# Eden Riegel

Eden Sonja Jane Riegel (born January 1, 1981) is an American actress. She portrayed Bianca Montgomery in the daytime drama All My Children, and propelled the character into a gay icon, as well as a popular figure within the medium. Nominated previously on multiple occasions, she received a Daytime Emmy Award for the role in 2005.
In addition to her work on All My Children, Riegel has guest starred in several prime time shows, as well as film, and starred as character "Eden" in the web series Imaginary Bitches. She assumed the role of Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless from April 2010 to November 2011.
Riegel is also a prolific voice actress, providing the voices for many video games and animated projects. She is the voice director for Disney's animated TV series Amphibia, The Owl House, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Hailey's On It!, Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, Primos and Kiff (alongside her brother Sam Riegel)

## Early life

Born to Kurt and Lenore Riegel on New Year's Day 1981 in Washington, D.C., 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 institution. In 2000, she served as an intern at the White House for the summer.

## Career
### All My Children

From July 2000 to February 2005, Riegel portrayed the role of Bianca Montgomery on the American ABC soap opera All My Children; Bianca was the daughter of the show's central character, Erica Kane. During the 2004-2005 baby switch storyline, when Bianca's daughter is kidnapped and switched with the son of Babe Carey Chandler (Alexa Havins), Riegel also portrayed Bianca on fellow ABC soap opera One Life to Live.
In December 2000, Riegel's character Bianca "came out" to her mother, Erica Kane (Susan Lucci), becoming the only lesbian on a daytime soap opera at that time. In 2003, the kiss between Bianca and character Lena Kundera (Olga Sosnovska) made history when it became the first lesbian kiss to appear on American daytime television. In 2005, Bianca shared a kiss with close friend and confidante Maggie Stone (Elizabeth Hendrickson), making TV Guide's list of best same-sex kisses on television. Riegel's character was awarded the first Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for "Favorite OUT Image of the Year" in 2004. Lesbianation.com, self-proclaimed as the leading online community for lesbians, voted Eden Riegel as Number 7 on their top ten list of Women We Love: The Ladies of June '06, stating, "We were swamped with requests to add All My Children hottie Eden Riegel to our list this month — and here she is!"
Riegel was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2001, 2002, 2004) and won the award in 2005. She also won two Soap Opera Digest Awards in 2001 for Outstanding Female Newcomer. Later that year, Riegel, along with best friend and co-star Elizabeth Hendrickson, exited All My Children, with their last show airing on February 24, 2005. Riegel then moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue other acting ventures. She made a brief return to the soap opera when Bianca's mother (Erica) married in May 2005, and returned for an extended stay from December 16, 2005, to January 10, 2006. Bianca's daughter, Miranda, was aged accordingly. Riegel returned again for a short visit from May 24, 2006, until mid-June, in a storyline connected with Bianca's sister Kendall's (Alicia Minshew) pregnancy and coma. In August 2006, Riegel's return to All My Children as a contract player was announced. The actress taped her first scenes on September 12, which first aired on October 11. Riegel commuted back and forth between her home and family in Los Angeles and New York, where All My Children tapes. In 2007, she parted ways with the show once again, but reappeared in the episode dated August 14, 2007, when Bianca phones in to check on Kendall from Paris, and in December for a Christmas visit.
In 2008, Riegel agreed to return to All My Children with Tamara Braun. Braun came on as Reese Williams, Bianca's new lover/girlfriend and later wife. Bianca first aired on October 17, 2008. Reese followed on October 30, 2008. Riegel's return was partly to minimize the effect of Alicia Minshew's absence on the show while Minshew took a two-month hiatus to get married. Reese and Bianca's union made history when it resulted in the first legal same-sex marriage in American daytime television. Riegel left the show again in February 2009, but also confirmed in an interview with Soap Opera Digest that she would be returning in spring 2009 to conclude the Reese and Bianca story.
In 2010, Riegel returned for a short-term stint for All My Children's 40th anniversary. The character had been cited as too iconic to recast, but in 2010, Riegel decided to permanently exit the role, and plans to recast were subsequently confirmed. However, on February 22, 2013, it was announced that Riegel would be reprising her role as Bianca in guest-arc on the Prospect Park's brief continuation of All My Children.

