Biography

Rebekah was born in Huntington, WV where she lived until she was 19. Much of her time was spent climbing trees, reading books, and sneaking into her mom's makeup. Rebekah started in the arts as a ballet dancer, and moved into acting in high school and college. Most of her party years were spent in glorious Chicago theatre (Goodman, Steppenwolf, Northlight, Remy Bumppo, House, Strawdog, BackStage Theatre) where she won Best Actress in 2006 for her role as Sabina in the "The Skin of Our Teeth" and received two more Jeff Nominations (Best Actress "Aunt Dan & Lemon", Best Supporting 'Waiting for Lefty").She has been seen in several films, most recently Flat Chested (2013) with Alicia Witt and Luke Perry, and the soon-to-be released Just Like a Woman (2012) with Sienna Miller. She is also part of the first season of NBC's new hit series, Chicago Fire (2012) with Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, and David Eigenberg.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rebekah Ward

She was awarded the 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Skin of Our Teeth" at the Backstage Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 2008 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Waiting for Lefty" at the BackStage Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award (Non-Equity Division) for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Aunt Dan and Lemon" at the BackStage Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.