Rebecca Balding's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Soap Carol David Lou Grant Carla Mardi… Free Spirit Meg Snyder Makin' It Corky Crand… Supertrain Ellen Bradf…

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Cute, perky and engaging brunette actress Rebecca Balding was born on September 21, 1955, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The sweetly, comely and spirited Balding first began acting on television in the mid 1970s. She played an eager-beaver cub reporter on three episodes of "Lou Grant" (1977). Rebecca achieved her greatest and most enduring popularity as Carol David, the young lady who becomes a surrogate mother for gay Billy Crystal's child on the uproarious TV comedy program "Soap" (1977). She also portrayed David Naughton's receptionist girlfriend in the sitcom "Makin' It" (1979). Balding tackled two substantial starring roles in a couple of hugely enjoyable early 1980s horror pictures: she's the endearingly spunky college student heroine of the superior slasher winner Silent Scream (1990) and an equally likable damsel in distress in the immensely entertaining creature feature The Boogens (1981). Alas, Balding's fright film scream queen phase proved to be sadly fleeting. However, Rebecca has racked up an impressively large volume of guest spot credits on numerous TV shows: Among the television programs she's appeared in are "ER" (1994), "Melrose Place" (1992), "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990), "Home Improvement" (1991), "MacGyver" (1985), "Our House" (1986), "Family Ties" (1982), "Trapper John, M.D." (1979), "Hotel" (1983), "Matt Houston" (1982), "Gimme a Break!" (1981), "The Insiders" (1985), "Cagney & Lacey" (1982), "This Is the Life" (1983), "I'm a Big Girl Now" (1980), "Supertrain" (1979), "Barnaby Jones" (1973), "The Bionic Woman" (1976), and "Starsky and Hutch" (1975). Moreover, Rebecca gave a beautifully touching performance as Edward Asner's estranged dejected daughter in the poignant made-for-TV drama gem The Gathering (1977) (TV) and its lesser, more mawkish sequel The Gathering, Part II (1979) (TV). More recently Balding has popped up in a steady recurring part as Phoebe's (Alyssa Milano's) boss Elise Rothman on the hit TV series "Charmed" (1998). She's married to TV producer James L. Conway (I).


TRIVIA:

• She was nominated for a 1973 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in "Angel Street" at the Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
• Attended the University of Kansas.
• She was awarded the 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for her performance in "The Gingerbread Lady" at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Chicago, Illinois.