Rebecca Gibney
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Rebecca Catherine Gibney (born 14 December 1964 in Levin
, New Zealand
) is a New Zealand born Australian actress.
. I walked around with this headless doll that I took everywhere." Gibney moved to Australia at the age of 19.
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.
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. Her role in the show proved popular for Gibney, and she won the Gold Logie in 2009 for the show.
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
.
(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.
on numerous occasions in her acting career.
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.
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. She also been nominated at the Logies for the Gold Logie in 2010 and 2011, Most Popular Actress in 2010 and 2011, and Most Outstanding Actress in 2009. At the AFI Awards she was nominated in 2009, in the Best Lead Actress in a Drama award.
Levin, New Zealand
Levin is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand, and is the largest town in the Horowhenua district. It is 90 kilometres north of Wellington, 50 kilometres south of Palmerston North, and two kilometres to the east of Lake Horowhenua....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
) is a New Zealand born Australian actress.
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 FamilyThe Addams Family
The Addams Family is a group of fictional characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. As named by Charles Addams, the Addams Family characters include Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wednesday, Pugsley, and Thing....
. I walked around with this headless doll that I took everywhere." Gibney moved to Australia at the age of 19.
Performance career
After working as a model, she broke in to television with the role of Julie Davis in the children's series Zoo FamilyZoo Family
Zoo Family is an Australian children's television series on the Nine Network Australia that first screened in 1985. The series was produced by Crawford Productions and was based on the book by Robin Klein. It was filmed at the Melbourne Zoo. It was later shown in reruns on Nickelodeon in the United...
in 1985 and went on to play mechanic Emma Plimpton in the critically acclaimed and popular drama series The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia....
. In 1990, she starred in the highly acclaimed mini-series Come In Spinner
Come In Spinner
Come In Spinner is an Australian novel by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James, originally published in 1951, and set in Sydney, Australia at the end of the second World War.The title refers to a phrase used in the Australian gambling game of two-up....
.
In 1991, she starred in the Channel Nine sitcom, All Together Now
All Together Now (TV series)
All Together Now was an Australian sitcom that was broadcast on Nine Network between 1991 and 1993. The premise involved an ageing rocker trying to maintain his music career while living with his son and daughter...
. 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.
Halifax f.p.
Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims...
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
Kangaroo Palace
Kangaroo Palace is a 1997 drama television movie which aired on Seven Network.- Plot summary :In 1966, Catherine Macaleese is counting the days until she meets her father, a distant childhood memory, and starts a new life with him in England...
(in 1997), and in The Day of the Roses
The Day of the Roses
The Day of the Roses is a two part Australian television mini-series, a docu-drama directed by Peter Fisk, based on the events of the 1977 Granville railway disaster...
(in 1998).
In 2002 and 2003, Gibney had a role in Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
, 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
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
'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
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
drama series Tripping Over
Tripping Over
Tripping Over is a British/Australian six-part drama series. Its first episode aired on Network Ten in Australia on 25 October 2006, and in the United Kingdom on Five on 30 October 2006. In the UK Tripping Over is repeated on Five Life....
. In 2007, she had a small role in the film Clubland, starring Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBE is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
, and directed by Cherie Nowlan
Cherie Nowlan
Cherie Nowlan is an Australian film and television director.She is best known for directing the 1997 film Thank God He Met Lizzie starring Cate Blanchett and Frances O'Connor, her feature film directorial debut...
. The film is known as Introducing the Dwights in the United States.
A series of Australian television commercials for Advil
Advil
Advil is a brand of ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug . Advil is manufactured by Pfizer and has been on the market since 1984.-History:...
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
Michael Hurst
Michael Eric Hurst, ONZM is a New Zealand actor, director and writer, mostly on stage and television. He is probably best known internationally for playing Iolaus in the television programs Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and companion series Xena: Warrior Princess...
and played the mother of Michael, The map reader of the title portrayed by Jordan Selwyn
Jordan Selwyn
Jordan Selwyn is a New Zealand-based film and stage actor. Selwyn is best known for his role in New Zealand film The Map Reader starring alongside Rebecca Gibney. Selwyn, nephew of actor Don Selwyn, was 17 when filming commenced on The Map Reader...
, nephew of New Zealand acting icon Don Selwyn
Don Selwyn
Don C. Selwyn was a Maori actor and film director from New Zealand. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Maori Theatre Trust and directed the 2002 film The Merchant of Venice, the first Maori language feature film with English subtitles.Born of Ngati Kuri and Te Aupouri descent, Selwyn grew...
. The film was released in 2008.
Rebecca currently hosts a documentary series produced by Television New Zealand called Sensing Murder
Sensing Murder
Sensing Murder is a television series in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, in which alleged psychics are asked to act as psychic detectives to help solve famous unsolved murder cases in each country. The psychics have not managed to solve any of the cases.-Format:Each episode included...
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
Packed to the Rafters
Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...
. She plays the role of the mother Julie Rafter. Her role in the show proved popular for Gibney, and she won the Gold Logie in 2009 for the show.
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
Toni Collette
Antonia "Toni" Collette is an Australian actress and musician, known for her acting work on stage, television and film as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish....
.
Personal life
Gibney has been married twice, first to Irwin ThomasIrwin Thomas
Irwin Thomas was formerly known as Jack Jones, and was lead singer in the 1990s Australian band Southern Sons....
(former lead singer of Southern Sons
Southern Sons
Southern Sons was an Australian band, originally billed as The State, best known in Australia in the early 90's for their hits 'Heart In Danger' and 'Hold Me In Your Arms'...
