Rebecca Balding

Rebecca Balding is an American film and television actress born in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 21st, 1955. Her acting career began in the mid 1970s with episodes of TV programs such as The Bionic Woman, Lou Grant and Makin' It.

In the realm of supernatural fiction, Rebecca is best known for playing the role of newspaper editor Elise Rothman on the WB Network television series Charmed. Before taking on the role of Rothman however, Rebecca made a previous in the season one episode of the series, "The Fourth Sister" where she played the role of Aunt Jackie. Balding began playing Elise Rothman in the season four episode, "The Fifth Halliwell" and made twenty-two appearances on the show in this capacity.

Before taking on her work on Charmed, Rebecca appeared in the 1979 thriller film The Silent Scream by director Denny Harris, where she played the lead role of college student Scotty Parker. In 1981, Rebecca played Trish Michaels in The Boogens, which was directed by future husband and Charmed director James L. Conway.