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'{{Short description|American actress and singer}} {{weasel|date=May 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Rebecca Holden | image = Rebecca Holden.jpg | caption = Rebecca Holden in 2009 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|6|12}} | birth_place = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Texas]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | known_for = ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''<br>''[[General Hospital]]'' | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|singer}} | years_active = 1980–present | alma_mater = [[North Texas State University]] | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Bobby Vassallo<br />|1980|1986|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|[[Joel Diamond]]<br />|2014}} }} | website = {{URL|http://www.rebeccaholden.com}} }} '''Rebecca Holden''' (Born June 12, 1953<ref name="ARHJGH">Knight-Ridder News Service (June 28, 1987). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/358499195/?clipping_id=152351938 "Austin's Rebecca Holden joins 'General Hospital'"]. ''Austin American-Statesman Show World''. p.&nbsp;18. Retrieved July 30, 2024.</ref>) is an American [[actress]] and [[singing|singer]]. ==Early life and career== A native of [[Austin, Texas]], Holden attended [[North Texas State University]].<ref name="ARHJGH"/> While continuing voice studies in New York City, she became a model best known as "the [[Breck Shampoo|Breck]] Girl".<ref name="nm">{{cite news |title=Another 'Knight Rider' star seeks music career |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21286685/rebecca_holden/ |work=The News-Messenger |agency=Gannett News Service |date=August 28, 1986 |location=Ohio, Fremont |page=27|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 25, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> She went on to model on magazine covers and to film national commercials such as for [[Ivory (soap)|Ivory Soap]], [[Dentyne]], [[Kellogg's]], [[Chevrolet]], [[Gillette (brand)|Gillette]], [[Playtex]], [[Arrid]], and [[7 Up]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web| url= http://www.rebeccaholden.com/bio/| title= Bio| website= RebeccaHolden.com| accessdate= March 17, 2016}}</ref> Holden guest-starred on primetime shows such as ''[[The Love Boat]]''; ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''; ''[[Matt Houston]]''; ''[[Three's Company]]''; ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''; ''[[Night Court]]''; ''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984 TV series)|Mike Hammer]]''; ''[[Remington Steele]]''; ''[[Barney Miller]]''; ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]''; ''[[T.J. Hooker]]''; ''[[Police Squad!]]'' and others.<ref name=bio /> She then joined the cast of the [[television program|TV series]] ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' in the series regular role of [[April Curtis]] during the show's second season (1983–1984).<ref name="rebhol-r1"/> ''Knight Rider'' has appeared in syndication in over 200 countries throughout the world, including in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}} She played the diabolical Elena on ABC's [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]'', and later moved to Tennessee to help care for her ill sister. During this period she appeared in many stage plays and musicals such as the role of Nancy in ''Oliver!'' and Lola in ''Damn Yankees''. Holden starred in a production of ''Baby, the Musical'' at the Boiler Room Theatre in [[Franklin, Tennessee]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Peggy |title=From the small screen to the small stage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21290726/rebecca_holden/ |work=The Tennessean |date=February 1, 2002 |location=Tennessee, Nashville |page=W – 1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 25, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 2015, Holden starred in the feature ''Hollywouldn'ts''. She was co-host of the [[The Nashville Network|TNN]] dance show ''Dancin' at the Hot Spots'' in 1993. In 2009, Holden portrayed the character Beth in the movie adaptation of ''[[The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.rebeccaholden.com/book-of-ruth/ |title= ''Book of Ruth''| website=Rebecca Holden.com}}</ref> On May 15, 2017, filmmaker [[Richard Rossi]] announced Holden had been cast in the lead role of Sister Sara Sunday in the independent film ''[[Canaan Land]].''