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   http://www.craveonline.com/tv/articles/710289-julie-benz-talks-d   
   fiance-and-more   
      
   Julie Benz Talks Defiance And More   
      
   Julie Benz has quite the extensive resume – from TV to film roles, she’s   
   worked on such projects as  “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “No   
   Ordinary Family,” “A Gifted Man,” and most recently, Showcase’s hit   
   sci-fi   
   drama “Defiance,” where she plays Mayor Amanda Rosewater. In addition to   
   her   
   current television work, Benz is also working on a number of movies.   
      
   Charming and so down-to-earth, Benz talked about her love for working on TV   
   projects, where she gets to truly hone her character, as well as her love   
   for filming in Canada, which she calls “Hollywood North.”   
      
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   CraveOnline: So what’s going to happen on Season 2 of “Defiance” with the   
   mayor?   
      
   Julie Benz: At the beginning of the season we see her struggling – she’s   
   having a hard time finding herself in the town of Defiance. She doesn’t have   
   a good support system so she’s having a hard time. Throughout the season we   
   see her unravel very slowly.   
      
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   What role were you most proud to have played?   
      
   I’ve been very fortunate to play such amazing women. The one character that   
   I really enjoyed was Robin on Desperate Housewives – she was such a quirky,   
   fun, sexy character. I also got to work with these amazing women whose work   
   has inspired me – to actually be running around on Wisteria Lane was a dream   
   come true for me in many ways.   
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   What’s one thing people would be surprised to know about you?   
      
   My life is an open book with Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. It’s so funny   
   because the perception of actors is that we have a staff of people to do all   
   our mundane chores and I don’t… and I don’t know many people who do. I   
   actually love cleaning and doing laundry. It’s interesting the difference   
   between the perception and reality [of celebrities]… that’s what’s great   
   about social media – I get to show people my life and that we’re all the   
   same. Just because I’m on a TV show doesn’t make me any different than   
   anyone else. I’m not any better. I still have to deal with my dog when he   
   has an accident in the house, I take out my own garbage. My life has been   
   pretty much an open book because I embraced social media so there’s not much   
   people don’t know about me.   
      
           {more of the interview at the link}   
      
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