### Other projects

Prior to joining All My Children, Riegel had a small role on the daytime drama As the World Turns as an AIDS patient, appeared in Law & Order and portrayed a minor character in the feature film American Pie. She sang and did voice acting work in the film The Prince of Egypt. She has also done some voicework for animated TV shows like Stitch! and Bleach. While portraying Bianca, she remained active in other acting avenues, doing a small guest role on American Dreams and appearing in the New York play The Sex Lives of Superheroes.
In 2008, Riegel joined the cast of Year One, a Harold Ramis film that stars Jack Black and Michael Cera. The film is a comedy about two men wandering through civilization during Biblical times, and was released in June 2009.
Eden and her brother, Sam Riegel, both voiced characters in the 2012 Vita port of Persona 4 Golden, voicing the characters of Marie and Teddie, respectively.
In 2008, Riegel starred in the web series Imaginary Bitches, portraying the role of "Eden", a single girl who deals with the lonely reality that her best friends are all in serious relationships by creating some imaginary friends...who turn out to be total bitches. The show is edited by Eden's half-sister Tatiana S. Riegel, written by brother Sam Riegel, and was created by Andrew Miller. In 2010, Riegel took over the role of Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless. She also guest-starred on ABC's Castle, portraying the distraught sister of a man who is killed in the episode.

## Personal life

Her older brother, Sam, is a voice actor and voice director in various animated shows and video games, and her half-sister, Tatiana (known as "Tanya" to friends and family), is an Oscar-nominated film editor for various television shows and films. Eden discussed the portrayal of Bianca with Tatiana, who is a lesbian, and with the producers of All My Children, in order to ensure that the character was not a stereotype.
In March 2007, Riegel became engaged to actor Andrew Miller, who had been a high school classmate of Cameron Mathison's (Ryan Lavery on All My Children). Miller and Riegel married on September 30, 2007, and their first son, Jack Oscar Miller, was born on May 21, 2011. In June 2013, Riegel announced on Twitter that she was expecting her second child, a boy. Her second son, Henry Isaac Miller, was born on December 20, 2013.
Riegel is a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and is a close friend of actresses Rebecca Budig, Alicia Minshew, and Elizabeth Hendrickson.

## Filmography
### Films

List of live-action acting performances in films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Choir Member | Uncredited role |
| 1994 | The Frog King | Princess | Short Film |
| 1996 | Duo | Joan | |
| 1999 | Henry Hill | Nicole Hill | |
| 1999 | American Pie | Sarah | |
| 2001 | Semmelweis | Elisabeth | Short Film |
| 2009 | Year One | Lilith | |
| 2012 | Trauma Team | Taylor Ruske | |
| 2013 | The Morning After | Lisa | Short Film |
| 2014 | Teacher Of The Year | Jackie Campbell | |
| 2016 | ISRA 88 | Mary Anderson | |
| 2018 | Living Room Coffin | Polly | |
List of voice performances in films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Peppermint Rose | Unknown | Voice role Special |
| 1993 | Richard Scarry's Best Busy People Video Ever! | Unknown | Voice role Released straight-to-video |
| 1993 | Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs Video Ever! | Unknown | Voice role Released straight-to-video |
| 1994 | Richard Scarry's Best Silly Stories and Songs Video Ever | Unknown | Voice role Released straight-to-video |
| 1994 | Richard Scarry's Best Sing Along Mother Goose Video Ever | Unknown | Voice role Released straight-to-video |
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Young Miriam | Voice role |
| 2003 | Azumi | Azumi | Voice role English dub |
| 2006 | Azumi 2: Death or Love | Azumi | Voice role English dub |
| 2013 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower | Queen Sara, Sara's Daughter | Voice role English dub |
| 2015 | Tiger & Bunny: The Rising | Kaede Kaburagi | Voice role English dub |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Kiara | Voice role Television film |
| 2017 | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Kiara | Voice role Television film |
| 2018 | Sailor Moon S: The Movie | Himeko Nayotake | Voice role English dub |