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nolasco |first1=Stephanie |title='Knight Rider' star Rebecca Holden recalls on-screen chemistry with David Hasselhoff, why she left series |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/knight-rider-rebecca-holden-david-hasselhoff |accessdate=November 3, 2019 |agency=Fox News |publisher=Fox Corporation |date=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|last1=Rutherford|first1=Tony|title=Knight Rider Star Rebecca Holden Lands Canaan Land Lead|url=http://www.huntingtonnews.net/148890|accessdate=May 16, 2017|publisher=Christian Newswire|via=HuntingtonNews.net|date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> ===Music=== While she was still a model, Holden formed a country music group and toured with it for two years.<ref name=nm/> Holden charted two singles for [[TRA-Star Records]] in 1989: "The Truth Doesn't Always Rhyme" and "License to Steal". She recorded the album ''The Highway Runs Both Ways'' for Curb Records and a self-titled album for BMG Europe.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 |publisher=Record Research, Inc |page=191 |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-89820-177-2 }}</ref> In the early 2010s, Holden and Kevin Sasaki toured in "Together Forever", a musical tribute to [[Eydie Gormé]] and [[Steve Lawrence]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21291070/rebecca_holden/ |work=The Star-Democrat |date=June 10, 2011 |location=Maryland, Easton |page=3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 25, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> ==Personal life== From 1980 until their divorce in 1986, Holden was married to her childhood sweetheart, Bobby Vassello.<ref>Dangaard, Colin (August 4, 1983). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/751051349/?clipping_id=152348176 "Rebecca Holden Joins 'Knight Rider' Cast"]. ''The State''. p.&nbsp;10-B. Retrieved July 30, 2024.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=He's hardly Mexican, but he'll fake it; Series: Headliners|author=|date=July 13, 1987|work=St. Petersburg Times|page=3D|quote=The actress no longer has to keep the home fires burning. She and her husband, oil company owner Bobby Vassallo, parted ways last year. 'It was the right thing,' says Rebecca. 'Things are good. I'm committed to my work and I'm a busy, happy person.'|id={{ProQuest|262514120}}}}</ref> On New Year's Eve, 2014, she married record producer [[Joel Diamond]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=HITCHED, HATCHED, HIRED: Inside the industry's celebrations and news; Weddings|author=|date=February 6, 2015|work=Joel Diamond, a multiplatinum record producer and former Sony Music executive, married actress-musician Rebecca Holden on New Year's Eve in Nashville.|id={{ProQuest|2298693503}}}}</ref> ==Public service== Holden has been active with relief organizations. She was a founding board member of Operation California (now Operation USA), traveling for charity work in Ethiopia during the famine. She later helped form Operation Texas, providing help to earthquake victims in Mexico City.<ref name=nm/> ==Recognition== In 1989, Holden was recognized as both New Independent Artist and New Independent Female at the first [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] magazine Nashville Music Awards.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oermann |first1=Robert K. |title=Alabama wins big at 'Cash Box' awards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21288993/rebecca_holden/ |work=The Tennessean |date=December 7, 1989 |location=Tennessee, Nashville |page=5–D|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 25, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- style="text-align:center;" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#ccc;"| Year ! style="background:#ccc;"| Film ! style="background:#ccc;"| Role ! