Rebecca von Lahnstein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jasmin Lord as Rebecca von Lahnstein (2009)
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Verbotene Liebe character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Jasmin Lord (2008-2011) Tatjana Kästel (2012-) |
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Duration | 2008-2011 & 2012- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 3179 June 17, 2008 |
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Created by | Tom Chroust Jens Schleicher |
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Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Occupation | Fashion designer for Ligne Clarisse Lahnstein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home | Königsbrunn Castle Düsseldorf, Germany |
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Family | Lahnstein family |
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Father | Ludwig von Lahnstein |
Mother | Madeleine von Lahnstein |
Stepmother | Elisabeth Cornelius |
Brothers |
Hagen von Lahnstein Sebastian von Lahnstein Tristan von Lahnstein |
Sisters | Helena von Lahnstein |
Grandfathers | Dietrich von Lahnstein |
Grandmothers | Mimi Baxter |
Uncles |
Johannes von Lahnstein Christian Frei |
Nephews | Maximilian Stiehl Carl Hansen |
Nieces | Christina Brandner Emma von Lahnstein |
First cousins |
Ansgar von Lahnstein Carla von Lahnstein Sarah von Lahnstein Nico von Lahnstein |
Rebecca von Lahnstein is a character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). The character was portrayed by Jasmin Lord and debuted on June 17, 2008. In 2009, Lord earned the Miss Soap award as the most beautiful actress in a soap opera, followed by the German Soap Award as Sexiest Woman in 2011. It was announced on January 18, 2011 that Lord is going to leave the show and finishes shooting in April 2011. She made her last on-screen appearance on July 27, 2011. After a few months the character was recast with Tatjana Kästel, who made her first on-screen appearance on February 13, 2012.
The character is hardly mentioned before she appears on-screen. It was only declared that Sebastian, then played by Joscha Kiefer, had siblings. Rebecca's first appearance featured a run-in with Gregor Mann, played by Andreas Jancke, who eventually became her first on-screen lover. Rebecca appeared to be a stereotypically rich and spoiled person, even though it's mentioned that Rebecca didn't grow up with much money, since her father ceased contact with his aristocratic family. She had a good relationship with Adrian Degenhardt, played by Klaus Zmorek, who was like a father to she and her siblings after her own father died.
Initially, Rebecca appeared to be a stereotype of a rich girl who enjoyed superficial pleasures. She loved to go shopping, especially out of frustration so she wouldn't have to come to terms with her personal problems. It was hinted that she did not grow up as lavishly as she later comes to be, so at first Rebecca treated the staff around her like less worthy citizens. Her spoiled way brings her character to be disliked by the audience. As time goes by and her character is developed, the audience also saw how Rebecca could be easily hurt, especially by those whom she loves. Trying to bring the best out in herself, Rebecca is normally shown as a good friend to people she liked and also seems to have little faith in herself when it comes to her proficiency.
As time goes by, Rebecca becomes a strong woman who starts to know what she wants. With the return of her supposedly dead father Ludwig, she broke free of her past insecurities and flaws. Rebecca even began a romantic triste with waitress Miriam Pesch before the character was suddenly written out because of Jasmin Lord's departure. Verbotene Liebe altered the storyline so that Rebecca would move to New York.