Wendy Benson
American actress
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Wendy Benson-Landes (born July 8, 1971) is an American actress, known for her roles on television.[2] She played the role of Julie Harris in the 2001 biographical television movie James Dean.[3] Benson also starred in the sitcoms Muscle (1995) and Secret Service Guy (1996) and was a regular cast member on Unhappily Ever After from 1997 to 1999.[4]
Wendy Benson | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1971[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Benson starred in the 1997 slasher film Wishmaster. She had a recurring roles on I'll Fly Away and Desperate Housewives.[4] She guest starred in many television series, including Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, Charmed, JAG, Ugly Betty, According to Jim, Ghost Whisperer, CSI: Miami, Mad Men and Grey's Anatomy. In 2019, she had a recurring role on the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless.[5][4]
Benson was born in New York City, the daughter of Scottish photographer Harry Benson.[6] She studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and in the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Center in Waterford, Connecticut.[3] She married actor Michael Landes in October 2000.[3] They have two children together.
Selected filmography
- Television
- As the World Turns as Meredith Delaney (1992)
- I'll Fly Away as Taylor (6 episodes, 1992–1993)
- Beverly Hills, 90210 as Darla Hansen (2 episodes, 1993)
- Muscle as Lorna Louise (13 episodes, 1995)
- Secret Service Guy as Misty (7 episodes, 1996)
- The X-Files as Margi Kleinjan (episode: "Syzygy", 1996)
- Unhappily Ever After as Barbara Caufield (24 episodes, 1997–1999)
- Ugly Betty as Veronica (2 episodes, 2007–2008)
- Desperate Housewives as Colleen Henderson (4 episodes, 2010–2011)
- Touch as Beth Friedman (2 episodes, 2013)
- The Young and the Restless Mallory (4 episodes, 2019)
- Film
- Pretty Poison (1996) as Sue Ann Stepanek
- Wishmaster (1997) as Shannon Amberson
- Still Breathing (1997) as Brigitte
- Where's Marlowe? (1998) as Heather
- Luck of the Draw (2000) as Rebecca Johnson
- James Dean (2001) (TV) as Julie Harris
- Beacon Hill (2004) as Lauren Reading
- The Inner Circle (2005) as Karen
- Burlesque (2010) as Marla
