Rebecca Gilling
Rebecca Gilling (born 3 November 1953 in Castlecrag, Sydney, Australia)[1] is an Australian former model and actress, now environmentalist.
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Born | Castlecrag, Sydney, Australia | 3 November 1953
Occupation | Actress, CEO, former model |
Children | Amy 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 |
1974 | Number 96 | Diana Moore |
1974 | Stone | Vanessa |
1974 | Silent Number (TV series) | Mutility Cragg |
1975 | The Man from Hong Kong | Angelica |
1975 | Armchair Cinema (TV series) | Secretary |
1976 | Secret Doors (TV movie) | |
1977 | Chopper Squad (TV series) | Georgia Batie |
1978 | Cop Shop (TV series) | Carla Moore |
1977-1979 | Glenview High (TV series) | Robbie Dean |
1981 | Holiday Island (TV series) | Trish McKenzie |
1979-1981 | The Young Doctors (TV series) | Liz Kennedy |
1982 | A Country Practice (TV series) | Robin Nichols |
1983 | Return to Eden (TV mini-series) | Stephanie Harper and Tara Welles |
1984 | City West (TV series) | Jean Cheney |
1985 | Five Mile Creek (TV series) | Miss Armstrong |
1985 | The Naked Country | Mary Dillon |
1986 | The Blue Lightning (TV movie) | |
1986 | Return to Eden (TV series) | Stephanie Harper |
1987 | Feathers | Fran |
1988 | Danger Down Under (TV movie) | Sharon Harris |
1988 | A Dangerous Life (TV mini-series) | Angie Fox |
1989 | Fear in Fun Park (TV movie) | Aileen |
1990 | The Paper Man (TV mini-series) | Virginia Morgan |
1990 | Heaven Tonight | Annie Dysart |
1993 | G.P. (TV series) | Jenna Clarke |
1993-2001 | Our House (TV series) | Presenter |
1997 | Mystique of the Pearl (documentary) | Narrator (voice) |
1999 | Stone Forever (TV documentary | As herself |
2008 | Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild,Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary) | Herself |
2019 | The Project (TV series) | Herself (as CEO of Planet Ark) |