# Rebecca Balding

Rebecca Balding (September 21, 1948 – July 18, 2022) was an American actress best known for her appearances on Soap and Charmed.

## Biography

In 1948, Balding was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She attended the University of Kansas.
In 1977, Balding starred as the original female reporter Carla Mardigian during the first three episodes of the inaugural season of the drama series Lou Grant, starring Ed Asner, before that character was written out for a different female reporter. That same year, she again appeared with Asner, playing his daughter Julie, in the classic Christmas TV film The Gathering (1977). Also in 1977, Balding played Amy Franklin in Deadly Game, a movie that starred Andy Griffith and James Cromwell.
Balding had the role of Carol David, mother of Jodie Dallas' child, on Soap, appearing in 19 episodes from 1978 through 1980.
In 1979, Balding played Corky Crandall in the sitcom Makin' It.
In 1980, Balding starred in the pilot of the sitcom Mr. and Mrs. and Mr., but the series was not picked up.
Balding was married to television producer James L. Conway, whom she met while auditioning for a part in the horror movie The Boogens (1981), which Conway directed, and in which Balding ultimately starred.
In 1996, Balding made a guest appearance on 7th Heaven as Ellen, the mother of Matt's new girlfriend Tia.
In 1998, Balding guest starred as Aunt Jackie in the season one episode "The Fourth Sister" of Charmed. She later returned to the show during its fourth season in 2002 under a different role. Balding played the recurring character Elise Rothman, a newspaper editor-in-chief and the boss of Phoebe Halliwell (played by Alyssa Milano). She played the role until the show's eighth and final season in 2006.
On July 18, 2022, Balding died in Park City, Utah, at the age of 73, after having suffered from ovarian cancer.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1979 | The Silent Scream | Scotty Parker |
| 1981 | The Boogens | Trish Michaels |
| 1983 | Kiss My Grits | Doris Ann |
| 2005 | Yesterday's Dream | Mrs. Woodward |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | Parker | "Jaime's Shield: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1976 | Starsky & Hutch | Officer Perkowitz | "Little Girl Lost" |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Carla Mardigian | "Cophouse", "Hostages", "Hoax" |
| 1977 | Deadly Game | Amy Franklin | TV film |
| 1977 | The Gathering | Julie | TV film |
| 1978 | Starsky & Hutch | Mickie Marra | "Class in Crime" |
| 1978 | Barnaby Jones | Maggie Revell | "Prime Target" |
| 1978 | The Rockford Files | Carol Lansing | "Dwarf in a Helium Hat" |
| 1978–80 | Soap | Carol David | Recurring role, 19 episodes |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Harriet Kleinfeld | TV miniseries |
| 1979 | Makin' It | Corky Crandall | Main role |
| 1979 | Supertrain | Ellen Bradford | "The Green Girl" |
| 1979 | Insight | Gally | "Checkmate" |
| 1979 | The Gathering, Part II | Julie | TV film |
| 1980 | Mr. and Mrs. and Mr. | Widow | TV film |
| 1981 | I'm a Big Girl Now | Judy | "Best Friends" |
| 1983 | Cagney & Lacey | Sonia Maltese | "Burn Out" |
| 1983 | Hotel | Penny Domenico | "Flashback" |
| 1983 | Matt Houston | Nan Kimball | "The Woman in White" |
| 1984 | Matt Houston | Sarah | "Apostle of Death" |
| 1984 | Gimme a Break! | Wendy | "Herbie" |
| 1984 | The Mississippi | Deborah | "Home Again" |
| 1984 | Family Ties | Karen Banks | "Working at It" |
| 1985 | MacGruder and Loud | Sandy | "Tarnished Blues" |
| 1985 | Brothers | Janey Waters | "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" |
| 1985 | Trapper John, M.D. | Anna Tinker | "Billboard Barney" |
| 1986 | The Fall Guy | Sandra Andrews | "The Lucky Stiff" |
| 1987 | Our House | Gale Witherspoon | "Past Tense, Future Tense: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1987 | MacGyver | Susan Walker | "Back from the Dead" |
| 1989 | The Robert Guillaume Show | Jenny | "First Date" |
| 1989-90 | Paradise | Mary McBride | Recurring role |
| 1990 | Free Spirit | Meg Snyder | "We Gotta Be Me" |
| 1990 | Designing Women | Melinda | "And Now, Here's Bernice" |
| 1992 | Bodies of Evidence | Karen Turner | "Echoes in the Dark" |
| 1993 | Home Improvement | Leslie Morrison | "Feud for Thought" |
| 1995 | University Hospital | Nancy Reynolds | "Shadow of a Doubt" |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Ellen Jackson | "Now You See Me" |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Jill Abernathy | "Toil and Trouble", "Deadline" |
| 1998 | Melrose Place | Nora Larner | "M.P. Confidential", "The Nasty Minded Professor" |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Gwen Chandler | "Bon Voyage" |
| 1998–2006 | Charmed | Aunt Jackie/Elise Rothman | Recurring role, 23 episodes |
| 1999 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Ms. Leigh | "About Face" |
| 2000 | ER | Ms. Garvey | "Mars Attacks" |