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Amber Benson Trivia
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- According to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" producer Marti Noxon, series creator Joss Whedon originally rejected her for the role of Tara, feeling she wasn't the proper physical type. But Noxon insisted that she be allowed to read for the part again, and it was at the second audition that Whedon realized she would be perfect for the part.
- Wrote a vignette for Dark Horse Comics' "Tales of the Slayer" graphic novel, with Joss Whedon and other Buffy tv and comic writers. Benson wrote about a vampire slayer from The French Revolution period, who accidentally killed a man.
- Loves to read and spends a lot of her "down time" on set reading. Lists some of her favourite authors as Ray Bradbury, Susan Cooper, Marion Zimmer Bradley, J.K. Rowling (the 'Harry Potter' series), and Christopher Golden (the 'Body of Evidence' series).
- Joss Whedon originally wanted to resurrect Amber's character Tara in the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy was to be given one wish, which she would agonize over for the entire episode. Finally, she would step aside to reveal Tara for the final shot.
- Parents are Herb and Diane Benson. Her younger sister, Danielle, is an artist.
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