Eden Sonja Jane Riegel(born January 1, 1981) is an American actress. She portrayedBianca Montgomeryin the daytime dramaAll My Children,and propelled the character into agay icon,as well as a popular figure within the medium.[1][2]Nominated previously on multiple occasions, she received aDaytime Emmy Awardfor the role in 2005.[3]
Eden Riegel | |
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Born | Eden Sonja Jane Riegel January 1, 1981 Washington, D.C.,U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Tatiana S. Riegel (half-sister) Sam Riegel (brother) |
In addition to her work onAll My Children,Riegel has guest starred in severalprime timeshows, as well as film, and starred as character "Eden" in theweb seriesImaginary Bitches.She assumed the role ofHeather StevensonThe Young and the Restlessfrom April 2010 to November 2011.[4]
Riegel is also a prolific voice actress, providing the voices for many video games and animated projects. She is the voice director forDisney's animated TV seriesAmphibia,The Owl House,The Ghost and Molly McGee,Hailey's On It!,Zombies: The Re-Animated Series,PrimosandKiff(alongside her brotherSam Riegel)
Early life
editBorn to Kurt and Lenore Riegel onNew Year's Day1981 inWashington, D.C.,[5]Riegel was raised in aVirginiasuburb and became interested in acting while watching her brother,Sam,perform dinner theater, which she later joined in for $10 a week.[6]Her big break came when she won the role ofCosetteinLes Misérables,leading to other roles on andoff-Broadway.She graduated from theProfessional Children's Schooland attendedHarvard University,with ambitions to become alawyer,but later left the institution.[6]In 2000, she served as aninternat theWhite Housefor the summer.[3][7]
Career
editAll My Children
editFrom July 2000 to February 2005, Riegel portrayed the role ofBianca Montgomeryon the AmericanABCsoap operaAll My Children;Bianca was the daughter of the show's central character, Erica Kane. During the 2004-2005 baby switch storyline, when Bianca's daughter is kidnapped and switched with the son ofBabe Carey Chandler(Alexa Havins), Riegel also portrayed Bianca on fellow ABC soap operaOne Life to Live.
In December 2000, Riegel's character Bianca "came out"to her mother,Erica Kane(Susan Lucci), becoming the onlylesbianon a daytime soap opera at that time.[8]In 2003, the kiss between Bianca and characterLena Kundera(Olga Sosnovska) made history when it became the first lesbian kiss to appear on American daytime television.[9][10]In 2005, Bianca shared a kiss with close friend and confidanteMaggie Stone(Elizabeth Hendrickson), makingTV Guide'slist of best same-sex kisses on television.[11]Riegel's character was awarded the firstGay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamationaward for "Favorite OUT Image of the Year" in 2004.[12]Lesbianation, self-proclaimed as the leading online community for lesbians, voted Eden Riegel as Number 7 on their top ten list ofWomen We Love: The Ladies of June '06,stating, "We were swamped with requests to addAll My Childrenhottie Eden Riegel to our list this month — and here she is! "[13]
Riegel was nominated for threeDaytime Emmy Awardsfor Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2001, 2002, 2004) and won the award in 2005.[3]She also won twoSoap Opera Digest Awardsin 2001 for Outstanding Female Newcomer.[3]Later that year, Riegel, along with best friend and co-starElizabeth Hendrickson,exitedAll My Children,with their last show airing on February 24, 2005. Riegel then moved toLos Angeles, California,to pursue other acting ventures. She made a brief return to the soap opera when Bianca's mother (Erica) married in May 2005, and returned for an extended stay from December 16, 2005, to January 10, 2006. Bianca's daughter,Miranda,was aged accordingly. Riegel returned again for a short visit from May 24, 2006, until mid-June, in a storyline connected with Bianca's sisterKendall's (Alicia Minshew) pregnancy and coma. In August 2006, Riegel's return toAll My Childrenas a contract player was announced. The actress taped her first scenes on September 12, which first aired on October 11. Riegel commuted back and forth between her home and family in Los Angeles and New York, whereAll My Childrentapes. In 2007, she parted ways with the show once again, but reappeared in the episode dated August 14, 2007, when Bianca phones in to check on Kendall from Paris, and in December for aChristmasvisit.
