Rebecca Herbst

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. 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. 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

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 Hospital 2003 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead ActressGeneral 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