Rebecca Rigg

For the "Farscape" actress, see Rebecca Riggs.

Rebecca Rigg
Born	31 December 1967 (1967-12-31) Gold Coast, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Simon Baker (1998–present)

Rebecca Rigg (born 31 December 1967) is an Australian actress. She was once best known by Australian audiences as the bratty but troubled teenager, Gabrielle "Gabe" Baker, in the 1980s drama series A Country Practice.

Early life and career

Rigg was born in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Her Australian television appearances include the television series Rafferty's Rules (in which she appeared as the daughter of the Magistrate, Michael Rafferty); the television special Joh's Jury (as one of the jurors), as well as a starring role in the Australian comedy television series Willing and Abel (in which she appeared as "Angela Reddy"). She also appeared in the television mini-series Emma, Queen of the South Seas. She made guest appearances in other Australian television series, including The Flying Doctors, G. P., Blue Heelers and Winners – Quest beyond Time.

Rigg also had a role as Nurse Amy as part of the Mr Bad storyline on hugely popular Australian soap – E Street – where she met future husband Simon Baker who was also a cast member. As a young girl she was also in the Australian film Fortress, which was about the kidnapping of a teacher (played by Rachel Ward) and a small class of students.

In the United States, Rigg appeared in the series Michael Hayes, in which she had an ongoing role as United States Attorney Lindsay Straus. She also appeared in the American television series L.A. Doctors as Kelly Newman.

Rebecca recently appeared in a movie, Ellie Parker, with fellow actress Naomi Watts.

Personal life

Simon Baker and Rebecca Rigg married in 1998 and have three children. They moved back to Sydney from Malibu where they had been living for a number of years.

Her husband stated during an interview on The View that Rigg attended the same high school in Sydney as film star Nicole Kidman and that Kidman is godmother to their youngest child, Harry. Fellow Australian actress Naomi Watts is godmother to Simon and Rebecca's son Claude.

Filmography

Films

• Fatty Finn – 1980
• Doctors and Nurses – 1981
• Monkey Grip – 1982
• Fortress – 1986
• Raw Nerve – 1991
• The Lonely Ones – 1989
• Hunting – 1991
• Spotswood – 1991
• My Forgotten Man – 1993
• Ellie Parker – 2005

Television

Australian television

• The Restless Years – 1981–1982
• The Grahame Bond TV Special – 1982
• A Country Practice – 1983–1984
• The Great Bookie Robbery (miniseries) – 1986
• Willing and Abel – 1987
• Emma, Queen of the South Seas (miniseries) – 1988
• E Street – 1990
• Blue Heelers – 1996

American television

• Michael Hayes
• L.A. Doctors
• The Mentalist

Awards and nominations

• 1981: Aged 13, Rebecca Rigg was nominated for an AFI award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Fatty Finn.

Further reading

• The Australian Film and Television Companion – compiled by Tony Harrison – Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994

External links

• Rebecca Rigg – "A Country Practice" cast's actor filmographies
• Rebecca Rigg – Australian Film Commission website
• Rebecca Rigg at the Internet Movie Database