STARGATE UNIVERSE - GATEWORLD: Brawn and Beauty - Julia Benson Interview
October 9, 2011
by Chad Colvin
Over the course of Stargate Universe‘s second season, we had the opportunity to engage in extensive interviews with almost the entire regular cast. However, part of what made SGU so unique wasn’t just the tone and atmosphere — it was also the large stable of supporting characters that popped up on a regular basis. So when GateWorld learned we would finally get an opportunity to chat with the actress who so vibrantly portrayed “Lieutenant Vanessa James” — Julia Benson — we jumped at the chance.
We tracked Benson down when she was a guest at Wizard’s Chicago Comic-Con in August, a fantastic event and one of Wizard’s largest annual cons. That said, there were tens of thousands of attendees throughout the weekend so our one-on-one time with her was much shorter than we’re accustomed to — literally only a couple of minutes. We made the most of that time, though, as we chat with Benson about her background in dance, her casting process on SGU, her favorite parts of filming the series and more!
... GW: Congratulations on the Leo Award that you won for “Pain”.
JB: "Oh, thank you! Thank you."
GW: Obviously, that was a personal highlight for you. What were some of the other highlights over the course of those two seasons for you?
JB: "Going to New Mexico, both times, was pretty amazing. It’s always fun to go away and shoot and our cast is so great, everybody’s so much fun so that was really great. I had some stuff in the second season, I had a scene with Jamil [Walker Smith] and I love acting with him so that was definitely a highlight for me. The whole experience, really, just working with everyone on the show. It was pretty great..."
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