Eden Riegel

Eden Sonja Jane Riegel (born January 1, 1981) is an American actress. She portrayed Bianca Montgomery in the daytime drama All My Children, and propelled the character into a gay icon, as well as a popular figure within the medium. Nominated previously on multiple occasions, she received a Daytime Emmy Award for the role in 2005.

In addition to her work on All My Children, Riegel has guest starred in several prime time shows, as well as film, and starred as character "Eden" in the web series Imaginary Bitches. She assumed the role of Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless from April 2010 to November 2011.

Riegel is also a prolific voice actress, providing the voices for many video games and animated projects. She is the voice director for Disney's animated TV series Amphibia, The Owl House, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Hailey's On It!, Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, Primos and Kiff (alongside her brother Sam Riegel).

Early life Born to Kurt and Lenore Riegel on New Year's Day 1981 in Washington, D.C., Riegel was raised in a Virginia suburb and became interested in acting while watching her brother, Sam, perform dinner theater, which she later joined in for $10 a week. Her big break came when she won the role of Cosette in Les Misérables, leading to other roles on and off-Broadway. She graduated from the Professional Children's School and attended Harvard University, with ambitions to become a lawyer, but later left the institution.

Career All My Children From July 2000 to February 2005, Riegel portrayed the role of Bianca Montgomery on the American ABC soap opera All My Children; Bianca was the daughter of the show's central character, Erica Kane. During the 2004-2005 baby switch storyline, when Bianca's daughter is kidnapped and switched with the son of Babe Carey Chandler (Alexa Havins), Riegel also portrayed Bianca on fellow ABC soap opera One Life to Live.

In December 2000, Riegel's character Bianca "came out" to her mother, Erica Kane (Susan Lucci), becoming the only lesbian on a daytime soap opera at that time. In 2003, the kiss between Bianca and character Lena Kundera (Olga Sosnovska) made history when it became the first lesbian kiss to appear on American daytime television. In 2005, Bianca shared a kiss with close friend and confidante Maggie Stone (Elizabeth Hendrickson), making TV Guide's list of best same-sex kisses on television. Riegel's character was awarded the first Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for "Favorite OUT Image of the Year" in 2004. Lesbianation.com, self-proclaimed as the leading online community for lesbians, voted Eden Riegel as Number 7 on their top ten list of Women We Love: The Ladies of June '06, stating, "We were swamped with requests to add All My Children hottie Eden Riegel to our list this month — and here she is!"

Riegel was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2001, 2002, 2004) and won the award in 2005. Riegel left the show again in February 2009, but also confirmed in an interview with Soap Opera Digest that she would be returning in spring 2009 to conclude the Reese and Bianca story.

In 2010, Riegel returned for a short-term stint for All My Children's 40th anniversary. The character had been cited as too iconic to recast, but in 2010, Riegel decided to permanently exit the role, and plans to recast were subsequently confirmed. However, on February 22, 2013, it was announced that Riegel would be reprising her role as Bianca in guest-arc on the Prospect Park's brief continuation of All My Children.

Other projects Prior to joining All My Children, Riegel had a small role on the daytime drama As the World Turns as an AIDS patient, appeared in Law & Order and portrayed a minor character in the feature film American Pie.

Eden and her brother, Sam Riegel, both voiced characters in the 2012 Vita port of Persona 4 Golden, voicing the characters of Marie and Teddie, respectively.

In 2008, Riegel starred in the web series Imaginary Bitches, portraying the role of "Eden", a single girl who deals with the lonely reality that her best friends are all in serious relationships by creating some imaginary friends...who turn out to be total bitches. The show is edited by Eden's half-sister Tatiana S. Riegel, written by brother Sam Riegel, and was created by Andrew Miller. In 2010, Riegel took over the role of Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless. She also guest-starred on ABC's Castle, portraying the distraught sister of a man who is killed in the episode.

In 2025, Riegel voiced Guinevere, an android princess, in Knights of Guinevere, produced by independent animation studio Glitch Productions. The pilot was co-created by Dana Terrace, Zach Marcus, and John Bailey Owen, who had worked together on The Owl House. In that series, she voiced Boscha and other characters, from 2020 to 2023.

She also voiced characters in other Disney series, such as Amphibia, Hailey's On It!, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Riegel has received nominations at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards for the "Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series" category for Amphibia in 2022, The Ghost and Molly McGee in 2023, and Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures in 2025.

Personal life Her older brother, Sam, is a voice actor and voice director in various animated shows and video games, and her half-sister, Tatiana (known as "Tanya" to friends and family), is an Oscar-nominated film editor for various television shows and films. Eden discussed the portrayal of Bianca with Tatiana, who is a lesbian, and with the producers of All My Children, in order to ensure that the character was not a stereotype.

In March 2007, Riegel became engaged to actor Andrew Miller, who had been a high school classmate of Cameron Mathison's (Ryan Lavery on All My Children). Miller and Riegel married on September 30, 2007, and their first son, Jack Oscar Miller, was born on May 21, 2011. In June 2013, Riegel announced on Twitter that she was expecting her second child, a boy. Her second son, Henry Isaac Miller, was born on December 20, 2013.

