Rebecca Ann Herbst (born May 12, 1977) is an American actress, known for playing nurse Elizabeth Webber on the ABC Daytime drama General Hospital, a role she originated on August 1, 1997, and Suzee, an alien, on the Nickelodeon show, Space Cases.
Rebecca Herbst | |
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| Born | Rebecca Ann Herbst (1977-05-12) May 12, 1977 (age 45) Encino, California |
| Other names | Becky Herbst |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Herbst was born in Encino, California. She grew up with parents Debbie and Wayne,[1] and has an older sister, Jennifer.[2] She is not related to General Hospital co-star Rick Hearst (who portrays Ric Lansing, Elizabeth Webber's ex-husband), whose surname was Herbst before he changed it professionally.[3] Herbst was a competitive figure skater as a child, and at age sixteen decided to concentrate on acting.[4]
At age six, Herbst stated she wanted to be on television so that she could play with the toys; she began filming commercials and has since appeared in over 60 nationally.[4] She has guest-starred in television series including: Highway to Heaven, L.A. Law, Beverly Hills, 90210, Step By Step, Boy Meets World, Sister, Sister, Days of Our Lives and Brotherly Love.[4] She starred in films including Kaleidoscope, Why Me? and Hefner: Unauthorized.[4] She was also featured in the Goo Goo Dolls 1995 music video "Naked". She was a series regular as Suzee on the second season of the Nickelodeon show, Space Cases from 1996–97.
Herbst began as a series regular as Elizabeth Webber on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital on August 1, 1997.[5] In 1999, Herbst won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress,[6] and also received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress.[7] In 2000, Soap Opera Update named Herbst No. 6 on their list of Woman of 2000.[8] She was nominated in 2003 for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Actress.[9] In 2007, Herbst appeared on Tyra Banks' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school."[10] Herbst was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007[11] and 2012.[12]
Herbst dated former General Hospital co-star Ingo Rademacher and photographer Johnny Lindesmith in the late 1990s; Lindesmith and Herbst were engaged on December 30, 1999.[13][14] On June 1, 2001, she married former General Hospital co-star Michael Saucedo (who portrayed Juan Santiago).[15] They have three children, two sons (Ethan and Emerson) and a daughter (Ella).[16]
Herbst also designs clothes. She has designed most of her Daytime Emmy dresses,[17] and dresses for co-stars Natalia Livingston and Kimberly McCullough for the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony.[18]
Herbst became a spokeswoman for Purpose Skincare in 2007.[19] She participates in the Smile Train charity.[20]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Jennifer Simmons | Episode: "The Princess and the Wiener King" |
| 1987 | Highway to Heaven | Young Gail | Episode: "A Mother and a Daughter" |
| 1989 | McGee and Me! | Renee's Friend | Episode: "The Big Lie" |
| 1990 | Why Me? | Little Girl | |
| 1990 | Kaleidoscope | Emily | TV film |
| 1993 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Brower Daughter | Episode: "Perfectly Perfect" |
| 1994 | Shrunken Heads | Sally | Billed as Becky Herbst |
| 1995 | Step by Step | Shelley | Episode: "Can't Buy Me Love" |
| 1995 | Boy Meets World | Jill Hollinger | Episode: "Wrong Side of the Tracks" |
| 1995 | Donor Unknown | Danielle Stillman | TV film |
| 1995 | Sister, Sister | Cynthia | Episode: "Private School" |
| 1996 | The Lazarus Man | Episode: "The Wallpaper Prison" | |
| 1996–1997 | Space Cases | Suzee | Regular role (14 episodes) |
| 1997 | Brotherly Love | Kristen | 7 episodes |
| 1997–present | General Hospital | Elizabeth Webber / Jessie Brewer |
Regular role / April 1, 2015 episode |
| 1999 | Hefner: Unauthorized | Barbi Benton | TV film |
| 2007 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Elizabeth Webber | 3 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Lead Actress | General Hospital | Won | [21] |
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | [22] |
| 2003 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Lead Actress | General Hospital | Nominated | [21] |
| 2007 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | [23] |
| 2012 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | [24] |
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