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Rebecca Budig
Rebecca Budig
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Rebecca Budig joined the cast of All My Children in August of 1999, creating the role of Greenlee Smythe.

Ms. Budig graduated from the Cincinnati School for the Creative and Performing Arts and went on to major in zoology at Ohio's Miami University. She moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to pursue her acting career.

A two time Emmy nominee and Soap Opera Digest Award winner, daytime audiences became familiar with Ms. Budig from her role as the virtuous Michelle Bauer on Guiding Light, from 1995-98. Her film credits include a brief but memorable role in Batman Forever, in which she shares a kiss with one of the film's stars, Chris O'Donnell; God's Lonely Man; and James Dean: A Race with Destiny. Music fans may remember her from her first acting job in Aerosmith's Living on the Edge video.

Ms. Budig can seen on the ABC Family Channel as the host for their XYZ re-broadcast of The Bachelorette and The Bachelor series. She is also the host of Full Frontal Fashion for the WE Network. In addition, Ms. Budig made many guest appearances and served as guest co-host on ABC's The View and continues to make guest appearances on ABC's Hope & Faith.

In her spare time, she enjoys working out, reading, knit and bake. Originally from Kentucky, she currently resides in New York City.