- Rebecca Herbst
Infobox Actor
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name =Rebecca Herbst
birthdate =birth date and age|1977|05|12
location = Flagicon|USA Encino,California , U.S.
birthname = Rebecca Ann Liberty Herbst
spouse =Michael Saucedo
notable role =Elizabeth Webber on "General Hospital "
emmyawards = Nominated: Outstanding Younger Actress
1999 "General Hospital "
Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress 2007 "General Hospital Rebecca Herbst (born
May 12 ,1977 inEncino ,California ) is an Americanactress , best known for playing nurseElizabeth Webber on the longrunning daytime drama "General Hospital ", a role she originated onAugust 1 ,1997 , andSuzee , an alien on the Nickelodeon show,Space Cases .Career
At the age of six Herbst told her mother that she wanted to be on television so that she could play with the
toys . She has appeared in over 60 nationalcommercials , guest-starred in many television series, including "Highway to Heaven ", "L.A. Law ", "Beverly Hills 90210 ", "Step By Step", and "Days of Our Lives ".In 2007, Herbst appeared on
Tyra Banks ' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school."cite news | title=Who, Where and Wow! | date=2007-02-13 | publisher= "Soap Opera Weekly"| page = 32 ]Some acting achievements include:
Daytime Emmy Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (1999), Outstanding Supporting Actress (2007)
Daytime Emmy Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (2006, 2007, 2008) Daytime Emmy Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2003, 2004, 2005)
Soap Opera Digest Award Winner, Outstanding Younger Lead Actress (1999), and nominee in 2003.
Becky became a spokeswoman for
Purpose Skincare in 2007, Purpose just signed her to a second year partnership.Personal life
Her parents are from Germany and she is the youngest of two children. She has an older sister named Jennifer. Rebecca's nickname is Becky, although her mom sometimes calls her Liberty.
She married former "General Hospital" co-star
Michael Saucedo (ex-Juan) in June 2001. They have two children, Ethan (b. October 31, 2001) and Ella Bailey (b. April 12, 2004).Rebecca's childhood dream was to become a national figure skater and she has skated with the likes of Michelle and Karen Kwan. Because she didn't like the competition aspect of figure-skating, Rebecca's ice-skating career lasted until she turned 16, when she decided to concentrate on acting instead. Other than acting, Rebecca has a passion for designing clothes. She has designed most of her Daytime Emmy dresses and dresses for co-stars
Natalia Livingston andKimberly McCullough . Her family has 2 dogs named Sadie and Ryder.Herbst recently bought a snake for her son Ethan.Herbst is close friends with many of her co-stars, including
Steve Burton . Even though she and Burton are lovers on screen, off screen Burton describes her as being like "his sister". She is also close friends withSteve Burton 's wife Sheree.She is of no relation to GH co-star
Rick Hearst (who playedRic Lansing , Elizabeth Webber's ex-husband), whose birth name is Richard Charles Herbst.Roles
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General Hospital - Elizabeth Webber (1997 - present), series regular
* - Barbi Benton (1999)
*Brotherly Love - Kristen (1997), recurring role
*Space Cases - Suzee (1996-1997), series regular
*The Lazarus Man (1996)
*Sister, Sister - Muffy (1995)
*Donor Unknown - Danielle Stillman (1995)
*Boy Meets World - Jill Hollinger (1995)
*Beverly Hills 90210 -Becky (1993)References
External links
*imdb|id=0378697|name=Rebecca Herbst
* [http://generalhospital.about.com/od/thecast/a/rherbst.htm Rebecca Herbst bio] , "General Hospital ".
* [http://www.rebeccaherbstonline.com/general.php?style=html&topic=news Rebecca Herbst official website]
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