Eden Riegel facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eden Riegel
Riegel at the 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards
Born	Eden Sonja Jane Riegel (1981-01-01) January 1, 1981 (age 44) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Andrew Miller ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	2
Relatives	Tatiana S. Riegel (half-sister) Sam Riegel (brother)

Eden Sonja Jane Riegel (born January 1, 1981) is an American actress. She is famous for playing Bianca Montgomery in the TV drama All My Children. Her role as Bianca was very popular and won her a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005.

Besides acting on TV shows, Riegel has also appeared in movies and web series. She played Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless from 2010 to 2011.

Riegel is also a talented voice actress for video games and cartoons. She is the voice director for several popular Disney animated shows, including Amphibia, The Owl House, and Hailey's On It!.

Early Life and First Roles

Eden Riegel was born in Washington, D.C. on New Year's Day in 1981. She grew up in a suburb in Virginia. She became interested in acting after watching her brother, Sam, perform in dinner theater. Soon, she joined him on stage.

Her first big role was playing Cosette in the famous musical Les Misérables. This led to more acting jobs on stage. She went to the Professional Children's School and later attended Harvard University. For a while, she thought about becoming a lawyer. In the summer of 2000, she even worked as an intern at the White House.

Acting Career

All My Children

From 2000 to 2005, Riegel played Bianca Montgomery on the soap opera All My Children. Bianca was the daughter of one of the main characters, Erica Kane.

Riegel's character was groundbreaking for daytime television. In 2003, Bianca shared a kiss with another female character, Lena Kundera. This was the first time a same-sex kiss between two women was shown on an American daytime TV show. This storyline was an important moment in television history. For her role, Riegel won a GLAAD Media Award in 2004.

She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award three times before winning for Outstanding Younger Actress in 2005. After leaving the show in 2005, she returned for special visits over the years. In 2008, her character Bianca had the first legal same-sex marriage in American daytime TV history.

Voice Acting and Other Work

Riegel is a very busy voice actress. She has provided voices for animated shows like Bleach and Disney's Stitch!. She was also the voice of young Miriam in the movie The Prince of Egypt.

She and her brother, Sam Riegel, both worked on the video game Persona 4 Golden. Eden voiced the character Marie, while Sam voiced Teddie. She has also voiced characters in popular games like Final Fantasy XV (as Iris Amicitia) and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (as Coco Bandicoot).

As a voice director, she helps other actors perform their lines for cartoons. She has directed for many Disney shows, such as The Owl House, Amphibia, and The Ghost and Molly McGee.

Personal Life

Eden Riegel's family is also involved in the entertainment industry. Her older brother, Sam Riegel, is a well-known voice actor and director. Her half-sister, Tatiana S. Riegel, is a film editor who was nominated for an Oscar.

In 2007, Riegel married actor Andrew Miller. They have two sons, Jack, born in 2011, and Henry, born in 2013. Riegel is good friends with other actresses like Rebecca Budig, Alicia Minshew, and Elizabeth Hendrickson.

Selected Work

Here are some of Eden Riegel's most well-known roles in movies, TV, and video games.

Live-Action TV and Film

• All My Children (2000–2013) - as Bianca Montgomery
• The Young and the Restless (2010–2011) - as Heather Stevens
• Castle (2010) - as Rachel Goldstein
• NCIS (2012) - as Meredith Bilson
• Hawaii Five-0 (2014) - as FBI Analyst Katie Halinan

Voice Roles

Awards and Nominations

Eden Riegel has won several awards for her acting.

• Daytime Emmy Award (2005) - Outstanding Younger Actress for All My Children
• Soap Opera Digest Award (2005) - Outstanding Younger Lead Actress for All My Children
• GLAAD Media Award (2004) - Favorite OUT Image of the Year for All My Children
• Soap Opera Digest Award (2001) - Outstanding Female Newcomer for All My Children

She has also been nominated for many other awards, including three Children's & Family Emmy Awards for her voice directing work on animated series like Amphibia and The Ghost and Molly McGee.

See also

• Bianca Montgomery and Maggie Stone
• Lena Kundera and Bianca Montgomery
• Reese Williams and Bianca Montgomery
• Supercouple