Rebecca Gibney
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| Born | Rebecca Catherine Gibney 14 December 1964 Levin, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | Irwin Thomas (1992-1995) Richard Bell (2001-present) |
Rebecca Catherine Gibney (born 14 December 1964 in Levin, New Zealand) is a New Zealand born Australian actress.
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[edit] Biography
Gibney was born the youngest of six children, and brought up in Wellington. She has said she wasn't so much funny as a "bit odd" as a child. "I was a bit like Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family. I walked around with this headless doll that I took everywhere." [1] Gibney moved to Australia at the age of 19.
[edit] Performance career
After working as a model, she broke in to television with the role of Julie Davis in the children's series Zoo Family in 1985 and went on to play mechanic Emma Plimpton in the critically acclaimed and popular drama series The Flying Doctors. In 1990, she starred in the highly acclaimed mini-series Come In Spinner.
In 1991, she starred in the Channel Nine sitcom, All Together Now. She quit the show in 1993. When she left the show, she starred in Snowy.
The title character of Dr. Jane Halifax in Halifax f.p. was created especially for her, by the producers of her previous show 'Snowy'. Halifax f.p debuted in 1994 with the episode "Acts Of Betrayal", and continued with a further 20 telemovies leading up until 2002. This was a popular role for her. She has also appeared in other mini-series, like Kangaroo Palace (in 1997), and in The Day of the Roses (in 1998).
In 2002 and 2003, Gibney had a role in Stingers, and from 2003 until 2006, she had a role in the telemovie trilogy Small Claims as Chrissy, co-starring with Claudia Karvan.
She appeared in the movie adaptation of Stephen King's novel Salem's Lot, released in 2004, and then followed up in 2006 with King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes TV Mini-series.
In 2006, she played the role of Lydia, a hippie restaurant owner and operator in the Network Ten drama series Tripping Over. In 2007, she had a small role in the film Clubland, starring Brenda Blethyn, and directed by Cherie Nowlan. The film is known as Introducing the Dwights in the United States.
A series of Australian television commercials for Advil in 2006/7 have featured Gibney and her family. A new television commercial with only Gibney appeared in October 2007.
Rebecca was executive producer and also starred in New Zealand feature film The Map Reader as Amelia alongside Michael Hurst and played the mother of Michael, The map reader of the title portrayed by Jordan Selwyn, nephew of New Zealand acting icon Don Selwyn. The film was released in 2008[2].
Rebecca currently hosts a documentary series produced by Television New Zealand called Sensing Murder in which unsolved New Zealand murder or missing person cases are probed by psychic investigators from both New Zealand and Australia.
Since August 2008, Rebecca can be seen as the female lead on Channel 7's new Tuesday night show Packed to the Rafters. She plays the role of the mother Julie Rafter.[3] Her role in the show proved popular for Gibney, and she won the Gold Logie in 2009 for the show.[4]
In 2010, she has the lead role on Channel Ten's telemovie Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story.
Rebecca will star in the upcoming movie Mental which will be released in 2012, she will star alongside Toni Collette.[5]
[edit] Personal life
Gibney has been married twice, first to Irwin Thomas (former lead singer of Southern Sons; aka Jack Jones) in 1992, which ended in divorce. She married production designer Richard Bell in November 2001 and gave birth to her first child, a son, Zachary Edison Bell, in early 2004.
She currently resides in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia with her husband and son.
