467:. As her dreams of achieving fame on Broadway didn't come to pass, Benov began acting erratically and struggled to maintain relationships with her friends. She began to miss classes in college and struggled with her grades, and became increasingly isolated, often writing in her diary of her self-hatred and her belief that she was a failure. She also wrote in an essay that she did not want to live much longer, calling it a "calm realization."
122:
25:
66:
435:'s games. Despite her apparent success, Benov became increasingly stressed due to the pressure she was under, and began acting out. One night she went to a dance and was detained along with a number of other students for breaking curfew. Benov recalled that one of the officers angrily told her that his daughter watched her on television but never would again.
514:, and several other drugs. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiners believed her death was accidental, with a spokeswoman stating that anyone who dies of an overdose is presumed to have died an accidental death unless there was clear evidence of suicidal intent. Her remains were later cremated.
431:, in which she advised young people to read and become active in their community, and warned them about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. She began to consider a career in opera and won several awards as a singer and dancer, performing in Roger Rockas' Junior Company and sang the national anthem for many of
479:
Her relations with her family began to deteriorate as well, as she became estranged from her brother and on one occasion threatened to kill her mother during a fight, but then stated that she would instead kill herself in front of her because that would be the worst thing she could do to her. However
438:
As her mental health declined Benov began seeing Susan Brown, a clinical psychologist, who felt Benov had been pressured to excel by her parents from a young age. Benov told Brown that she had never felt like a child, but a performer, and according to her family and friends she was sometimes mean, on
483:
As her mental health declined Benov lost her job and went on public assistance to buy groceries. She was repeatedly hospitalized, once with roommates who smeared feces on the walls. She began to stop going to concerts and musicals, stating she could not stand to see them because they reminded her of
260:
496:
Benov was eventually discharged from the hospital and claimed she was feeling better. She told her family that she had learned her lesson and wasn't trying to kill herself. However her mental state continued to deteriorate, and she began keeping notes on how she struggled to maintain relationships,
362:
after graduating high school and pursued a career in musical theatre, but was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. As her mental health began to deteriorate, she began to have suicidal thoughts and was hospitalized on New Year's Eve 2004 after overdosing on pills. She was released from the hospital but
470:
According to friends, Benov had been popular with boys at school but struggled when it came to dating, as she could be obsessive and felt that she was unworthy of being loved. In 1999 she began dating a man named
Florian Ammer but the relationship was rocky as she felt he did not do enough to show
450:
in Vocal Jazz studies, and soon after moved to New York City. Though she was thought of as a star back in Fresno, she rarely spoke to her friends in New York about her early life. As she began college she hoped to become a professional singer, and was selected to be part of her school's musical
371:
Brittany Benov was born on
December 14, 1980, in Fresno, California. She recalled that she was delivered by her grandfather, calling it "probably the least normal way to come into the world." She was able to talk in full sentences at the age of two and was soon competing in beauty pageants. She
492:
On
December 31, 2004, Benov attended a New Year's Eve party, but the evening took a turn for the worse when she asked a stranger for a midnight kiss and he refused. Distraught, Benov entered the restroom and cut her throat with a shard of glass, but inflicted only superficial wounds. She later
505:
On the night of March 11, 2005, Benov met a man in a New York bar and spent the night with him in his apartment. The following morning, the man discovered Benov in her bed and in distress after he returned from walking his dog. Paramedics were summoned and found Benov had taken an overdose of
388:. An agent was in the crowd and took an interest in her, and Benov soon landed a number of roles on television. She appeared in a number of Macy's commercials as well as ads for Fresno's Fashion Furniture which played throughout the area and gained her significant exposure.
475:
and eventually had a fight with Ammer in which she tried to cut him with broken glass. They subsequently ended their relationship and Benov later dated another student, but left him after a fight in which Benov claimed he had assaulted her.
