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.
Early life Herbst was born in Encino, California. She grew up with parents Debbie and Wayne, and has an older sister, Jennifer. 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. Herbst was a competitive figure skater as a child, and at age sixteen decided to concentrate on acting.
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. 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. She starred in films including Kaleidoscope, Why Me? and Hefner: Unauthorized. 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. In 1999, Herbst won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress, and also received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress. In 2000, Soap Opera Update named Herbst No. 6 on their list of Woman of 2000. She was nominated in 2003 for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Actress. In 2007, Herbst appeared on Tyra Banks' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school." Herbst was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007 and 2012.
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. On June 1, 2001, she married former General Hospital co-star Michael Saucedo (who portrayed Juan Santiago). They have three children, two sons (Ethan and Emerson) and a daughter (Ella).
Herbst also designs clothes. She has designed most of her Daytime Emmy dresses, and dresses for co-stars Natalia Livingston and Kimberly McCullough for the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony.
Herbst became a spokeswoman for Purpose Skincare in 2007. She participates in the Smile Train charity.
Filmography
+Film and television roles Year Title Role Notes1986L.A. LawJennifer SimmonsEpisode: "The Princess and the Wiener King"1987Highway to HeavenYoung GailEpisode: "A Mother and a Daughter"1989McGee and Me!Renee's FriendEpisode: "The Big Lie"1990Why Me?Little Girl1990KaleidoscopeEmilyTV film1993Beverly Hills, 90210Brower DaughterEpisode: "Perfectly Perfect"1994Shrunken HeadsSally Billed as Becky Herbst1995Step by StepShelleyEpisode: "Can't Buy Me Love"1995Boy Meets WorldJill HollingerEpisode: "Wrong Side of the Tracks"1995Donor UnknownDanielle StillmanTV film1995Sister, SisterCynthiaEpisode: "Private School"1996Episode: "The Wallpaper Prison"1996Days of Our LivesDana WinthropEpisode #78101996–1997Space CasesSuzeeRegular role (14 episodes)1997Brotherly LoveKristen7 episodes1997–presentGeneral HospitalElizabeth Webber / Jessie BrewerRegular role / April 1, 2015 episode1999Hefner: UnauthorizedBarbi BentonTV film2007General Hospital: Night ShiftElizabeth Webber3 episodes
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result 1999 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead ActressGeneral Hospital 1999Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesGeneral Hospital2003 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead ActressGeneral Hospital 2007Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesGeneral Hospital 2012 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesGeneral Hospital 2020 Soap Hub Awards Favorite General Hospital Actress General Hospital 2021 Soap Hub Awards Favorite General Hospital Actress General Hospital
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