| Rebecca Herbst |
| Born |
Rebecca Ann Liberty Herbst
May 12, 1977 (1977-05-12) (age 32)
Encino, California, U.S. |
| Other name(s) |
Becky Herbst |
| Occupation |
Actress |
| Years active |
1986-present |
| Spouse(s) |
Michael Saucedo (2001-present; 2 children) |
Rebecca Ann Liberty Herbst (born May 12, 1977 in Encino, California) is an American actress, best known for playing nurse Elizabeth Webber on the longrunning daytime drama General Hospital, a role she originated on August 1, 1997, and Suzee, an alien on the Nickelodeon show, Space Cases.
Life
Herbst's parents are from Germany. She has one sibling, 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 (who played Juan Santiago) in June 2001. They have two children, Ethan (b. October 31, 2001) and Ella Bailey (b. April 12, 2004). She is of no relation to GH co-star Rick Hearst (who played Ric Lansing, Elizabeth Webber's ex-husband), whose birth name is Richard Charles Herbst.
Rebecca's childhood dream was to become a national figure skater, and she has skated with well-known skaters Michelle and Karen Kwan. At age 16, Rebecca decided to concentrate on acting because she didn't like the competition aspect of figure-skating. Rebecca also has a passion for designing clothes. She has designed most of her Daytime Emmy dresses and dresses for co-stars Natalia Livingston and Kimberly McCullough.
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 national commercials, guest-starred in many television series, including Highway to Heaven, L.A. Law, Beverly Hills 90210, Step By Step, and Days of our Lives. And was featured in the Goo Goo Dolls 1995 music video "Naked". In 2007, Herbst appeared on Tyra Banks' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school."1 Herbst became a spokeswoman for Purpose Skincare in 2007, Purpose just signed her to a second year partnership.
Acting achievements:
- Daytime Emmy Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (1999), Outstanding Supporting Actress (2007)
- Daytime Emmy Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
- Daytime Emmy Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2003, 2004, 2005)
- Soap Opera Digest Award Winner, Outstanding Younger Lead Actress (1999), and nominee in 2003.
Filmography
References
- ^ "Who, Where and Wow!". Soap Opera Weekly. 2007-02-13. p. 32.
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