### Television

List of live-action acting performances on television and related media :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995-1997 | New York Undercover | Meghan Cooper | Episode: Digital Underground Episode: The Solomon Papers |
| 1997 | Law & Order | Natalie | Episode: Mad Dog |
| 2000–2013 | All My Children | Bianca Montgomery | (Role from: July 2000 - February 2005; May 2005; December 2005 - January 2006; May 2006; October 2006 - April 2007; August 2007; December 2007; October 17, 2008 - February 24, 2009; April 24, 2009 - April 29, 2009; January 5, 2010; April 29, 2013 - July 15, 2013) |
| 2004 | American Dreams | Protestor | Episode: Shoot the Moon |
| 2004–2005 | One Life to Live | Bianca Montgomery | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Imaginary Bitches | Eden | Web series 13 episodes |
| 2010 | Castle | Rachel Goldstein | Episode: Punked |
| 2010–2011 | The Young and the Restless | Heather Stevens | April 20, 2010 – November 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | NCIS | Meredith Bilson | Episode: The Good Son |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | FBI Analyst Katie Halinan | Episode: Pe'epe'e Kanaka |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Shelley Hicks | Episode: A Thousand Suns |
| 2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | Florence Reynolds | Episode: In Plain View |
| 2016 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Dr. Iris Miller | Episode: Crazy Train |
| 2017 | One Day at a Time | Lucy | Episode: Quinces |
| 2018 | A.P. Bio | Katie | Episode: Dating Toledoans |
| 2021 | Sydney to the Max | Rabbi Feller | Episode: "The Bat Mitzvah Planner" |
List of voice performances in television and direct-to-video :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Samurai Deeper Kyo | Sakuya | English dub as Sonja Lingo/Eden Regal |
| 2004 | DearS | B-Ko | English dub as Jane Lingo |
| 2009–2016 | Stitch! | Yuna Kamihara | English dub |
| 2010–2011 | Bleach | Rurichiyō Kasumiōji | English dub |
| 2011 | Marvel Anime: Iron Man | Nanami Ota | English dub |
| 2012–2013 2022 | Tiger & Bunny | Kaede Kaburagi | English dub |
| 2015 | Sailor Moon R | Kōan | English dub Viz dub; as Claudia Lenz |
| 2015 | Fresh Beat Band of Spies | Spooky Spooks | Episode: "Ghost of Rock" as Eden Riegel Miller |
| 2016–2019 | The Lion Guard | Kiara | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Sailor Moon Crystal | Kōan | Episode: "Infiltration -Sailor Mars-" English dub as Claudia Lenz |
| 2019–2022 | Amphibia | Additional Voices | dialogue director |
| 2020–2023 | The Owl House | Boscha / Additional Voices | dialogue director |
| 2021–2024 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Kat / Additional Voices | dialogue director |
| 2022–2023 | Interrupting Chicken | | voice director |
| 2023–Present | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | | voice director |
| 2023–2024 | Hailey's On It! | Olga | dialogue director |
| 2024–Present | Zombies: The Re-Animated Series | | dialogue director |
| 2024–Present | Primos | | dialogue director |

