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Darla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) show many different facets of the role, as not even dying (twice!) could keep Darla from being an important part of the story and mythos behind "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the spinoff series "Angel", the latter of which allowed Benz to greatly expand her character." Darla appeared in 25 Buffyverse episodes Darla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Darla is a recurring fictional character created by Joss Whedon and played by Julie Benz in the first, second, and fifth seasons of the American supernatural television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The character later appeared in the "Buffy" spin-off series "Angel", making