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

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on the

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drama '' General Hospital'', a role she originated on August 1, 1997, and Suzee, an alien, on the

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show, '' Space Cases''.

Early life

Herbst was born in

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. 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

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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: ''

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'', '' L.A. Law'', ''

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'', '' Step By Step'', ''

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'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''

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'' and '' Brotherly Love''. She starred in films including ''

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'', '' 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

show, '' Space Cases'' from 1996–97. Herbst began as a series regular as

on the

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

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nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress. In 2000, ''

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'' 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

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' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school." Herbst was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for

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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

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(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

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for the

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ceremony. Herbst became a spokeswoman for Purpose Skincare in 2007. She participates in the

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charity.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbst, Rebecca 1977 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Greater Los Angeles American child actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses People from Encino, Los Angeles