About Rebecca Holden
Rebecca is a singer, actress and entertainer. She started her music education at the University of North Texas, majoring in voice and piano, and then moved to New York City to continue her studies. While in New York, a talent agency spotted her and made her a "Breck" girl. Rebecca would appear on magazine covers, do some commercials, and then she headed for Hollywood. In 1980, she had her first appearance on a sitcom, she played "Twinkie" on the wildly popular Three's Company (1976)'s episode, Three's Company: A Crowded Romance (1980). The following year, she would again have a small but memorable part as "Wendy McWilliams" ("the Cheerleader who Dropped her Baton") on Barney Miller: Paternity (1981). This led to her most famous role as "April Curtis", the computer whiz on Knight Rider (1982), which is in syndication in the U.S. and 92 foreign countries. After the 1980s, Rebecca stopped appearing in TV shows and concentrated on her singing career. She has appeared in a few movies but, since 1992, her main focus has been performing before live audiences. She has toured internationally, and worked tirelessly for charitable causes, such as "Toys for Tots", "Feed the Children" and the "Special Olympics".::kdhaisch@aol.com
As a singer, actress, and entertainer, Rebecca Holden's appearances have amassed a fan club with members from around the globe.Musically, Rebecca has performed in a diversity of styles. Classically trained as a voice major and piano minor at the University of North Texas, she has sung opera, and performed the lead roles in musical theater such as "Oliver" and "Damn Yankees". She recorded a country album for Curb records, with her music videos appearing on TNN and CMT. She also recorded both a country and gospel album for BMG Records in Switzerland and toured internationally all over Europe and the Far East, even performing for the King of Malaysia. She had the honor of being the featured performer with the United States Air Force Band at a memorial for WWII veterans, for which George Bush was the guest speaker.First discovered by a top talent agent while continuing her voice studies in NY, she became a "Breck" girl, which led to magazine covers and countless other national commercials such as Ivory Soap, Dentyne, Kellogg's, Gillette, Arrid, Chevrolet, and ultimately a major television and film career in Los Angeles.Television viewers all over the world are familiar with Rebecca through her stint as "April Curtis", the computer whiz, on the NBC series, Knight Rider (1982), which has appeared in syndication in most major markets throughout the U.S. and over 100 foreign countries. She attained added recognizability from her roles as the diabolical "Elena Cosgrove" on ABC's General Hospital (1963) and from countless guest-starring roles on such primetime shows as Magnum, P.I. (1980), The Love Boat (1977), Taxi (1978), Night Court (1984), The New Mike Hammer (1984), Remington Steele (1982), Matt Houston (1982), Barney Miller (1975), and many others. Her movies have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, and festivals in Manila and Japan.Her charitable work includes serving on the board for "Operation California", participating in airlifts of medical aid to Ethiopia. While under contract with Universal Studios, Rebecca was appointed the Honorary Mayor of Universal City by MCA Chairman Lew Wasserman and served as goodwill ambassador to local and foreign dignitaries. Additionally, she has worked with Toys for Tots, Feed the Ch...