In 2008, Riegel agreed to return toAll My ChildrenwithTamara Braun.Braun came on as Reese Williams, Bianca's new lover/girlfriend and later wife. Bianca first aired on October 17, 2008. Reese followed on October 30, 2008. Riegel's return was partly to minimize the effect of Alicia Minshew's absence on the show while Minshew took a two-month hiatus to get married. Reese and Bianca's union made history when it resulted in the first legalsame-sex marriagein American daytime television.[14][15]Riegel left the show again in February 2009, but also confirmed in an interview withSoap Opera Digestthat she would be returning in spring 2009 to conclude the Reese and Bianca story.[16][17][18]
In 2010, Riegel returned for a short-term stint forAll My Children's40th anniversary.[19]The character had been cited as too iconic to recast,[20]but in 2010, Riegel decided to permanently exit the role, and plans to recast were subsequently confirmed.[21][22]However, on February 22, 2013, it was announced that Riegel would be reprising her role as Bianca in guest-arc on theProspect Park's brief continuation ofAll My Children.[23]
Other projects
editPrior to joiningAll My Children,Riegel had a small role on the daytime dramaAs the World Turnsas anAIDSpatient, appeared inLaw & Orderand portrayed a minor character in thefeature filmAmerican Pie.[3][7]She sang and didvoice actingwork in the filmThe Prince of Egypt.She has also done some voicework for animated TV shows likeStitch!andBleach.While portraying Bianca, she remained active in other acting avenues, doing a small guest role onAmerican Dreamsand appearing in the New York playThe Sex Lives of Superheroes.
In 2008, Riegel joined the cast ofYear One,aHarold Ramisfilm that starsJack BlackandMichael Cera.The film is a comedy about two men wandering through civilization during Biblical times, and was released in June 2009.[24]
Eden and her brother,Sam Riegel,both voiced characters in the 2012 Vita port ofPersona 4 Golden,voicing the characters of Marie and Teddie, respectively.
In 2008, Riegel starred in the web seriesImaginary Bitches,portraying the role of "Eden", a single girl who deals with the lonely reality that her best friends are all in serious relationships by creating some imaginary friends...who turn out to be total bitches. The show is edited by Eden's half-sisterTatiana S. Riegel,written by brotherSam Riegel,and was created byAndrew Miller.[25]In 2010, Riegel took over the role ofHeather StevensonThe Young and the Restless.[26]She also guest-starred on ABC'sCastle,portraying the distraught sister of a man who is killed in the episode.[27]
Personal life
editHer older brother,Sam,is avoice actorand voice director in various animated shows and video games, and her half-sister,Tatiana(known as "Tanya" to friends and family), is an Oscar-nominated film editor for various television shows and films. Eden discussed the portrayal of Bianca with Tatiana, who is a lesbian, and with the producers ofAll My Children,in order to ensure that the character was not a stereotype.[28]
In March 2007, Riegel became engaged to actorAndrew Miller,who had been a high school classmate ofCameron Mathison's (Ryan LaveryonAll My Children).[29]Miller and Riegel married on September 30, 2007, and their first son, Jack Oscar Miller, was born on May 21, 2011.[30]In June 2013, Riegel announced onTwitterthat she was expecting her second child, a boy.[31][32]Her second son, Henry Isaac Miller, was born on December 20, 2013.
Riegel is a fan of theToronto Maple Leafs,and is a close friend of actressesRebecca Budig,Alicia Minshew,andElizabeth Hendrickson.[33]
Filmography
editFilms
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Choir Member | Uncredited role | |
1994 | The Frog King | Princess | Short Film | |
1996 | Duo | Joan | ||
1999 | Henry Hill | Nicole Hill | ||
1999 | American Pie | Sarah | ||
2001 | Semmelweis | Elisabeth | Short Film | |
2009 | Year One | Lilith | ||
2012 | Trauma Team | Taylor Ruske | ||
2013 | The Morning After | Lisa | Short Film | |
2014 | Teacher Of The Year | Jackie Campbell | ||
2016 | ISRA 88 | Mary Anderson | ||
2018 | Living Room Coffin | Polly |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1993 | Peppermint Rose | Unknown | Voice role Special |
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Richard Scarry's Best Busy People Video Ever! | Unknown | Voice role Released straight-to-video |
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Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs Video Ever! | Unknown | Voice role Released straight-to-video |
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1994 | Richard Scarry's Best Silly Stories and Songs Video Ever | Unknown | Voice role Released straight-to-video |
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Richard Scarry's Best Sing Along Mother Goose Video Ever | Unknown | Voice role Released straight-to-video |
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1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Young Miriam | Voice role | [34] |
2003 | Azumi | Azumi | Voice role English dub |
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2006 | Azumi 2: Death or Love | Azumi | Voice role English dub |
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2013 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower | Queen Sara, Sara's Daughter | Voice role English dub |