Riegel is a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and is a close friend of actresses Rebecca Budig, Alicia Minshew, and Elizabeth Hendrickson.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Choir Member Uncredited role 1994 The Frog King Princess Short Film 1996 Duo Joan 1999 Henry Hill Nicole Hill 1999 American Pie Sarah 2001 Semmelweis Elisabeth Short Film 2009 Year One Lilith 2012 Trauma Team Taylor Ruske 2013 The Morning After Lisa Short Film 2014 Teacher Of The Year Jackie Campbell 2016 ISRA 88 Mary Anderson 2018 Living Room Coffin Polly

+ List of voice performances in films Year Title Role Notes 1993 Peppermint Rose Unknown Voice roleSpecial Richard Scarry's Best Busy People Video Ever! Unknown Voice roleReleased straight-to-video Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs Video Ever! Unknown Voice roleReleased straight-to-video 1994 Richard Scarry's Best Silly Stories and Songs Video Ever Unknown Voice roleReleased straight-to-video Richard Scarry's Best Sing Along Mother Goose Video Ever Unknown Voice roleReleased straight-to-video 1998 The Prince of Egypt Young Miriam Voice role 2003 Azumi Azumi Voice roleEnglish dub 2006 Azumi 2: Death or Love Azumi Voice roleEnglish dub 2013 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower Queen Sara, Sara's Daughter Voice roleEnglish dub 2015 Tiger & Bunny: The Rising Kaede Kaburagi Voice roleEnglish dub The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Kiara Voice roleTelevision film 2017 The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar Kiara Voice roleTelevision film 2018 Sailor Moon S: The Movie Himeko Nayotake Voice roleEnglish dub Viz Media Version

Television +List of live-action acting performances on television and related media Year Title Role Notes 1995-1997 New York Undercover Meghan Cooper Episode: "Digital Underground"Episode: "The Solomon Papers" 1997 Law & Order Natalie Episode: "Mad Dog" 2000–2013 All My Children Bianca Montgomery (Role from: July 2000 - February 2005; May 2005; December 2005 - January 2006; May 2006; October 2006 - April 2007; August 2007; December 2007; October 17, 2008 - February 24, 2009; April 24, 2009 - April 29, 2009; January 5, 2010; April 29, 2013 - July 15, 2013) 2004 American Dreams Protestor Episode: "Shoot the Moon" 2004–2005 One Life to Live Bianca Montgomery 3 episodes 2010 Castle Rachel Goldstein Episode: "Punked" 2010–2011 The Young and the Restless Heather Stevens April 20, 2010 – November 4, 2011 2012 NCIS Meredith Bilson Episode: "The Good Son" 2014 Hawaii Five-0 FBI Analyst Katie Halinan Episode: "Pe'epe'e Kanaka" Criminal Minds Shelley Hicks Episode: "A Thousand Suns" 2015 Rizzoli & Isles Florence Reynolds Episode: "In Plain View" 2016 NCIS: Los Angeles Dr. Iris Miller Episode: "Crazy Train" 2017 One Day at a Time Lucy Episode: "Quinces" 2018 A.P. Bio Katie Episode: "Dating Toledoans" 2021 Sydney to the Max Rabbi Feller Episode: "The Bat Mitzvah Planner"

+ List of voice performances in television and direct-to-video Year Title Role Notes 2002 Samurai Deeper Kyo Sakuya English dubas Sonja Lingo/Eden Regal 2004 DearS B-Ko English dubas Jane Lingo 2009–2016 Stitch! Yuna Kamihara English dub 2010–2011 Bleach Rurichiyō Kasumiōji English dub 2011 Marvel Anime: Iron Man Nanami Ota English dub 2012–2013, 2022 Tiger & Bunny Kaede Kaburagi English dub 2015 Sailor Moon R Kōan English dubViz dub; Credited as Claudia Lenz Fresh Beat Band of Spies Spooky Spooks Episode: "Ghost of Rock"Credited as Eden Riegel Miller 2016–2019 The Lion Guard Kiara 10 episodes Sailor Moon Crystal Kōan Episode: "Infiltration -Sailor Mars-" English dub Credited as Claudia Lenz Dead or Alive Paradise Hitomi Shared with Hynden Walch Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles Akari Tatsuhiro English dub 2010 Nier Devola / Popola Uncredited 2011 Dead or Alive: Dimensions Hitomi Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat Squirrel Girl 2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Josefina Menendez / Jane McKnight Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Sherry Birkin Resident Evil 6 Sherry Birkin 2013 Disgaea D2 Sicily Fire Emblem Awakening Sumia Persona 5 Hifumi Togo 2017 Nier: Automata Devola / Popola as Claudia Lenz The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Duvalie The Swift Credited as Claudia Lenz Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Devola / Popola In-game credits Guilty Gear -STRIVE- May Granblue Fantasy: Relink Additional voices 2025 Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Additional voices 2026 Resident Evil Requiem Sherry Birkin

Web series +List of acting performances in web series Year Title Role Notes 2008 Imaginary Bitches Eden 13 episodes Knights of Guinevere Guinevere "Gwen" Strawberry Vampire Nancy's Mom

Awards and nominations

Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Female Newcomer for All My Children Eden Riegel

Eden Riegel

GLAAD Media Award Favorite OUT Image of the Year Award for All My Children Eden Riegel

Eden Riegel

Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress for All My Children Eden Riegel Webby Awards Best Individual Performance People's Voice Award for Imaginary Bitches Eden Riegel

Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series for Amphibia Eden Riegel

Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series for The Ghost and Molly McGee Eden Riegel

Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series for Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Eden Riegel