Rebecca Gilling

Rebecca Gilling (born 3 November 1953 in Castlecrag, Sydney, Australia)[1] is an Australian former model and actress, now environmentalist.

Rebecca Gilling
Born (1953-11-03) 3 November 1953
Castlecrag, Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress, CEO, former model
ChildrenAmy Pringle (b. 1987) William Pringle (b. 1991)

Gilling is the daughter of World War II Navy personnel Douglas Gilling and prominent feminist campaigner Bridget Gilling.

Career

Her first acting role was in film Stone (1974) but she came to prominence in the Number 96 feature film version in 1974, as the "bad girl" flight attendant Diana Moore even though she was not a member of the regular TV series cast. . Her next acting role was in the action film The Man from Hong Kong (1975).[2]

Gilling went on to act in several television series. She was a regular support character in Glenview High (1977) and then appeared in The Young Doctors as Liz Kennedy. Gilling later achieved international recognition in both the mini-series (1983) and subsequent series (1986) of Return to Eden as Stephanie Harper.

She also appeared in The Naked Country (1985) and in TV series City West (1984), The Blue Lightning (1986), A Dangerous Life (1988), Danger Down Under (1988) and The Paper Man (1990).

During the 1990s, she had a guest appearance on medical drama G.P. and was a presenter on the Nine Network lifestyle series Our House. She later became the spokesperson for the Australian not-for-profit environmental organisation, Planet Ark. She appeared on The Project on 23 Sep 2019, as the Planet Ark CEO, speaking in regards to the current state of recycling.

Selected filmography

Year Title Role
1974Number 96Diana Moore
1974StoneVanessa
1974Silent Number (TV series)Mutility Cragg
1975The Man from Hong KongAngelica
1975Armchair Cinema (TV series)Secretary
1976Secret Doors (TV movie)
1977Chopper Squad (TV series)Georgia Batie
1978Cop Shop (TV series)Carla Moore
1977-1979Glenview High (TV series)Robbie Dean
1981Holiday Island (TV series)Trish McKenzie
1979-1981The Young Doctors (TV series)Liz Kennedy
1982A Country Practice (TV series)Robin Nichols
1983Return to Eden (TV mini-series)Stephanie Harper and Tara Welles
1984City West (TV series)Jean Cheney
1985Five Mile Creek (TV series)Miss Armstrong
1985The Naked CountryMary Dillon
1986The Blue Lightning (TV movie)
1986Return to Eden (TV series)Stephanie Harper
1987FeathersFran
1988Danger Down Under (TV movie)Sharon Harris
1988A Dangerous Life (TV mini-series)Angie Fox
1989Fear in Fun Park (TV movie)Aileen
1990The Paper Man (TV mini-series)Virginia Morgan
1990Heaven TonightAnnie Dysart
1993G.P. (TV series)Jenna Clarke
1993-2001Our House (TV series)Presenter
1997Mystique of the Pearl (documentary)Narrator (voice)
1999Stone Forever (TV documentaryAs herself
2008Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild,Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary)Herself
2019The Project (TV series)Herself (as CEO of Planet Ark)

References and footnotes

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