Actor director producer writer
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 began to very quickly land roles in films and on television.
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. Benson began production on a series of animation films for the BBC with co-creator Christopher Golden and animation studio Cosgrove Hall. In 2006, Benson released her second independent feature film Lovers, Liars & Lunatics through her own production company, Benson Entertainment.Benson also writes novels and comic books mostly in collaboration with Christopher Golden.
Filmography:
1993 Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1995 Don's Plum
1995 Jack Reed: One of Our Own
1998 Promised Land
1999 Cracker
1999–2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2001 The Enforcers
2004 Cold Case
2005 The Inside
2011 Supernatural
2006 Holiday Wishes
2007 Gryphon
2008 Long Island Confidential
2008 7 Things to Do Before I'm 30
2009 Private Practice
2010 Grey's Anatomy
2011 Ringer
Film:
1993 King of the Hill
1993 The Crush
1994 S.F.W.
1994 Imaginary Crimes
1995 Bye Bye Love
1998 Can't Hardly Wait
1999 Take It Easy
1999 Deadtime
2000 The Prime Gig
2001 Hollywood, Pennsylvania
2001 Don's Plum
2002 Taboo
2002 Chance
2003 Latter Days
2005 Intermedio
2005 Race You to the Bottom
2006 Lovers, Liars & Lunatics
2007 Simple Things
2007 Girltrash!
2008 Act Your Age
2008 Kiss the Bride
2008 Strictly Sexual
2008 The Blue Tooth Virgin
2008 One-Eyed Monster
2009 Tripping Forward
2009 The Killing Jar
2009 Another Harvest Moon