It’s been a wild ride for Julie Benz lately. Her character, Rita Morgan, was tragically killed off in the season four finale of ‘Dexter,’ and now she’s playing a stripper taken in by Susan on ‘Desperate Housewives.’ Her run on that show has just been extended.
She also has a Hallmark Channel movie, ‘Uncorked,’ airing March 6. She plays a high-powered executive who’s not looking to fall in love, but fate has a different plan when a business conference takes her to wine country.
We caught up with Benz and got the scoop on all her upcoming projects, including several feature films.
So, let’s set the record straight! Is Rita dead or not?
Rita’s dead. She’s long gone. I mean, when you lose that much blood, I don’t think there’s any hope for survival. What do you think?
Yeah, I wouldn’t think so. I reviewed that last episode and, oh my gosh, I can’t believe all the people still leaving comments on that post. A lot of them are saying it’s a dream sequence. Are you getting that a lot from people? They’re like, “Oh, it doesn’t add up.”
I’m getting people begging me to tell them it was dream sequence. I’m like, “I hate to tell you this, but it’s true. It’s real. Rita died and I’m dead.” I would love it to be a dream sequence, but I’m released from my contract now. So, it wasn’t a dream sequence. Read more… »
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