Wendy Benson

American actress

Michael Landes

(m. 2000)

Children2

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 short-lived sitcoms Muscle (1995) and Secret Service Guy (1996) and was a regular cast member on Unhappily Ever After from 1997 to 1999.^[4]

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

References

^ "Wendy Benson | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
^ "Wendy Benson: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c "WEDDINGS; Wendy Benson, Michael Landes". October 22, 2000 – via NYTimes.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Interactive, Alley (June 18, 2019). "Everything You Need to Know About Mallory on Y&R".
^ Young, Candace (June 18, 2019). "Y&R Casts Wendy Benson Landes As Mallory".
^ "Wendy Benson-Landes Biography". film reference. Retrieved 2013-06-03.