Rebecca Herbst

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Rebecca Herbst
Born
Rebecca Ann Herbst

(1977-05-12) May 12, 1977 (age 46)
Encino, California
Other namesBecky Herbst
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children3

Rebecca Ann Herbst (born May 12, 1977) is an American actress, known for playing Head 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 .

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Early life

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]

Career

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 to 1997.

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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Film and television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 L.A. Law Jennifer SimmonsEpisode: "The Princess and the Wiener King"
1987 Highway to Heaven Young GailEpisode: "A Mother and a Daughter"
1989 McGee and Me! Renee's FriendEpisode: "The Big Lie"
1990 Why Me? Little Girl
1990 Kaleidoscope EmilyTV film
1993 Beverly Hills, 90210 Brower DaughterEpisode: "Perfectly Perfect"
1994 Shrunken Heads SallyBilled as Becky Herbst
1995 Step by Step ShelleyEpisode: "Can't Buy Me Love"
1995 Boy Meets World Jill HollingerEpisode: "Wrong Side of the Tracks"
1995Donor UnknownDanielle StillmanTV film
1995 Sister, Sister CynthiaEpisode: "Private School"
1996 The Lazarus Man Episode: "The Wallpaper Prison"
1996–1997 Space Cases SuzeeRegular role (14 episodes)
1997 Brotherly Love Kristen7 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 Webber3 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
1999 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead ActressGeneral HospitalWon [21]
1999 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series General HospitalNominated [22]
2003Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Younger Lead ActressGeneral HospitalNominated [21]
2007Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series General HospitalNominated [23]
2012Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesGeneral HospitalNominated [24]
2020Soap Hub AwardsFavorite General Hospital ActressGeneral HospitalNominated
2021Soap Hub AwardsFavorite General Hospital ActressGeneral HospitalNominated

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