90:
484:
how much she had lost. She wrote in her diary of how she had failed to achieve her ambitions, stating "I was an All-American cheerleader. I was a person. And yet one day, seemingly overnight, I ceased to exist."
493:
returned home and took an overdose of pills, but later called her psychologist for help. She was told to leave the door unlocked so the paramedics could enter, and was taken to the hospital.
446:, graduating in 1998. She continued to perform, dancing as a pep girl and joining the jazz band. She was thrilled to be one of three students nation-wide to be accepted to the prestigious
976:
391:
During this period Benov provided the voice of a talking doll that was released when she was in third grade. She also had an uncredited role in the film
358:, Benov gained attention performing on stage at a young age and soon landed a number of roles in television, film, and video games. She moved to
146:
of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
966:
981:
956:
961:
986:
951:
443:
401:. However she claimed she did not wish to keep acting when she was older, but wanted to be a book editor as she loved reading.
971:
380:
At the age of six Benov began performing on stage, and gained attention during the finals of the
Universal Pageant System in
198:
170:
702:
432:
80:
177:
941:
235:
217:
52:
847:
739:
464:
38:
184:
657:
417:
946:
143:
132:
166:
139:
447:
315:
155:
363:
died a few months later from another overdose in the New York apartment of a man she had just met.
372:
attended
Forkner Elementary School and had dreams of becoming a Broadway star from a young age.
416:
and voiced characters in their computer games. She was the voice of
Delphineus the dolphin in
672:
421:
191:
936:
931:
480:
at other times she told her friends that her mother was a critical support system for her.
413:
8:
44:
497:
detailing arguments she would have internally between her "wise" and "emotional" minds.
812:
545:
393:
284:
151:
601:
427:
In her teenage years, Benov landed a role on the television show Fox 26 Kids Crew on
405:
147:
95:
789:
583:
460:
385:
381:
76:
619:
439:
one occasion telling other students to pick up her discarded costumes backstage.
409:
876:
764:
925:
901:
359:
303:
398:
451:
theatre. She came close to failing, but eventually graduated in May 2003.
384:, in which she moved an audience to tears with her emotional portrayal of
791:"Highway to Heaven" Merry Christmas from Grandpa (TV Episode 1989) - IMDb
351:(December 14, 1980 – March 12, 2005) was an American actress and singer.
259:
472:
85:
459:
Following her sophomore year of college, Benov was diagnosed with
511:
507:
428:
138:
Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing
65:
355:
765:"Fresno girl is voice of a new talking doll- The Fresno Bee"
487:
703:"Brittany Benov Obituary (2005) - Fresno, CA - Fresno Bee"
923:
404:In 1989 Benov appeared in the final episode of
375:
813:"The Sierra Chest - Brittany Elizabeth Benov"
977:People with borderline personality disorder
53:Learn how and when to remove these messages
258:
874:
845:
737:
236:Learn how and when to remove this message
218:Learn how and when to remove this message
610:Episode: "Merry Christmas from Grandpa"
488:New Year's Eve party and hospitalization
924:
967:Drug-related deaths in New York City
877:"Brittany's Last Act- June 20, 2005"
870:
868:
848:"Brittany's Last Act- June 21, 2005"
841:
839:
837:
835:
833:
740:"Brittany's Last Act- June 19, 2005"
733:
731:
729:
727:
725:
723:
697:
695:
693:
454:
133:notability guideline for biographies
115:
59:
18:
982:21st-century American women singers
957:20th-century American women singers
433:California State University, Fresno
13:
14:
998:
962:Actresses from Fresno, California
865:
830:
720:
690:
628:Episode: "Based on a True Story"
412:. In 1991 she began working with
34:This article has multiple issues.
