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My Brilliant Career
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from Soap Opera Digest & Weekly Online by Joanne Gallo |
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Lots of little girls dream of fame and fortune, and PORT CHARLES's Rebecca Staab(Elizabeth) admits that she was no different. "Growing up in Nebraska you have those fantasies and desires, but you also have a sense of reality," shares Staab. "I knew when I was 3 or 4 years old that I wanted to be a dancer and be on TV, and then that wave passed."
The fever hit Staab again when a little show named LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE arrived on the airwaves. "My best friend and I became fanatics", she says with a laugh. "I was like, 'Oh, my God, I have to be Mary.' That was my calling." Still, Staab kept that dream on the back burner. "I did theater in high school but I was real academic," she explains. "It wasn't logical to say, 'Oh, I'm going to be an actor.' I was a straight-A student in high school and in college. My major was speech in journalism. All of this came in through the back door, which is even more thrilling because you can really appreciate it. It seemed like such a gift."
Staab became a model and won the Miss Nebraska pageant--and the rest is history. However, from time to time she does think about her career that might have been as a newscaster. "I would do that in a heartbeat," she asserts. In fact, Staab has worked behind the camera as a buyer in the production department of SURVIVOR:MARQUESAS. But she can't let us in on any secrets. "Working as staff on the show you know very little because no one is allowed to interact with the contestants except for the camera crew and (host) Jeff Probst," she says mournfully. "Everyone assumes that if you're on it you can get the scoop, but we knew nothing." |
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The Naked Truth |
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from the February 18th 2003 issue of ABC Soaps In Depth |
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What is it like sharing a love scene with sexy Michael Easton (Stephen)? Lucky Rebecca Staab (Elizabeth) is in the know! "Oh, it's nice!" she smiles. "Like anything, it is technical, but it's like, 'What a job!" I mean, how many people get to go to work and go, 'Oh, I'm naked today?'" Still, the actress admits, the intimate scenes she has shared with Easton have been the most detailed of her acting career. Fortunately, her leading man makes it easy. "He's very conscientious and generous, and he jokes around a lot, so it's actually fun because it's not as erotic," she offers, noting that having that "barrier" removed between them helps her feel more comfortable. "It's a different kind of intimacy," she insists. Ironically, doing these kinds of scenes (albeit with a vampire!) couldn't have come at a better time in her career. "What's been interesting for me is that I've become less self-conscious about that kind of stuff as I've gotten older," she explains. "I really had so much fun doing it because I wasn't all uptight." |
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