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Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American actress best known for playing Tara Maclay, Willow's girlfriend in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Benson has also written and directed movies for theaters and television, most notably Chance (2002), Ghosts of Albion: Legacy (BBC Online; 2003) and Lovers, Liars & Lunatics (2006). She has also written three comic books, two of them Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics ("WannaBlessedBe" and "Wilderness") co-written with Christopher Golden. In 2003 she collaborated with director James Kerwin to produce her play, Albert Hall, in Hollywood.
Benson has collaborated with author Christopher Golden on two supernatural thrillers: Ghosts of Albion: Accursed and Ghosts of Albion: Witchery. These books follow the fortunes of Tamara and William Swift, who first appeared in Benson and Golden's BBC computer animated web movie Ghosts of Albion: Legacy.
In comic books, Benson has collaborated with artist Ben Templesmith on Demon Father John’s Pinwheel Blues published by IDW as a four-part split-book, Shadowplay (with work by Ashley Wood and Christina Z).
As of 2006, Benson resides in Los Angeles, California.
Music
Benson sang in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode "Once More, With Feeling". She provided vocals for the songs "I've Got a Theory / Bunnies / If We're Together", "Under Your Spell" (her solo), "Walk Through the Fire" and "Where Do We Go From Here?" She also sang "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" (aka "Creature of the Night") at VH-1's celebrity karaoke tribute to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Filmography
Television
 Amber Benson and Alyson Hannigan as Tara and Willow (Includes made-for-TV movies and TV series)
Books in Print
 Ghosts of Albion: Accursed by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden Ghosts of Albion
- Accursed (with Christopher Golden) (Del Rey, 2005)
- Witchery (with Christopher Golden) (Del Rey, 2006)
- The Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game (with Timothy S. Brannan and Christopher Golden) (Eden Studios, 2006)
 Willow & Tara WannaBlessedBe by Christopher Golden and Amber Benson Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Willow & Tara (Buffy comic) (2003)
- WannaBlessedBe (with Christopher Golden)
- Wilderness, Part 1 (with Christopher Golden)
- Wilderness, Part 2 (with Christopher Golden)
Other
- The Seven Whistlers (with Christopher Golden) (2006) (pending release)
References
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