902:"Bipolar News for June 24, 2005"
120:
64:
23:
987:21st-century American actresses
952:20th-century American actresses
465:borderline personality disorder
42:or discuss these issues on the
894:
805:
782:
757:
658:EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
634:
592:Episode: "Season's Greetings"
517:
418:EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
1:
684:
557:
366:
972:People with bipolar disorder
420:and also provided voices in
376:Child acting and first roles
7:
16:American actress and singer
10:
1003:
140:reliable secondary sources
129:The topic of this article
801:– via www.imdb.com.
448:Manhattan School of Music
338:
321:
316:Manhattan School of Music
311:
292:
266:
257:
250:
131:may not meet Knowledge's
942:American child actresses
522:
500:
397:, which was produced by
349:Brittany Elizabeth Benov
271:Brittany Elizabeth Benov
79:, as no other articles
678:Miscellaneous voices
673:Mixed-Up Mother Goose
422:Mixed-Up Mother Goose
947:Video game actresses
471:his love. She began
414:Sierra Entertainment
817:www.sierrachest.com
444:Bullard High School
442:She later attended
906:bipolarcentral.com
285:Fresno, California
135:
98:for suggestions.
88:to this page from
682:
681:
632:
631:
602:Highway to Heaven
555:
554:
455:Bipolar diagnosis
406:Highway to Heaven
346:
345:
339:Years active
281:December 14, 1980
246:
245:
238:
228:
227:
220:
202:
130:
112:
111:
57:
994:
917:
916:
914:
912:
898:
892:
891:
889:
887:
872:
863:
862:
860:
858:
843:
828:
827:
825:
823:
809:
803:
802:
800:
798:
786:
780:
779:
777:
775:
761:
755:
754:
752:
750:
735:
718:
717:
715:
713:
699:
639:
638:
562:
561:
527:
526:
461:bipolar disorder
386:Marie Antoinette
382:Orlando, Florida
299:
280:
278:
262:
248:
247:
241:
234:
223:
216:
212:
209:
203:
201:
167:"Brittany Benov"
160:
124:
123:
116:
107:
104:
93:
91:related articles
68:
60:
49:
27:
26:
19:
1002:
1001:
997:
996:
995:
993:
992:
991:
922:
921:
920:
910:
908:
900:
899:
895:
885:
883:
875:Doug Hoagland.
873:
866:
856:
854:
846:Doug Hoagland.
844:
831:
821:
819:
811:
810:
806:
796:
794:
788:
787:
783:
773:
771:
763:
762:
758:
748:
746:
738:Doug Hoagland.
736:
721:
711:
709:
701:
700:
691:
687:
637:
620:Midnight Caller
607:Bonnie (age 7)
560:
525:
520:
503:
490:
457:
378:
369:
334:
307:
301:
297:
288:
282:
276:
274:
273:
272:
253:
242:
231:
230:
229:
224:
213:
207:
204:
161:
159:
137:
125:
121:
108:
102:
99:
89:
86:introduce links
69:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1000:
990:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
919:
918:
893:
881:The Fresno Bee
864:
852:The Fresno Bee
829:
804:
781:
769:Newspapers.com
756:
744:The Fresno Bee
719:
688:
686:
683:
680:
679:
676:
669:
665:
664:
661:
654:
650:
649:
646:
643:
636:
633:
630:
629:
626:
623:
616:
612:
611:
608:
605:
598:
594:
593:
590:
587:
580:
576:
575:
572:
569:
566:
559:
556:
553:
552:
549:
542:
538:
537:
534:
531:
524:
521:
519:
516:
502:
499:
489:
486:
456:
453:
410:Michael Landon
377:
374:
368:
365:
344:
343:
340:
336:
335:
333:
332:
329:
325:
323:
319:
318:
313:
309:
308:
302:
300:(aged 24)
296:March 12, 2005
294:
290:
289:
283:
270:
268:
