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 known for her roles in TV shows, movies, and especially for her voice acting in video games and animated series. She played Bianca Montgomery in the TV drama All My Children. For this role, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005.

Besides All My Children, Eden has appeared in many other TV shows. She also played Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless from 2010 to 2011.

Eden Riegel is also a very busy voice actress. She lends her voice to many video games and cartoons. She is also a voice director for several Disney animated TV shows. These include Amphibia, The Owl House, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Hailey's On It!, Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, Primos and Kiff. She even works with her brother, Sam Riegel, on some of these projects.

Early Life

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

Her big chance came when she got the role of Cosette in the musical Les Misérables. This led to more acting jobs on and off-Broadway. She went to the Professional Children's School and later attended Harvard University. She thought about becoming a lawyer but decided to leave college to focus on acting. In 2000, she worked as an intern at the White House for a summer.

Career

All My Children Role

From July 2000 to February 2005, Eden Riegel played Bianca Montgomery on the ABC soap opera All My Children. Bianca was the daughter of the show's main character, Erica Kane. Eden also appeared as Bianca on another ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, during a special storyline.

Eden was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards for her role. She won the award in 2005 for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. She also won two Soap Opera Digest Awards in 2001. After leaving All My Children in 2005, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to find other acting jobs.

She returned to All My Children for short visits many times between 2005 and 2010. She came back for special events like her character's mother's wedding or for Christmas. In 2013, she returned again for a short time when the show continued for a brief period.

Other Acting Work

Before joining All My Children, Eden Riegel had a small role on the TV show As the World Turns. She also appeared in Law & Order and the movie American Pie. She sang and did voice acting in the animated film The Prince of Egypt. She has also done voice work for cartoons like Stitch! and Bleach.

In 2008, Eden joined the cast of Year One, a movie starring Jack Black and Michael Cera. This comedy was about two men traveling through ancient times. It was released in June 2009.

Eden and her brother, Sam Riegel, both voiced characters in the 2012 video game Persona 4 Golden. Eden voiced Marie, and Sam voiced Teddie.

Personal Life

Eden's older brother, Sam, is a voice actor and voice director. Her half-sister, Tatiana, is an award-winning film editor.

In March 2007, Eden got engaged to actor Andrew Miller. They were married on September 30, 2007. Their first son, Jack Oscar Miller, was born on May 21, 2011. In June 2013, Eden announced she was expecting her second child. Her second son, Henry Isaac Miller, was born on December 20, 2013.

Eden is a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. She is also good friends with actresses Rebecca Budig, Alicia Minshew, and Elizabeth Hendrickson.

What She's Been In

Here are some of the movies, TV shows, and video games Eden Riegel has been a part of.

Movies

TV Shows

Video Games

Awards and Recognition

On April 14, 2009, Eden Riegel was nominated for a Webby Award for her work on Imaginary ... in the Best Individual Performance category. On May 5, 2009, she was announced as the winner of the Best Individual Performance People's Voice Award.

See Also

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