Rebecca Holden

Rebecca Holden
Rebecca Holden in 2009
Alma mater	North Texas State University
Occupations	Actress model singer
Years active	1980–present
Known for	Knight Rider General Hospital
Spouses	Bobby Vassallo ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 1986)​ Joel Diamond ​ ​ (m. 2015)​ }
Website	www.rebeccaholden.com

Rebecca Holden is an American actress, model, and singer. ^[1]

While studying voice and piano in New York City, she became a model best known as "the Breck Girl".^[2] She went on to model on magazine covers and to film national commercials such as for Ivory Soap, Dentyne, Kellogg's, Chevrolet, Gillette, Playtex, Arrid, and 7 Up.^{[3][better source needed]}

Holden guest-starred on primetime shows such as The Love Boat; Magnum, P.I.; Matt Houston; Three's Company; Taxi; Night Court; Mike Hammer; Remington Steele; Barney Miller; Quincy, M.E.; T.J. Hooker; Police Squad! and others.^[3] She then joined the cast of the TV series Knight Rider in the series regular role of April Curtis during the show's second season (1983–1984).^[4]

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^[5]

She was co-host of the 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.^[6]

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, for which she went on to win Best Actress in the Malibu Film Festival. ^[7][8] In 2023, she starred in the western film, Was Once a Hero opposite Darby Hinton and John Carter Cash.^[9]

While she was still a model, Holden formed a country music group and toured with it for two years.^[2]

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.^[10]

In 1989, Holden was recognized as both New Independent Artist and New Independent Female at the first Cash Box magazine Nashville Music Awards.^[11]

In the early 2010s, Holden and Kevin Sasaki toured in "Together Forever", a musical tribute to Eydie Gormé and Steve Lawrence.^[12]

From 1980 until their divorce in 1986, Holden was married to her childhood sweetheart, Bobby Vasselo. ^[13][14] On New Year's Eve, 2014, she married record producer Joel Diamond.^[15]

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.^[2] In 2022, Rebecca was named a board of director and the Ambassador of Goodwill for The Stars Foundation. ^[16] She is a board member of the William Stephanie Foundation^[17]

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