1. Rebecca Gibney has featured in a number of Australian films, including Mental and The Dressmaker.
24 Facts About Rebecca Gibney
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Rebecca Catherine Gibney was born in Levin, New Zealand and brought up in Wellington.
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Rebecca Gibney moved to Australia at the age of 19 after graduating from high school.
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Rebecca Gibney broke into Australian television with the role of Julie Davis in the children's series Zoo Family in 1985.
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Rebecca Gibney 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.
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Rebecca Gibney has appeared in the miniseries' Kangaroo Palace, and The Day of the Roses.
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From 2002 to 2003, Rebecca Gibney had a role in Stingers; from 2003 until 2006, she co-starred with Claudia Karvan in the telemovie trilogy Small Claims as Chrissy.
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Rebecca Gibney appeared in the movie adaptation of Stephen King's novel Salem's Lot in 2004, followed by King's 2006 miniseries Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
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Rebecca Gibney hosted four seasons of a documentary series produced by Television New Zealand called Sensing Murder in which unsolved cases of New Zealand murders or missing persons are probed by psychic investigators from both New Zealand and Australia.
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Rebecca Gibney was executive producer and starred in 2008 New Zealand feature film The Map Reader alongside Michael Hurst, playing Amelia, mother of Michael, the map reader of the title.
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From August 2008 until its conclusion in 2013, Rebecca Gibney played the female lead of Julie Rafter on the Seven Network's Packed to the Rafters.
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Rebecca Gibney starred in the 2012 movie Mental alongside Toni Collette.
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In 2014 Rebecca Gibney produced and starred in a new TV film crime drama, The Killing Field.
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Rebecca Gibney played a detective tasked with solving the murder of a teenage girl in a small town.
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In 2020 Rebecca Gibney reprised the role of Jane Halifax for Halifax: Retribution.
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On 4 September 2024, Rebecca Gibney was announced as part of the 2025 Sydney Theatre Company season for the play Circle Mirror Transformation, marking Rebecca Gibney's return to theatre in almost 20 years.
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Rebecca Gibney married production designer Richard Bell in November 2001.
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Rebecca Gibney has won, and has been nominated, for several television awards at the AFIs and the Logies on numerous occasions in her acting career.
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Rebecca Gibney won her first award in 1990, winning the AFI Award for Best Actress for her role in Come In Spinner.
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Rebecca Gibney won a peer-nominated Most Outstanding Actress Logie award in 1991 for her role in the show.
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Rebecca Gibney was nominated in the Most Popular Actress in a Telemovie or Mini-Series award for her role.
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Rebecca Gibney been nominated at the Logies for the Gold Logie in 2010 and 2011, Most Popular Actress in 2010,2011, and 2012, and Most Outstanding Actress in 2009.
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Rebecca Gibney has been honoured by her birthtown of Levin, New Zealand in their Walk of Fame and is run by Heritage Horowhenua Charitable Trust.
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In 2024, Rebecca Gibney was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame.