Eden Sonja Jane Riegel (born January 1, 1981) is an American actress. Nominated previously on multiple occasions, she received a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her portrayal of Bianca Montgomery on the daytime drama All My Children. In addition to her work on All My Children, Riegel has guest starred in several prime time shows, as well as film, and stars as character "Eden" in the web series Imaginary Bitches. She will assume the role of Heather...
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Eden Sonja Jane Riegel (born January 1, 1981) is an American actress. Nominated previously on multiple occasions, she received a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her portrayal of Bianca Montgomery on the daytime drama All My Children. In addition to her work on All My Children, Riegel has guest starred in several prime time shows, as well as film, and stars as character "Eden" in the web series Imaginary Bitches. She will assume the role of Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless in Spring 2010.
Born to Kurt and Lenore Riegel in Washington, D.C., 1981, Riegel was raised in a Virginia suburb and became interested in acting while watching her brother, Sam, perform dinner theater, which she later joined in for $10 a week. Her big break came when she won the role of Cosette in Les Misérables, leading to other roles on and off-Broadway. She graduated from the Professional Children's School and attended Harvard University, with ambitions to become a lawyer, but later left the...
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