Rebecca Herbst

A California native, Rebecca Herbst became intrigued with acting when her older sister, Jennifer, appeared in a children’s exercise video for Disney. The video’s producer, who was also an agent, promptly arranged Herbst’s first commercial audition for Banner toilet tissue, and she landed it at the tender age of 6. The gig began a long and prosperous career, spanning more than 60 national commercials.

Herbst’s other passion growing up was ice skating, which she devoted herself to for 12 years. She originally planned to compete competitively, but at the age of 16, she realized she had to make a choice between skating and acting, and chose the latter.

By this point, Herbst had begun doing bit parts on movies-of-the-week, sitcoms and pilots. She landed her first regular series role on Nickelodeon’s SPACE CASES, playing an alien. In 1997, she auditioned for GH’s Elizabeth Webber, a mischievous teenager, who evolved into a beloved heroine.

It was on GH that Herbst met and fell in love with then-co-star Michael Saucedo. The couple wed in a romantic ceremony on Maui on June 1, 2001. Herbst gave birth to their first child, Ethan, that October. Daughter Ella followed in 2004 and son Emerson was born in August 2010.

In her spare time, Herbst still enjoys ice skating, along with rollerblading. She also loves to sew, a passion she inherited from her mother. Her official Web site is www.rebeccaherbstonline.com.