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2015 | Tiger & Bunny: The Rising | Kaede Kaburagi | Voice role English dub |
[35] |
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Kiara | Voice role Television film |
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2017 | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Kiara | Voice role Television film |
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2018 | Sailor Moon S: The Movie | Himeko Nayotake | Voice role English dub |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1995-1997 | New York Undercover | Meghan Cooper | Episode:Digital Underground Episode:The Solomon Papers |
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1997 | Law & Order | Natalie | Episode:Mad Dog | |
2000–2013 | All My Children | Bianca Montgomery | (Role from: July 2000 - February 2005; May 2005; December 2005 - January 2006; May 2006; October 2006 - April 2007; August 2007; December 2007; October 17, 2008 - February 24, 2009; April 24, 2009 - April 29, 2009; January 5, 2010; April 29, 2013 - July 15, 2013) | |
2004 | American Dreams | Protestor | Episode:Shoot the Moon | |
2004–2005 | One Life to Live | Bianca Montgomery | 3 episodes | |
2008 | Imaginary Bitches | Eden | Web series 13 episodes |
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2010 | Castle | Rachel Goldstein | Episode:Punked | |
2010–2011 | The Young and the Restless | Heather Stevens | April 20, 2010 – November 4, 2011 | |
2012 | NCIS | Meredith Bilson | Episode:The Good Son | |
2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | FBI Analyst Katie Halinan | Episode:Pe'epe'e Kanaka | |
Criminal Minds | Shelley Hicks | Episode:A Thousand Suns | ||
2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | Florence Reynolds | Episode:In Plain View | |
2016 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Dr. Iris Miller | Episode:Crazy Train | |
2017 | One Day at a Time | Lucy | Episode:Quinces | |
2018 | A.P. Bio | Katie | Episode:Dating Toledoans | |
2021 | Sydney to the Max | Rabbi Feller | Episode:"The Bat Mitzvah Planner" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2002 | Samurai Deeper Kyo | Sakuya | English dub as Sonja Lingo/Eden Regal |
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2004 | DearS | B-Ko | English dub as Jane Lingo |
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2009–2016 | Stitch! | Yuna Kamihara | English dub | |
2010–2011 | Bleach | Rurichiyō Kasumiōji | English dub | |
2011 | Marvel Anime: Iron Man | Nanami Ota | English dub | |
2012–2013 2022 |
Tiger & Bunny | Kaede Kaburagi | English dub | [36] |
2015 | Sailor Moon R | Kōan | English dub Viz dub; as Claudia Lenz |
[37] |
Fresh Beat Band of Spies | Spooky Spooks | Episode:"Ghost of Rock" as Eden Riegel Miller |
[38] | |
2016–2019 | The Lion Guard | Kiara | 10 episodes | [39][40] |
2016 | Sailor Moon Crystal | Kōan | Episode:"Infiltration -Sailor Mars-" English dub as Claudia Lenz |
[37] |
2019–2022 | Amphibia | Additional Voices | dialogue director | [34] |
2020–2023 | The Owl House | Boscha / Additional Voices | dialogue director | |
2021–2024 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Kat / Additional Voices | dialogue director | [34] |
2022–2023 | Interrupting Chicken | voice director | ||
2023–Present | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | voice director | ||
2023–2024 | Hailey's On It! | Olga | dialogue director | |
2024–Present | Zombies: The Re-Animated Series | dialogue director | ||
2024–Present | Primos | dialogue director |
Video games
editAwards and nominations
editAwards won | ||||
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Year | Award | |||
2005 | Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesforAll My Children[3] | |||
2005 | Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Younger Lead Actress forAll My Children[3] | |||
2004 | GLAAD Media AwardFavorite OUT Image of the Year Award forAll My Children[12] | |||
2001 | Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Female Newcomer forAll My Children[3] | |||
Nominated | ||||
Year | Award | |||
2023 | Children's & Family Emmy AwardsOutstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series forThe Ghost and Molly McGee | |||
2022 | Children's & Family Emmy AwardsOutstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series forAmphibia | |||
2009 | Daytime EmmyNew Approaches - Daytime Entertainment forImaginary Bitches | |||
2004 | Daytime EmmyOutstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesforAll My Children[3] | |||
2002 | Daytime EmmyOutstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesforAll My Children[3] | |||
2001 | Daytime EmmyOutstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesforAll My Children[3] |
On April 14, 2009, the 13th AnnualWebby AwardNominations were announced. Riegel was nominated for her work onImaginary Bitchesin the Best Individual Performance category.[52]Andrew Miller received an Official Honoree Selection for Best Writing.[53]Riegel was announced on May 5, 2009, as the winner of the Best Individual Performance People's Voice Award.[54]Her acceptance speech, which was limited to five words, was: "I'm sleeping with the director."
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