Liza Huber
Encyclopedia
Liza Victoria Huber is an American
actress best known for her role as Gwen Hotchkiss on the daytime soap Passions
.
, New York
. She is the daughter of actress Susan Lucci
and Austria
n businessman Helmut Huber. Huber has a younger brother, Andreas. Huber attended St. Joseph's School and Garden City High School in Garden City, New York
. She was a cheerleader and studied several foreign languages. She attended college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
.
Huber married Alexander George Hesterberg III on March 13, 2004. The couple's first child, son Royce Alexander, was born on December 23, 2006, weighing seven pounds ten ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long. The baby was born on his grandmother Susan Lucci's 60th birthday. The couple's second child, Brendan, was born on August 16, 2008. Their third child, Hayden Victoria was born on March 23, 2011. Huber speaks fluent German and Italian, and also speaks French. Huber was a member of Chi Omega
sorority.
daytime soap Passions. Huber left the show in 2000 when she announced she was quitting acting to return to New York and be near her fiance at the time.
Huber was asked to return to Passions in 2002 after her replacement Natalie Zea
chose to depart the role of Gwen when her contract ended. Huber returned to the series; while away, her relationship with her fiance had ended. Huber starred in and co-produced the play Four Dogs and a Bone at the Harold Clurman
Theater in New York City
as part of her student acting requirements. She is represented by the Ford Modeling agency. Huber appeared on the game show Hollywood Squares
for a week in October 2003. In 2000, she was named Miss Golden Globe, an honor the Golden Globe Award
s show gives each year to the daughter of a celebrity.
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actress best known for her role as Gwen Hotchkiss on the daytime soap Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
.
Personal life
Huber was born on Long IslandLong Island
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, New York
New York
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. She is the daughter of actress Susan Lucci
Susan Lucci
Susan Victoria Lucci is an American actress and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Erica Kane on the daytime drama All My Children. The character is considered an icon, and Lucci has been called "Daytime's Leading Lady" by TV Guide, with New York Times and Los Angeles Times citing her as the...
and Austria
Austria
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n businessman Helmut Huber. Huber has a younger brother, Andreas. Huber attended St. Joseph's School and Garden City High School in Garden City, New York
Garden City, New York
Garden City is a village in the town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the town of...
. She was a cheerleader and studied several foreign languages. She attended college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
Huber married Alexander George Hesterberg III on March 13, 2004. The couple's first child, son Royce Alexander, was born on December 23, 2006, weighing seven pounds ten ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long. The baby was born on his grandmother Susan Lucci's 60th birthday. The couple's second child, Brendan, was born on August 16, 2008. Their third child, Hayden Victoria was born on March 23, 2011. Huber speaks fluent German and Italian, and also speaks French. Huber was a member of Chi Omega
Chi Omega
Chi Omega is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega has 174 active collegiate chapters and over 230 alumnae chapters. Chi Omega's national headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee....
sorority.
Career
Huber's television debut was an uncredited role in Lifetime's 1995 original movie, Ebbie, which starred her mother. She also appeared with her mother in 1993 in a Ford Motor Company advertisement. In 1999, Huber was announced as a cast member in the new NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
daytime soap Passions. Huber left the show in 2000 when she announced she was quitting acting to return to New York and be near her fiance at the time.
Huber was asked to return to Passions in 2002 after her replacement Natalie Zea
Natalie Zea
Natalie Zea is an American actress known for her roles as Gwen Hotchkiss on the NBC daytime soap Passions, socialite Karen Darling on Dirty Sexy Money on ABC and Winona Hawkins on Justified on FX.-Career:...
chose to depart the role of Gwen when her contract ended. Huber returned to the series; while away, her relationship with her fiance had ended. Huber starred in and co-produced the play Four Dogs and a Bone at the Harold Clurman
Harold Clurman
Harold Edgar Clurman was a visionary American theatre director and drama critic, "one of the most influential in the United States". He was most notable as one of the three founders of the New York City's Group Theatre...
Theater in New York City
New York City
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as part of her student acting requirements. She is represented by the Ford Modeling agency. Huber appeared on the game show Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares is an American panel game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The "board" for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants...
for a week in October 2003. In 2000, she was named Miss Golden Globe, an honor the Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
s show gives each year to the daughter of a celebrity.