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | I Live with Me Dad | Jill Harkness | |
| Among the Cinders | Sally | ||
| 1986 | Mr Wrong | Secretary | |
| 1990 | Jigsaw | Virginia York | |
| 1994 | Lucky Break | Gloria Wrightman | |
| 1997 | Joey | Penny McGregor | |
| 2006 | Lost and Found | Mac's Mum | |
| 2007 | Clubland | Lana | |
| 2008 | The Map Reader | Amelia | |
| 2009 | I Am You | Mrs. Reid | |
| 2012 | Mental | Pre-production | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Sea Urchins | Television film | |
| 1985 | The Zoo Family | Julie Davis | |
| 1986 | The Great Bookie Robbery | Bonnie | Mini-series |
| 1990 | Come In Spinner | Guinea Malone | Television film |
| Acropolis Now | Mrs. Spiro Strangulator | 1 episode: Cappuccino Catastrophe | |
| 1986-–1991 | The Flying Doctors | Emma Plimpton/Emma Patterson | 73 episodes |
| 1991 | Ring of Scorpio | Judith | Television film |
| 1991–1993 | All Together Now | Tracy Lawson | Main role; 86 episodes |
| 1993 | Snowy | Lilian Anderson | 13 episodes |
| 1994 | Time Trax | Dr. Maria Mills | 1 episode: The Cure |
| 1995 | G.P. | Larissa Schuller | 1 episode: Still Life |
| 1997 | Kangaroo Palace | Heather Randall | Television film |
| 1998 | 13 Gantry Row | Julie | Television film |
| The Silver Brumby | Boon Boon #1 | Voice | |
| The Day of the Roses | Margaret Warby | Television film | |
| 1999 | Sabrina, Down Under | Hilary Hexton | Television film |
| The Lost World | Lady Cassandra Yorkton | 1 episode | |
| Computer-Crash 2000 | Nicole | Television film | |
| 2001 | Finding Hope | Hope Fox | Television film |
| Farscape | Rinic Sarova | 1 episode: "Thanks for Sharing" | |
| Ihaka: Blunt Instrument | Kirsty Finn | Television film | |
| 1994–2002 | Halifax f.p. | Jane Halifax | Main role; 22 episodes/television films |
| 2002–2003 | Stingers | Ingrid Burton | 13 episodes |
| 2003 | Sensing Murder | Host | |
| 2004 | Small Claims | Chrissy Hindmarsh | |
| Salem's Lot | Marjorie Glick | Mini-series/television film | |
| 2005 | Small Claims: White Wedding | Chrissy Hindmarsh | |
| 2006 | Small Claims: The Reunion | Chrissy Hindmarsh | |
| Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | India Fornoy | Mini-series; 1 episode: "The End of the Whole Mess" | |
| Tripping Over | Lydia | 6 episodes | |
| 2010 | Wicked Love: The Maria Krop Story | Maria Krop | Television film |
| 2008−present | Packed to the Rafters | Julie Rafter | Main role; 72 episodes |
[edit] Awards
Rebecca Gibney has won, and been nominated, for several awards at the AFIs and the Logies on numerous occasions in her acting career.[4]
For her role in Come In Spinner, she won AFI (Australian Film Institute) Award for Best Actress in 1990, and a peer-nominated Most Outstanding Actress Logie in 1991.[4]
In 1992, she was nominated at the Logies for her role in All Together Now in two categories: Most Popular Actress and Most Popular Light Entertainment / Comedy Female Performer.
Her role as the lead actress in Halifax f.p. had Gibney nominated for three different awards awards - Most Popular Actress at the Logies (in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001); Most Outstanding Actress at the Logies (in 1998, 1999 and 2000) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama at the AFI's (in 1998 and 2000).
Gibney's Role in the telemovie Small Claims led her to another nomination at the 2005 Logies in the Most Outstanding Actress category.
A popular role for Gibney has been on Packed to the Rafters. Her role in this has led her to win the 2009 Gold Logie and the 2009 Most Popular Actress award.[4] She also been nominated at the Logies for the Gold Logie in 2010 and 2011, Most Popular Actress in 2010[6] and 2011,[7] and Most Outstanding Actress in 2009. At the AFI Awards she was nominated in 2009, in the Best Lead Actress in a Drama award.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "The mother lode". Steve Doe. 2 August, 2009. http://www.stevedow.com.au/Default.aspx?id=418. Retrieved 8 July, 2011.
- ^ "The Map Reader". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1003014/. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "Julie Rafter". au.tv.yahoo.com. http://au.tv.yahoo.com/packed-to-the-rafters/characters/article/-/5329009/julie-rafter. Retrieved 8 July, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Rebecca Gibney wins Gold Logie". ninemsn.com.au. 3 May, 2009. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/809161/glamour-flu-mask-on-logie-red-carpet. Retrieved 8 July, 2011.
- ^ Davies, Rebecca (8 July, 2011)"Rebecca Gibney lands "dream" movie role in 'Mental'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a328920/rebecca-gibney-lands-dream-movie-role-in-mental.html. Retrieved 8 July, 2011.
- ^ Davies, Rebecca (3 May, 2010)"In full: Logies 2010 - The Winners". digitalspy.co.uk. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a217866/in-full-logies-2010-the-winners.html. Retrieved 8 July, 2010.
- ^ Davies, Rebecca (2 May, 2011)"In full: Logies 2011 - The Winners". digitalspy.co.uk. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/australian-tv/news/a317334/in-full-logies-2011-the-winners.html. Retrieved 8 July, 2011.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Kate Ritchie for Home and Away |
Gold Logie Award Most Popular Personality on Australian Television 2009 for Packed to the Rafters |
Succeeded by Ray Meagher for Home and Away |
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