Rebecca Gibney
| Rebecca Gibney | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rebecca Gibney, February 2013 | |
| Born |
Rebecca Catherine Gibney 14 December 1964 Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Notable work |
The Flying Doctors All Together Now Halifax f.p. Packed to the Rafters |
| Spouse(s) |
Irwin Thomas (1992–1995) Richard Bell (2001–present) |
Rebecca Catherine Gibney (born 14 December 1964) is a New Zealand-born Australian actress. She has appeared regularly in Australian film and television since the mid-1980s. She won the Gold Logie in 2010 for her role in Packed to the Rafters.
Biography
Gibney was born the youngest of six children, and brought up in Wellington. She recounted that she was a "bit odd" as a child, stating "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 after graduating high school.
Performance career
Gibney worked as a model, then appeared on television in the New Zealand kidult series Sea Urchins from 1980 to 1984. She broke into Australian television with the role of Julie Davis in the children's series Zoo Family in 1985. She went on to play mechanic Emma Plimpton in the popular drama series The Flying Doctors, and in 1990 starred in the mini-series Come In Spinner. In 1991 she starred in the Channel Nine sitcom All Together Now, leaving the series in 1993. After her departure, 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. The series was an immense success and cemented Gibney's status as a household name within Australia. She has also appeared in other mini-series, like Kangaroo Palace (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 adverts for Advil in 2006/07 have featured Gibney and her family. A new television advert 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.
From August 2008 until its conclusion in 2013, Rebecca played the female lead of Julie Rafter on the Seven Network's Packed to the Rafters.[3][4] Her role in the show proved popular for Gibney, and she won the Gold Logie in 2009 for the show.[5]
In 2010, she played the lead role on Channel Ten's telemovie Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story.
Rebecca starred in the 2012 movie Mental alongside Toni Collette.[6]
On 23 October 2013, the Seven Network announced that Gibney will star in and produce a new crime drama, The Killing Field, scheduled for 2014. Gibney will play a detective tasked with solving the murder of a teenage girl in a small town.[7][8]
On October 29th 2014, the Seven Network announced at their 2015 upfronts that Rebecca will star in Winter, a follow-up series to her 2014 tele-movie The Killing Field. [9]
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.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shirley Moochmoore |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–1984 | Sea Urchins | Television series (NZ) | |
| 1985 | Zoo Family | Julie Davis | Television series |
| 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 | |
| 2008−2013 | Packed to the Rafters | Julie Rafter | Main role; 122 episodes |
| 2010 | Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story | Maria Korp | Television film |
| 2014 | The Killing Field | Detective Sergeant Eve Winter | Producer; Television film |
| 2015 | Winter | Detective Sergeant Eve Winter | Producer; Television film |
Awards
Gibney has won, and has been nominated, for several television awards at the AFIs and the Logies on numerous occasions in her acting career.[5]
She won her first award in 1990, winning the AFI (Australian Film Institute) Award for Best Actress for her role in Come In Spinner. She also won a peer-nominated Most Outstanding Actress Logie award in 1991[5] for her role in the show.
In 1992, she was nominated at the Logies for her role in the sitcom All Together Now in two categories: Most Popular Actress and Most Popular Light Entertainment / Comedy Female Performer.
Her role as the lead in Halifax f.p. had Gibney nominated for three different 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.[5] She also been nominated at the Logies for the Gold Logie in 2010 and 2011, Most Popular Actress in 2010,[10] 2011,[11] and 2012, and Most Outstanding Actress in 2009. At the AFI Awards she was nominated in 2009, in the Best Lead Actress in a Drama award.[5]
References
- ↑ "The mother lode". Steve Dow. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ The Map Reader at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Packed to the Rafters concludes with happy endings all round", News Ltd, 2 July 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "Julie Rafter". au.tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Rebecca Gibney wins Gold Logie". ninemsn.com.au. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ Davies, Rebecca (8 July 2011). "Rebecca Gibney lands "dream" movie role in 'Mental'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Channel 7 set for rock'n roll 2014 as INXS drama tops must-watch list ", News Ltd, 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "What Channel 7 promises to help win ratings in 2014", The Age, 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "Seven Upfront about 2015 TV Plans " Yahoo, October 29 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014
- ↑ Davies, Rebecca (3 May 2010)"In full: Logies 2010 - The Winners". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ↑ Davies, Rebecca (2 May 2011)"In full: Logies 2011 – The Winners". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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