Rebecca Staab
Rebecca Staab | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Known for | Port Charles |
Rebecca Staab is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder.
Early life[edit]
Staab won the Miss Nebraska USA title and competed in the Miss USA 1980 pageant that year, where she placed in the Top 12.[1]
Acting career[edit]
Staab made her television debut on Guiding Light in 1985 and appeared in several other shows over the years, including Beverly Hills 90210, The Wonder Years, Seinfeld, Dharma & Greg, Columbo, NCIS, The Mentalist, Desperate Housewives, Live Shot, Port Charles, and The Young and the Restless.
Staab has most recently been seen in several Hallmark Channel television films, and currently has a recurring role in their Chronicle Mysteries series.
Personal life[edit]
Staab is in a relationship with actor William deVry.[2]
Selected filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Film / Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985, 1987 | Guiding Light | Jessie Matthews | 2 episodes[3] |
| 1990 | The Young Riders | Jenny | Episode: "The Play's the Thing" |
| 1990 | Columbo | Tina | Episode: "Columbo Cries Wolf" |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows | Daphne Collins | 3 episodes[4] |
| 1991–1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Deidre | Season 2; 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Cheers | Debbie | Episode: "Smotherly Love" |
| Likely Suspects | Darcy Lowell | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| The Wonder Years | Miss Lisa Farmer | Season 6; Episode: "Sex and Economics" | |
| Bob | Linda | Episode: "Penny for your Thoughts" | |
| The Hat Squad | Nikki | Episode: "Rest in Peace" | |
| 1993 | Love & War | Woman | Episode: "I Only Have Eyes for You" |
| Renegade | Kat Calhoun | Episode: "Endless Summer" | |
| Trade Winds | Ellen Sommers | TV Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Kristin | Season 6; Episode: "The Pledge Drive" |
| Ellen | Cindy | Episode: "The Toast" | |
| 1995 | Home Improvement | Debbie Carver | Episode: "Bachelor of the Year" |
| Live Shot | Sherry Beck | 13 episodes | |
| 1994–1996 | One West Waikiki | Rebecca Dunn | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Simone | Episode: "Liar, Liar" |
| 1997 | Viper | Dr. Valerie Reed | Episode: "Manhunt" |
| 1998 | Night Man | Assistant DA Howarth | Episode: "Bad Moon Rising" |
| Players | Corky Wallace | Episode: "Confidence Man" | |
| Martial Law | (uncredited) | ||
| 1999 | Diagnosis Murder | Betsy | Episode: "The Flame" |
| 2001 | Dharma & Greg | Judy | Episode: "Judy & Greg" |
| It's Like, You Know... | Audrey | Episode: "The Quick and the Dead" | |
| 2002 | The Drew Carey Show | Melanie | Episode: "Look Mom, One Hand" |
| 2002–2003 | Port Charles | Elizabeth Barrington | 40 episodes |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | Gwen Camden | Season 2; Episode: "Sean McNamara" |
| NCIS | Greta Boyen | Season 2; Episode: "Terminal Leave" | |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Jessica Freemont | Season 2; Episode: "Zoo York" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Chelsea | Season 6; Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl" |
| 2007 | Las Vegas | Rita Powell | Episode: "Head Games" |
| 2008 | The Young and the Restless | April Stevens | 2 episodes |
| The Cleaner | Judy Astor | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Monica Dunninger | Season 2; Episode: "Redemption" |
| Desperate Housewives | Stephanie | Season 6; Episode: "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"[5] | |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Lorraine Horton | Season 5; Episode: "Parasite" |
| Dicks | Trudy Turnbow | TV movie | |
| 2012 | Glee | Mrs. Collins | Season 3; Episode: "Choke" |
| Fairly Legal | Episode: "Finale" | ||
| 2016 | The Irresistible Blueberry Farm | Cynthia Branford | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie[6][7] |
| 2017 | Moonlight in Vermont | Delia Grangely | Hallmark Channel TV Movie[8] |
| Somewhere Between | Colleen DeKizer | 6 episodes[9][10] | |
| Coming Home for Christmas | Camille | Hallmark Channel TV Movie[11] | |
