Rebecca Herbst#Awards and nominations

{{Infobox person

| name = Rebecca Herbst

| birth_name = Rebecca Ann Herbst

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|5|12}}

| birth_place = Encino, California, U.S.

| other_names = Becky Herbst

| image = Super soap weekend 2008 105.JPG

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1986–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Michael Saucedo|June 1, 2001|}}

| children = 3

}}

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,{{cite news|last=Cohn|first=Paulette|title=Soap Opera Talk |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wi4zAAAAIBAJ&dq=rebecca%20herbst%20parents%20from%20germany&pg=4478%2C2818500|access-date=March 10, 2013 |newspaper=The Free-Lance Star|date=July 9, 2006}}{{dead link|date=December 2019}} and has an older sister, Jennifer.{{cite magazine|title=Stars and Their Siblings|magazine=Soap Opera Update |date=March 14, 2000}} 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.{{cite web|title=GH FAQs |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/gh-faqs-0|work=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=soapoperadigest.com|access-date=March 10, 2013|date=April 25, 2005}} 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.{{cite web|title=Rebecca Herbst|url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=000261&type=herbst|work=American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.|publisher=abcmedianet.com|access-date=March 10, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402141448/http://abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=000261&type=herbst|archive-date=April 2, 2013}} {{Cite web |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=000261&type=herbst |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 26, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402141448/http://abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=000261&type=herbst |url-status=bot: unknown }} 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.{{cite news|last=Reichardt|first=Nancy|title=Tune In Tomorrow|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oUogAAAAIBAJ&dq=becky-herbst%20general-hospital&pg=4066%2C5022840|access-date=March 10, 2013|newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News|date=July 27, 1997}} In 1999, Herbst won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress,{{cite news|title=ABC daytime dramas sweep Soap Opera Digest Awards|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h4YNAAAAIBAJ&dq=15th%20soap%20opera%20digest%20awards&pg=6694%2C177090|access-date=January 21, 2013|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=March 1, 1999|page=D-8|agency=The Associated Press}} and also received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress.{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Dan J|title=Y&R, Lucci Earn Ladies' Honors|url=http://soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/990521-emmys3.php|work=Soap Central|access-date=March 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040611225016/http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/990521-emmys3.php|archive-date=June 11, 2004}} In 2000, Soap Opera Update named Herbst No. 6 on their list of Woman of 2000.{{cite magazine|title=Woman of 2000 #6: Rebecca Herbst|magazine=Soap Opera Update|date=February 14, 2000}} She was nominated in 2003 for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Actress.{{cite magazine|magazine=Soap Opera Digest|date=December 17, 2002}} In 2007, Herbst appeared on Tyra Banks' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school."{{cite news|title=Who, Where and Wow!|date=February 13, 2007|work=Soap Opera Weekly|page=32 }} Herbst was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007{{cite web|last=Block|first=Dana|title=Former soap stars among Emmy nominees|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070324/ent/ent3.html|work=Jamaica Gleaner|publisher=jamaica-gleaner.com|access-date=March 10, 2013|date=March 24, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212145225/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070324/ent/ent3.html|archive-date=December 12, 2007}} {{Cite web |url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070324/ent/ent3.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 10, 2013 |archive-date=December 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212145225/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070324/ent/ent3.html |url-status=dead }} and 2012.{{cite web|last=Logan|first=Michael|title=Daytime Emmy Scoop and Fearless Predictions|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Daytime-Emmy-Scoop-1049049.aspx|work=TV Guide|access-date=March 10, 2013|date=June 21, 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.{{cite magazine|last=Maloney|first=Michael|title=Picture Perfect|magazine=Soap Opera Update|date=February 15, 2000}}{{cite news|last=Gallagher|first=Kristin|title=#TBT - Rebecca Herbst|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/tbt-rebecca-herbst/|access-date=April 5, 2018|work=Soap Opera Digest.|date=April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405151737/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/tbt-rebecca-herbst/|archive-date=April 5, 2018|location=United States|url-status=live}} On June 1, 2001, she married former General Hospital co-star Michael Saucedo (who portrayed Juan Santiago).{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Dan J|title=Herbst, Saucedo welcome son|url=http://www.amcpages.com/gh/news/2001/1030-herbst.php?printonly=yes|work=Soap Central|access-date=March 10, 2013|date=October 31, 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410124213/http://www.amcpages.com/gh/news/2001/1030-herbst.php?printonly=yes|archive-date=April 10, 2013}} They have three children, two sons (Ethan and Emerson) and a daughter (Ella).{{cite web|publisher=People Magazine|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/08/10/rebecca-herbst-welcomes-son-emerson-truett/|title=Rebecca Herbst Welcomes Son Emerson Truett|date=August 10, 2010|access-date=August 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817044529/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/08/10/rebecca-herbst-welcomes-son-emerson-truett/|archive-date=August 17, 2010|url-status=dead}} {{Cite web |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/08/10/rebecca-herbst-welcomes-son-emerson-truett/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 11, 2010 |archive-date=August 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817044529/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/08/10/rebecca-herbst-welcomes-son-emerson-truett/ |url-status=dead }}