264:
263:
255:
254:
252:Brittany Benov
251:
244:
243:
226:
225:
128:
126:
119:
110:
109:
96:Find link tool
72:
70:
63:
58:
32:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
999:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
929:
927:
907:
903:
897:
882:
878:
871:
869:
853:
849:
842:
840:
838:
836:
834:
818:
814:
808:
793:
792:
785:
770:
766:
760:
745:
741:
734:
732:
730:
728:
726:
724:
708:
704:
698:
696:
694:
689:
677:
675:
674:
670:
667:
666:
662:
660:
659:
655:
652:
651:
647:
644:
641:
640:
627:
624:
622:
621:
617:
614:
613:
609:
606:
604:
603:
599:
596:
595:
591:
588:
586:
585:
584:Frank's Place
581:
578:
577:
573:
570:
567:
564:
563:
550:
548:
547:
543:
540:
539:
535:
532:
529:
528:
515:
513:
509:
498:
494:
485:
481:
477:
474:
468:
466:
462:
452:
449:
445:
440:
436:
434:
430:
425:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
402:
400:
396:
395:
389:
387:
383:
373:
364:
361:
360:New York City
357:
352:
350:
341:
337:
330:
327:
326:
324:
320:
317:
314:
310:
305:
304:New York City
295:
291:
286:
269:
265:
261:
256:
249:
240:
237:
222:
219:
211:
200:
197:
193:
190:
186:
183:
179:
176:
172:
169: –
168:
164:
163:Find sources:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
134:
127:
118:
117:
114:
106:
97:
92:
87:
83:
82:
78:
73:This article
71:
67:
62:
61:
56:
54:
47:
46:
41:
40:
35:
30:
21:
20:
909:. Retrieved
905:
896:
884:. Retrieved
880:
855:. Retrieved
851:
820:. Retrieved
816:
807:
795:. Retrieved
790:
784:
772:. Retrieved
768:
759:
747:. Retrieved
743:
710:. Retrieved
706:
671:
656:
625:Sarah Zymak
618:
600:
582:
544:
504:
495:
491:
482:
478:
473:self-harming
469:
458:
441:
437:
426:
403:
399:George Lucas
392:
390:
379:
370:
353:
348:
347:
298:(2005-03-12)
232:
214:
205:
195:
188:
181:
174:
162:
113:
100:
74:
50:
43:
37:
36:Please help
33:
937:2005 deaths
932:1980 births
663:Delphineus
648:Voice role
635:Video games
551:Uncredited
518:Filmography
322:Occupations
144:independent
926:Categories
707:Legacy.com
685:References
558:Television
408:alongside
367:Early life
277:1980-12-14
178:newspapers
152:redirected
94:; try the
81:link to it
39:improve it
589:Jennifer
342:1986–2005
312:Education
208:June 2024
142:that are
103:June 2024
84:. Please
45:talk page
911:June 21,
886:June 21,
857:June 21,
822:June 21,
797:June 21,
774:June 21,
749:June 21,
712:June 21,
354:Born in
512:cocaine
508:opiates
429:KMPH-TV
328:Actress
192:scholar
156:deleted
645:Title
574:Notes
568:Title
546:Willow
533:Title
394:Willow
356:Fresno
331:singer
306:, U.S.
287:, U.S.
194:
187:
180:
173:
165:
148:merged
77:orphan
75:is an
668:1992
653:1991
642:Year
615:1990
597:1989
579:1987
571:Role
565:Year
541:1988
536:Role
530:Year
523:Films
501:Death
199:JSTOR
185:books
154:, or
913:2024
888:2024
859:2024
824:2024
799:2024
776:2024
751:2024
714:2024
463:and
293:Died
267:Born
171:news
928::
904:.
879:.
867:^
850:.
832:^
815:.
767:.
742:.
722:^
705:.
692:^
510:,
424:.
150:,
48:.
915:.
890:.
861:.
826:.
778:.
753:.
716:.
279:)
275:(
239:)
233:(
221:)
215:(
210:)
206:(
196:·
189:·
182:·
175:·
158:.
136:.
105:)
101:(
55:)
51:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
