Rebecca Holden is an American actress, model, and singer.

Early life and career

While studying voice and piano in New York City, she became a model best known as "the Breck Girl". She went on to model on magazine covers and to film national commercials such as for Ivory Soap, Dentyne,

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. Holden guest-starred on primetime shows such as ''

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'', and later moved to Tennessee to help care for her ill sister. During this period she appeared in many stage plays and musicals such as the role of Nancy in ''Oliver!'' and Lola in ''Damn Yankees''. Holden starred in a production of ''Baby, the Musical'' at the Boiler Room Theatre in

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She was co-host of the TNN dance show ''Dancin' at the Hot Spots'' in 1993. In 2009, Holden portrayed the character Beth in the movie adaptation of '' The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith''. On May 15, 2017, filmmaker

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announced Holden had been cast in the lead role of Sister Sara Sunday in the independent film '' Canaan Land'', for which she went on to win Best Actress in the Malibu Film Festival. In 2023, she starred in the western film ''Was Once a Hero'' opposite Darby Hinton and

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Music

While she was still a model, Holden formed a country music group and toured with it for two years. Holden charted two singles for TRA-Star Records in 1989: "The Truth Doesn't Always Rhyme" and "License to Steal". She recorded the album ''The Highway Runs Both Ways'' for Curb Records and a self-titled album for BMG Europe. In 1989, Holden was recognized as both New Independent Artist and New Independent Female at the first ''Cash Box'' magazine Nashville Music Awards. In the early 2010s, Holden and Kevin Sasaki toured in "Together Forever", a musical tribute to

Eydie Gormé Eydie Gormé ( ; born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who achieved notable success in pop, Latin, and jazz genres. She sang solo and in the duo Steve and Eydie with her husband, Steve Lawrence, on a ...

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Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz; July 8, 1935 – March 7, 2024) was an American singer, comedian, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop duo Steve and Eydie with his wife Eydie Gormé, and for his performance as Maury Slin ...

Personal life

From 1980 until their divorce in 1986, Holden was married to her childhood sweetheart, Bobby Vasselo. On New Year's Eve 2014, she married record producer Joel Diamond. Holden has been active with relief organizations. She was a founding board member of Operation California (now Operation USA), traveling for charity work in Ethiopia during the famine. She later helped form Operation Texas, providing help to earthquake victims in Mexico City. In 2022, Rebecca was named a board of director and the Ambassador of Goodwill for The Stars Foundation. She is a board member of the William Stephanie Foundation.

Filmography

Discography

References

External links

Official website
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