Rebecca Gilling


Rebecca Gilling (born 3 November) is currently busy in her role as spokesperson for the Australian environmental awareness group Planet Ark. In recent years she co-presented the the weekly TV home improvements/ideas show "Our House". A recent interview from the Herald Sun can be read here. A site featuring early photos of Rebecca can be found here.

NEW: some of the many magazine covers, and selected articles, featuring Rebecca can be found here.

Screen credits:

Stone (1974)
The Man From Hong Kong (1975)
Return To Eden (mini-series) (1984)
Return To Eden (22-part TV series) (1986)
Blue Lightning (1986)
A Dangerous Life (1988)
The Paper Man (6-part TV series) (19??)
The Naked Country (1993)
Heaven Tonight (1993)
Our House (home improvement show, presenter 1996-2001)

Other:

Fortress (An audio book read by Rebecca Gilling, based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord)


Fortress, a 19?? Australian audio book, based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord.
Read by Rebecca Gilling.

Synopsis: A breathtaking thriller, brilliantly read, takes place in the Australian outback, where a gang of ruthless thugs kidnaps a schoolteacher and her entire class.


Heaven Tonight, a 1993 drama directed by Pina Amenta.
Starring John Waters, Rebecca Gilling, Kim Gyngell & Guy Pearce.

Synopsis: A father and son, generations and ideals apart, struggle desperately to keep alive their individual dreams of rock'n'roll stardom. One man becomes history while the other becomes a legend.


The Naked Country, a 1993 drama directed by Tim Burstall.
Starring John Stanton, Rebecca Gilling, Ivar Kants, Tommy Lewis & John Jarret.

Synopsis: A rugged rancher and his beautiful wife are determined to stand up against the forces against them.


The Paper Man, a 19?? Australian TV drama (6 x 52 minute episodes) produced by Roadshow Coote and Carroll for Granada Television International and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Starring John Bach, Rebecca Gilling, Oliver Tobias, and Peta Toppano.

Synopsis: Phillip Cromwell, a young Australian with a head full of ideals and a bag full of borrowed money, makes a bid for a run-down Sydney afternoon newspaper. Starting in 1962, the series charts this determined and charismatic man's rise to power in the turbulent world of the international media from the heady early days of the 'Sydney Globe' to the final battle with printers and journalists which brings Fleet Street to its knees.


A Dangerous Life, a 1988 political drama directed Robert Markowitz.
Starring Gary Busey & Rebecca Gilling.

Synopsis: Follows the violent events leading to the downfall of the Marcos dictatorship and the elevation of Corazon Aquino to power in the Philippines.


Blue Lightning, a 1986 Australian action/adventure made-for-TV movie directed by Lee Philips.
Starring Sam Elliott, Rebecca Gilling, Robert Culp, and John Meillon.

Synopsis: Set in the Australian outback, an American P. I. (Sam Elliott) finds himself warring with a criminal for possession of a valuable opal.


The Man From Hong Kong (The Dragon Flies), a 1975 action/adventure directed by Brian Trenchard Smith.
Starring Jimmy Wang, George Lazenby, Rebecca Gilling (as Angelica), Sammo Hung, Grant Page and Jimmy Wang Yu.

Synopsis: A spy (Yu) travels to Australia, ostensibly to bring back an escaped Hong Kong drug runner (Lazenby), a kung fu expert.


Stone, a legendary 1974 Australian movie directed by Sandy Harbutt.
Starring Ken Shorter, Sandy Harbutt, Roger Ward, Bill Hunter, Helen Morse & Rebecca Gilling (as Vanessa).

Synopsis: A smash-hit biker movie telling the story of a narcotics cop assigned to the investigation of a political assassination. He befriends a set of gang members and soon discovers that another gang is responsible.


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