Herbst also designs clothes. She has designed most of her Daytime Emmy dresses,{{cite episode|title=Rebecca Herbst and James Mitchell|series=Soapography |network=SOAPnet|airdate=September 2, 2006}} and dresses for co-stars Natalia Livingston and Kimberly McCullough for the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony.{{cite web|title=Rebecca Herbst Bio|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/rebecca-herbst-bio|work=Soap Opera Digest|publisher=soapoperadigest.com|access-date=March 10, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912194959/http://soapoperadigest.com/rebecca-herbst-bio|archive-date=September 12, 2013}}

Herbst became a spokeswoman for Purpose Skincare in 2007.{{cite web|title=Actress Rebecca Herbst Partners with Purpose Skin Care|url=http://www.carefair.com/html/Actress_Rebecca_Herbst_Partners_with_Purpose_Skin_Care_2380.html|work=Carefair|publisher=carefair.com|access-date=March 10, 2013|date=June 15, 2007}} She participates in the Smile Train charity.{{cite web|last=Newcomb|first=Roger|title=Interview: Rebecca Herbst On General Hospital, Scott Reeves, Liason Fans & Smile Train|url=http://www.welovesoaps.net/2012/12/rebecca-herbst-interview.html|work=We Love Soaps|publisher=welovesoaps.com|access-date=March 10, 2013 |date=December 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506152930/https://www.welovesoaps.net/2012/12/rebecca-herbst-interview.html|archive-date=May 6, 2015}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Film and television roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1986 \|L.A. Law \|Jennifer Simmons \|Episode: "The Princess and the Wiener King"
1987 \|Highway to Heaven \|Young Gail \|Episode: "A Mother and a Daughter"
1989 \|McGee and Me! \|Renee's Friend \|Episode: "The Big Lie"
1990 \|Why Me? \|Little Girl \|
1990 \|Kaleidoscope \|Emily \|TV film
1993 \|Beverly Hills, 90210 \|Brower Daughter \|Episode: "Perfectly Perfect"
1994 \|Shrunken Heads \|Sally \| Billed as Becky Herbst
1995 \|Step by Step \|Shelley \|Episode: "Can't Buy Me Love"
1995 \|Boy Meets World \|Jill Hollinger \|Episode: "Wrong Side of the Tracks"
1995 \|Donor Unknown \|Danielle Stillman \|TV film
1995 \|Sister, Sister \|Cynthia \|Episode: "Private School"
1996 \|{{sortname\|The\|Lazarus Man}} \| \|Episode: "The Wallpaper Prison"
1996 \|Days of Our Lives \|Dana Winthrop \|Episode #7810
1996–1997 \|Space Cases \|Suzee \|Regular role (14 episodes)
1997 \|Brotherly Love \|Kristen \|7 episodes
1997–present \|General Hospital \|Elizabeth Webber / Jessie Brewer \|Regular role / April 1, 2015 episode
1999 \|Hefner: Unauthorized \|Barbi Benton \|TV film
2007 \|General Hospital: Night Shift \|Elizabeth Webber \|3 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Film and television roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1986

|L.A. Law

|Jennifer Simmons

|Episode: "The Princess and the Wiener King"

1987

|Highway to Heaven

|Young Gail

|Episode: "A Mother and a Daughter"

1989

|McGee and Me!

|Renee's Friend

|Episode: "The Big Lie"

1990

|Why Me?

|Little Girl

1990

|Kaleidoscope

|Emily

|TV film

1993

|Beverly Hills, 90210

|Brower Daughter

|Episode: "Perfectly Perfect"

1994

|Shrunken Heads

|Sally

| Billed as Becky Herbst

1995

|Step by Step

|Shelley

|Episode: "Can't Buy Me Love"

1995

|Boy Meets World

|Jill Hollinger

|Episode: "Wrong Side of the Tracks"

1995

|Donor Unknown

|Danielle Stillman

|TV film

1995

|Sister, Sister

|Cynthia

|Episode: "Private School"

1996

|{{sortname|The|Lazarus Man}}

|Episode: "The Wallpaper Prison"