| 2018 | Road to Christmas | Lois Baker | Hallmark Channel TV Movie[12] |
| Mingle All the Way | Helen Lange | Hallmark Channel TV Movie[13] | |
| Christmas Bells are Ringing | Helen | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie[14] | |
| 2019 | A Christmas Miracle | Miss Hennessy | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie |
| 2019–2021 | Chronicle Mysteries | Eileen Bruce | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie Series[15] |
| 2020 | Christmas by Starlight | Pat Park | Hallmark Channel TV Movie |
| 2021 | The Santa Stakeout | Lois Carmichael | Hallmark Channel TV Movie |
| 2021 | Christmas in Tahoe | Dorothy Rhodes | Hallmark Channel TV Movie |
| 2022 | Cut, Color, Murder | Mitzi Stewart | Hallmark Channel TV Movie |
| 2023 | The Night Agent | Cynthia Hawkins | Episode: "The Marionette" |
| 2023 | Superman & Lois | Gretchen Kelley | Episode: "What Kills You Only Makes You Stronger" |
Film[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Marrying Man | Arlene | |
| 1992 | Love Potion No. 9 | Cheryl | |
| 1994 | The Fantastic Four | Susan Storm | unreleased |
| 1997 | Quiet Days in Hollywood | Amelie | |
| 1999 | Stray Bullet | Stella Crosby | |
| The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All | Prof. Nicole Stewart | ||
| 2001 | A House on a Hill | Kate Banks | |
| 2009 | Love at First Hiccup | Constance | |
| All Ages Night | Dennie Murphy | ||
| 2012 | A Perfect Ending | Sylvie | |
| 2014 | Between Doors | Wendy | Short film |
| 2015 | Doomed!: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four | Herself | Documentary |
| 2016 | Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel | Heart | |
| 2018 | The Miracle Season | Bethany | |
| 2019 | Surge of Dawn | Heart | |
| Breakthrough | Cindy Rieger | ||
| La Buena | Joann | Short film | |
| 2021 | Love Hard | Barb Lin |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Miss Nebraska USA Hall of Fame". Vanbros & Associates. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ Mazewski, Joanna (2017-07-16). "General Hospital William DeVry and Rebecca Staab Welcome A New Dog To Their Home". Soap Opera Spy. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Who's Who in Springfield - Jessica Matthews". Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Brown, Kathleen (1991-12-11). "Nebraska Native Lands Role on Fox Series". The Omaha World -Herald.
- ^ ABC Plots Groundbreaking "Housewives" Spin-off Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, Entertainment Weekly, September 7, 2009
- ^ "The Irresistible Blueberry Farm". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Eades, Chris (2016-07-13). "GENERAL HOSPITAL's William deVry Announces Rebecca Staab is Starring With Alison Sweeney in the New Hallmark Channel Movie, 'The Irresistible Blueberry Farm'!". ABC Soaps In Depth. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Moonlight in Vermont". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ "Port Charles alum Rebecca Staab joins ABC thriller Somewhere Between". Soap Central. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Mitchell, Molli (2018-10-03). "Somewhere Between on Netflix cast: Who is in the cast of Somewhere Between?". Express. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Coming Home for Christmas". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Road to Christmas". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Mingle All the Way". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Christmas Bells are Ringing". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Ellenbogen, Rachael (2019-03-03). "'Chronicle Mysteries: Vines That Bind' Hallmark Movie Premiere: Cast, Trailer, Synopsis, Date". International Business Times. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
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Categories:
- Living people
- American film actresses
- American soap opera actresses
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- Actresses from Nebraska
- Miss USA 1980 delegates
- Actresses from Kansas
- Miss Nebraska USA winners
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American expatriate actresses in Canada