; aka Jack Jones) in 1992, which ended in divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
. 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
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
with her husband and son.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | I Live with Me Dad | Jill Harkness | |
| Among the Cinders Among the Cinders Among the Cinders is a 1983 New Zealand drama film directed by Rolf Hädrich and starring Paul O'Shea, Amanda Jones Derek Hardwick and Yvonne Lawley. It is based on the 1965 novel of the same name by New Zealander Maurice Shadbolt... |
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 Come In Spinner Come In Spinner is an Australian novel by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James, originally published in 1951, and set in Sydney, Australia at the end of the second World War.The title refers to a phrase used in the Australian gambling game of two-up.... |
Guinea Malone | Television film |
| Acropolis Now Acropolis Now Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a Greek bar of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy... |
Mrs. Spiro Strangulator | 1 episode: Cappuccino Catastrophe | |
| 1986-–1991 | The Flying Doctors The Flying Doctors The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.... |
Emma Plimpton/Emma Patterson | 73 episodes |
| 1991 | Ring of Scorpio | Judith | Television film |
| 1991–1993 | All Together Now All Together Now "All Together Now" is a song by The Beatles from their album Yellow SubmarineAll Together Now may also refer to:*All Together Now , a film following the creation of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil... |
Tracy Lawson | Main role; 86 episodes |
| 1993 | Snowy | Lilian Anderson | 13 episodes |
| 1994 | Time Trax Time Trax Time Trax was an American/Australian co-produced science fiction television series that first aired in 1993. A police officer, sent through time into the past, has to track down and return convicted criminals who have escaped prison in the future... |
Dr. Maria Mills | 1 episode: The Cure |
| 1995 | G.P. | Larissa Schuller | 1 episode: Still Life |
| 1997 | Kangaroo Palace Kangaroo Palace Kangaroo Palace is a 1997 drama television movie which aired on Seven Network.- Plot summary :In 1966, Catherine Macaleese is counting the days until she meets her father, a distant childhood memory, and starts a new life with him in England... |
Heather Randall | Television film |
| 1998 | 13 Gantry Row | Julie | Television film |
| The Silver Brumby The Silver Brumby The Silver Brumby was an Australian animated children's television series written by Jon Stephens and Judy Malmgren based on Elyne Mitchell's Silver Brumby books... |
Boon Boon #1 | Voice | |
| The Day of the Roses The Day of the Roses The Day of the Roses is a two part Australian television mini-series, a docu-drama directed by Peter Fisk, based on the events of the 1977 Granville railway disaster... |
Margaret Warby | Television film | |
| 1999 | Sabrina, Down Under Sabrina, Down Under Sabrina, Down Under is a 1999 television movie produced for ABC. It is a sequel to Sabrina Goes to Rome and is a companion to the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch TV series. The movie features only two characters from the TV series: teenage witch Sabrina Spellman , and talking cat Salem Saberhagen... |
Hilary Hexton | Television film |
| The Lost World The Lost World (TV series) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World is a syndicated television series loosely based on the 1912 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World... |
Lady Cassandra Yorkton | 1 episode | |
| Computer-Crash 2000 | Nicole | Television film | |
| 2001 | Finding Hope | Hope Fox | Television film |
| Farscape Farscape Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment... |
Rinic Sarova | 1 episode: "Thanks for Sharing" | |
| Ihaka: Blunt Instrument | Kirsty Finn | Television film | |
| 1994–2002 | Halifax f.p. Halifax f.p. Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims... |
Jane Halifax | Main role; 22 episodes/television films |
| 2002–2003 | Stingers Stingers Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program... |
Ingrid Burton | 13 episodes |
| 2003 | Sensing Murder Sensing Murder Sensing Murder is a television series in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, in which alleged psychics are asked to act as psychic detectives to help solve famous unsolved murder cases in each country. The psychics have not managed to solve any of the cases.-Format:Each episode included... |
Host | |
| 2004 | Small Claims Small Claims (telemovie) Small Claims is a series of Australian television movies starring Rebecca Gibney and Claudia Karvan, which first aired on Network Ten in 2004. The series was co-production with subscription television and was also broadcast on the Foxtel, Austar, and Optus Television Subscription Television services... |
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 The End of the Whole Mess "The End of the Whole Mess" is a short science fiction story by Stephen King which was first published in Omni Magazine in 1986, and later published in the Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection and Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse .-Plot summary:The story, narrated by Howard Fornoy in the... " |
|
| Tripping Over Tripping Over Tripping Over is a British/Australian six-part drama series. Its first episode aired on Network Ten in Australia on 25 October 2006, and in the United Kingdom on Five on 30 October 2006. In the UK Tripping Over is repeated on Five Life.... |
Lydia | 6 episodes | |
| 2010 | Wicked Love: The Maria Krop Story | Maria Krop | Television film |
| 2008−present | Packed to the Rafters Packed to the Rafters Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and... |
Julie Rafter | Main role; 72 episodes |
Awards
Rebecca Gibney has won, and been nominated, for several awards at the AFIs and the LogiesLogie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
on numerous occasions in her acting career.
For her role in Come In Spinner
Come In Spinner
Come In Spinner is an Australian novel by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James, originally published in 1951, and set in Sydney, Australia at the end of the second World War.The title refers to a phrase used in the Australian gambling game of two-up....
, she won AFI (Australian Film Institute
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
) Award for Best Actress in 1990, and a peer-nominated Most Outstanding Actress Logie
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
in 1991.
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.
Halifax f.p.
Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims...
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
Packed to the Rafters
Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...
. Her role in this has led her to win the 2009 Gold Logie and the 2009 Most Popular Actress award. She also been nominated at the Logies for the Gold Logie in 2010 and 2011, Most Popular Actress in 2010 and 2011, and Most Outstanding Actress in 2009. At the AFI Awards she was nominated in 2009, in the Best Lead Actress in a Drama award.