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Playing Amanda [in Defiance] was a wonderful opportunity for me. She was strong, dynamic, a complete badass, not defined her relationship with a man. She could hold her own. I really loved her.

Julie Benz

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Julie Benz
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: May 1
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Julie M. Benz
Julie Marie Benz
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