2002), where she played the title character. She has also wrote various stage plays as well as the scripts for other independent movie productions like 'The Theory of the Leisure Class' (2001) and 'Ghosts of Albion: Legacy' (2003) (TV).
Lives in Los Angeles with her mother, her dog Pennsylvania (aka Penny) and her cat Benneton (aka Benny).
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 Top 25 Buffyverse Characters (25 person items)"Tara Maclay
I was never really a fan of Amber Benson's acting and when Tara was shown as a love interest for Willow I wasn't pleased. I had liked the idea of Willow/Xander, but their relationship grew on me as did Amber's character."
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Full Name
Tara Maclay
Status
Deceased / Shot by Warren Mears
Family
Mr. Maclay (father)
Mrs. Maclay (mother)
Donald Maclay (brother)
Beth Maclay (cousin)
Classification
Witch
Affiliation
Scooby Gang
Daughters of Gaea
Notable Powers
Tara is an accomplished and exceptionally knowledgeable "natural" witch with an inherited talent to manipulate magical forces, allowing her to:
■Perform spells and rituals alone or with the aid of others
■Project and perform spectacular ma"
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I AM SO IN LOVE WITH HER, it's ridiculous.
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ISHI: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kiss the Bride, Strictly Sexual, Latter Days, Chance
PIF: Had a mixed Christian and Jewish upbringing.
In 2001, at the age of just 24, Amber directed, wrote, produced and starred in her own movie called Chance (2002). It was presented at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002.
Is a vegetarian.
Wrote a comic book based on the characters of Willow and Tara as part of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic books series.
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