Rebecca Budig

About Rebecca Budig

Rebecca Jo Budig is an American actress and television presenter. Her career began in 1993, and in 1995, she was cast in the role of Michelle Bauer on the CBS soap opera Guiding Her role of Greenlee Smythe on All My Children (1970) was only supposed to last three months, but the executives enjoyed her so much that they offered her a three year contract.
Is good friends off camera with All My Children (1970) co-stars Susan Lucci, Alicia Minshew, Amelia Heinle, Eden Riegel and Cameron Mathison. Mathison was also the photographer at her wedding.
She is the youngest of eight children, she has five sisters and two brothers.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 41, a daughter Charlotte Jo Benson on September 8, 2014. Child's father is her 3rd husband, Michael Benson.
She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, majoring in zoology.
In 2012, she married Michael Benson.
Is good friends with former co-star Cameron Mathison. He was also the photographer at her wedding to Bob Guiney.
Graduated from the School for Creative and Performing Arts (S.C.P.A.) in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. While there, she studied with Howard Fine and Jay R. Goldenberg at the Howard Fine Acting Studio and at the Young Actors Space, respectively.
Auditioned for the role of Kelsey Jefferson on All My Children (1970) in 1995. She was supposed to return to screen test for the role, but she received an offer from Guiding Light (1952) instead.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.
Shares birthday with Chris O'Donnell, her screen partner in her first motion-picture, Batman Forever (1995).