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes |- | 1982 | ''Dirty Hero'' | Christene Adams | Alternative title: ''Yogoreta eiyû'' |- | 1988 | ''[[The Sisterhood (1988 film)|The Sisterhood]]'' | Alee | ''Caged Woman'' |- | 1989 | ''[[Loverboy (1989 film)|Loverboy]]'' | Anchovy woman | |- | 1991 | ''Twenty Dollar Star'' | Lisa | |- | 1992 | ''The Hollywood Beach Murders'' | Jamie | |- | rowspan=2|1999 | ''[[Foolish (film)|Foolish]]'' | Rebecca the Waitress | |- | ''Lycanthrope'' | Sheila Stein | Alternative title: ''Bloody Moon'' |- | rowspan=2|2001 | ''Knight Chills'' | Newscaster | Direct-to-video release |- | ''Outlaw Prophet'' | Molly | |- | 2005 | ''From Venus'' | The Avatrix | |- | 2009 | ''[[The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith]]'' | Beth | Direct-to-video release |- | 2015 | ''[[The Hollywouldn'ts]]'' | Lead | |- | 2016 | ''Baskets'' | Co-star | |- | 2016 | ''All Wrong'' | Lead |- | 2021 | ''[[Canaan Land]]'' | Lead | |- style="text-align:center;" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#ccc;"| Year ! style="background:#ccc;"| Title ! style="background:#ccc;"| Role ! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes |- | rowspan=2|1980 | ''[[B.A.D. Cats]]'' | | 1 episode |- | ''[[Three's Company]]'' | Bunny/Twinkie | 1 episode |- | rowspan=12|1982 | ''[[House Calls (TV series)|House Calls]]'' | Jan Howard | 1 episode |- | ''[[Happy Days]]'' | Lola | 1 episode |- | ''[[The Love Boat]]'' | Mona (1981), Diane (1984) | 2 episodes |- | ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'', 1981 | Laura Frasier | 1 episode |- | ''[[Enos (TV series)|Enos]]'' | | 1 episode |- | ''[[Barney Miller]]'', 1981 | Wendy McWilliams | 1 episode: "Paternity" |- | ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' | Christina Longworth | 1 episode |- | ''[[Private Benjamin (TV series)|Private Benjamin]]'' | | 1 episode |- | ''[[Too Close for Comfort]]'' | Susan Andrews | 1 episode |- | ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]'' | Kirsten MacKenzie | 1 episode |- | ''[[Police Squad!]]'' | Stella | 1 episode |- | ''[[T. J. Hooker]]'' | Lynn Hartman | 1 episode |- | rowspan=2|1983 | ''Johnny Blue'' | Kathy Weatherby | Television movie |- | ''[[Matt Houston]]'' | Dr. Carol Masters<br/>Sharon Dardis | 2 episodes |- | 1983–1984 | ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' | [[April Curtis]]<ref name="rebhol-r1"/> | 21 episodes |- | rowspan=2|1984 | ''[[The Master (U.S. TV series)|The Master]]'' | | 1 episode |- | ''[[The New Mike Hammer]]'' | Barbara Rainey | 1 episode |- | rowspan=2|1986 | ''[[Night Court]]'' | Mary Korchak | 1 episode |- | ''[[Remington Steele]]'' | Windsor Thomas | 1 episode |- | 1987 | ''[[General Hospital]]'' | Elena Cosgrove | Unknown episodes |- | 1988 | ''[[CBS Summer Playhouse]]'' | Vanessa | 1 episode |} ==Discography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Single ! colspan="1"| Peak chart<br />positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2012|page=154|isbn=978-0-89820-203-8}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|1989 ! scope="row"| "The Truth Doesn't Always Rhyme" | 82 |- ! scope="row"| "License to Steal" | 78 |} ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="rebhol-r1">{{cite web |url=http://www.teamknightrider.com/classic/cast/mcpherson/trouble.html |title=Boy, Has She Got Car Troubles |date=January 4, 1986 |last=O'Hallaren |first=Bill |publisher=TV Guide |accessdate=February 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921181415/http://www.teamknightrider.com/classic/cast/mcpherson/trouble.html |archivedate=September 21, 2015 }}</ref> }} ==External links== {{Portal|Biography|Music|Film|Television}} {{Commons category}} *[http://www.rebeccaholden.com/ Official website] *{{IMDb name|0390258}} *{{amg name|32822}} *{{rotten-tomatoes-person|rebecca_holden}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Holden, Rebecca}} [[Category:American musical theatre actresses]] [[Category:American women country singers]] [[Category:American women singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American country singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American film actresses]] [[Category:American soap opera actresses]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:20th-century American actresses]] [[Category:21st-century American actresses]] [[Category:20th-century American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:20th-century American women singers]] [[Category:21st-century American women singers]] [[Category:American television actresses]] [[Category:Country musicians from Texas]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas]] [[Category:Singers from Austin, Texas]] [[Category:University of North Texas alumni]]'