1996

|Days of Our Lives

|Dana Winthrop

|Episode #7810

1996–1997

|Space Cases

|Suzee

|Regular role (14 episodes)

1997

|Brotherly Love

|Kristen

|7 episodes

1997–present

|General Hospital

|Elizabeth Webber
/ Jessie Brewer

|Regular role
/ April 1, 2015 episode

1999

|Hefner: Unauthorized

|Barbi Benton

|TV film

2007

|General Hospital: Night Shift

|Elizabeth Webber

|3 episodes

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Work ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
scope="row" align="center"\|1999 \| Soap Opera Digest Award \|Outstanding Younger Lead Actress \|General Hospital \|{{won}} \|align="center"\|{{cite web\|title=Event: Soap Opera Digest Awards (1999)\|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000616/1999\|publisher=IMDb \|access-date=July 3, 2013\|date=1996}}
scope="row" align="center"\| 1999 \|Daytime Emmy Award \|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series \|General Hospital \|{{nom}} \|align="center"\|{{cite web\|title=Daytime Emmy Nominees List 1\|url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/daytime-emmy-nominees-list-1-1117492245/\|work=Variety\|access-date=May 6, 2013\|date=March 11, 1999\|location=Los Angeles\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928223214/http://variety.com/1999/tv/news/daytime-emmy-nominees-list-1-1117492245/\|archive-date=September 28, 2013\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" align="center"\|2003 \| Soap Opera Digest Award \|Outstanding Younger Lead Actress \|General Hospital \|{{nom}} \|align="center"\|
scope="row" align="center"\| 2007 \|Daytime Emmy Award \|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series \|General Hospital \|{{nom}} \|align="center"\|{{cite web\|last=Bonawitz\|first=Amy\|title=34th Annual Daytime Emmy Winners\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/34th-annual-daytime-emmy-winners/\|publisher=CBS News\|access-date=January 8, 2013\|location=New York City\|date=February 11, 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928061953/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-207_162-2567033.html\|archive-date=September 28, 2013\|url-status=live}}
scope="row" align="center"\| 2012 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series \|General Hospital \|{{nom}} \|align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html\|title=The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations\|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences\|access-date=May 5, 2013\|location=New York\|date=May 9, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010122909/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html\|archive-date=October 10, 2013\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" align="center"\| 2020 \| Soap Hub Awards \| Favorite General Hospital Actress \| General Hospital \| {{nom}} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|last1=Montgomery\|first1=Daniel\|title=1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more\|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/soap-hub-awards-days-of-our-lives-steve-burton/\|website=Gold Derby\|publisher=Penske Media Corporation\|access-date=September 3, 2020\|date=September 2, 2020}} }}
scope="row" align="center"\| 2021 \| Soap Hub Awards \| Favorite General Hospital Actress \| General Hospital \| {{nom}} \|{{center\| }}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Work

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" align="center"|1999

| Soap Opera Digest Award

|Outstanding Younger Lead Actress

|General Hospital

|{{won}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=Event: Soap Opera Digest Awards (1999)|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000616/1999|publisher=IMDb |access-date=July 3, 2013|date=1996}}

scope="row" align="center"| 1999

|Daytime Emmy Award

|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

|General Hospital

|{{nom}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=Daytime Emmy Nominees List 1|url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/daytime-emmy-nominees-list-1-1117492245/|work=Variety|access-date=May 6, 2013|date=March 11, 1999|location=Los Angeles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928223214/http://variety.com/1999/tv/news/daytime-emmy-nominees-list-1-1117492245/|archive-date=September 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" align="center"|2003

| Soap Opera Digest Award

|Outstanding Younger Lead Actress

|General Hospital

|{{nom}}

|align="center"|

scope="row" align="center"| 2007

|Daytime Emmy Award

|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

|General Hospital

|{{nom}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|last=Bonawitz|first=Amy|title=34th Annual Daytime Emmy Winners|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/34th-annual-daytime-emmy-winners/|publisher=CBS News|access-date=January 8, 2013|location=New York City|date=February 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928061953/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-207_162-2567033.html|archive-date=September 28, 2013|url-status=live}}

scope="row" align="center"| 2012

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

|General Hospital

|{{nom}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html|title=The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=May 5, 2013|location=New York|date=May 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010122909/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html|archive-date=October 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" align="center"| 2020

| Soap Hub Awards

| Favorite General Hospital Actress

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

|{{center|{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=Daniel|title=1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/soap-hub-awards-days-of-our-lives-steve-burton/|website=Gold Derby|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|access-date=September 3, 2020|date=September 2, 2020}} }}

scope="row" align="center"| 2021

| Soap Hub Awards

| Favorite General Hospital Actress

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

|{{center| }}