### Video games

List of performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2008 | Tales of Vesperia | Estellise Sidos Heurassein | | |
| 2009 | Star Ocean: Second Evolution | Rena Lanford | as Claudia Lenz | |
| 2009 | Final Fantasy XIII | Cocoon Inhabitants | | |
| 2009 | Dead or Alive Paradise | Hitomi | Shared with Hynden Walch | |
| 2009 | Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles | Akari Tatsuhiro | English dub | |
| 2010 | Nier | Devola / Popola | Uncredited | |
| 2011 | Dead or Alive: Dimensions | Hitomi | | |
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Josefina Menendez / Jane McKnight | | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | Sherry Birkin | | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil 6 | Sherry Birkin | | |
| 2012 | Persona 4 Golden | Marie | | |
| 2012 | Soulcalibur V | | as Claudia Lenz | |
| 2013 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Sumia | | |
| 2013 | Shin Megami Tensei IV | Isabeau | | |
| 2013 | Saints Row IV | Jane Austen | Serves as narrator for the game | |
| 2014 | Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster | Chuami | Final Fantasy X -Will- Audio Drama | |
| 2014 | Guilty Gear Xrd | May | | |
| 2015 | Saints Row: Gat out of Hell | Jane Austen / Demons | | |
| 2015 | Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven | Charlotte | as Claudia Lenz | |
| 2016 | Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness | Miki Sauvester | | |
| 2016 | World of Final Fantasy | Hauynn / Masked Woman | | |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV | Iris Amicitia | | |
| 2016 | Zero Time Dilemma | Diana | | |
| 2016 | Persona 5 | Hifumi Togo | | |
| 2017 | Nier: Automata | Devola / Popola | as Claudia Lenz | |
| 2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Genny / Kana (female) | as Claudia Lenz | |
| 2017 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | Duvalie The Swift | | |
| 2018 | Monster Hunter: World | The Handler | | |
| 2019 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Fleche von Bergliez | Credited as Eden Miller | |
| 2019 | Catherine | Anna Rosmont | | |
| 2019 | Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne | The Handler | | |
| 2019 | Persona 5 Royal | Hifumi Togo | | |
| 2020 | Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time | Coco Bandicoot, Fake Coco | Replacing Debi Derryberry | |
| 2020 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Eri Kamataki | | |
| 2020 | Fallout 76: Steel Dawn | Tally Lang | | In-game credits |
| 2020 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | Duvalie The Swift | As Claudia Lenz | |
| 2021 | Persona 5 Strikers | Additional Voices | | |
| 2021 | Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... | Devola / Popola | | In-game credits |
| 2021 | Guilty Gear -STRIVE- | May | | |
| 2021 | Cookie Run: Kingdom | Princess Cookie | | |
| 2022 | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | Fleche von Bergliez | Credited as Claudia Lenz | |
| 2023 | Mato Anomalies | Butterfly, Cheyne | | In-game credits |
| 2023 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie | Duvalie The Swift | | |
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Additional voices | | |
| 2024 | Granblue Fantasy: Relink | Additional voices | | |

## Awards and nominations

Awards won :
| Year | Award |
| 2005 | Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for All My Children |
| 2005 | Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress for All My Children |
| 2004 | GLAAD Media Award Favorite OUT Image of the Year Award for All My Children |
| 2001 | Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Female Newcomer for All My Children |
| Nominated ||||
| Year | Award |
| 2024 | Children's & Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series for Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures |
| 2023 | Children's & Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series for The Ghost and Molly McGee |
| 2022 | Children's & Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series for Amphibia |
| 2009 | Daytime Emmy New Approaches - Daytime Entertainment for Imaginary Bitches |
| 2004 | Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for All My Children |
| 2002 | Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for All My Children |
| 2001 | Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for All My Children |
On April 14, 2009, the 13th Annual Webby Award Nominations were announced. Riegel was nominated for her work on Imaginary Bitches in the Best Individual Performance category. Andrew Miller received an Official Honoree Selection for Best Writing. Riegel was announced on May 5, 2009, as the winner of the Best Individual Performance People's Voice Award. Her acceptance speech, which was limited to five words, was: "I'm sleeping with the director."