Rebecca Gilling
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Rebecca Gilling is an Australian actress. Her first acting role was in Stone (1974) but who came to prominence as the "bad girl" flight attendant Diana Moore in the feature film version of soap opera Number 96 (1974),http://www.google.com.au/search?um=1&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&biw=768&bih=900&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=%22Rebecca+Gilling+in+Number+96.jpg%22&oq=%22Rebecca+Gilling+in+Number+96.jpg%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=71172l74326l0l75645l2l2l0l0l0l0l367l367l3-1l1l0 in which she had several nude scenes. Her next acting role was in The Man from Hong Kong
(1975).
Gilling went on to act in several television series. She was a regular support character in Glenview High
(1977)http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/GlenviewHigh/12.jpg and then played the key role of Liz Kennedy in The Young Doctors
. Gilling later achieved international recognition for her role as the heroine, Stephanie Harper, in both the mini-series (1983) and subsequent series of Return to Eden (1986). 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 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
.
The Man from Hong Kong
The Man from Hong Kong, known in the U.S.A. as The Dragon Flies is a 1975 action film that was the first Australian-Hong Kong co-production being filmed in both nations. The film was also the first Australian martial arts film. It was produced by Raymond Chow and John Fraser, directed by Brian...
(1975).
Gilling went on to act in several television series. She was a regular support character in Glenview High
Glenview High
Glenview High is an Australian television drama series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Seven Network between 1977 and 1978.-Story:...
(1977)http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/GlenviewHigh/12.jpg and then played the key role of Liz Kennedy in The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...
. Gilling later achieved international recognition for her role as the heroine, Stephanie Harper, in both the mini-series (1983) and subsequent series of Return to Eden (1986). She also appeared in The Naked Country (1985) and in TV series City West (1984), The Blue Lightning (1986), A Dangerous Life
A Dangerous Life
A Dangerous Life is a 1988 English-language Australian film about the final years of the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos' rule, from the assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr. in 1983 to the People Power EDSA Revolution in 1986 that ousted Marcos...
(1988), Danger Down Under
Danger Down Under
-Plot:Mick Devlin, an old "flame" of Nancy Drew's, asks for her support with Nellie Mabo, an Aboriginal local, who is desperate to locate a revered idol, a tjuringa board, and return it back to her clan...
(1988) and The Paper Man (1990).
During the 1990s she was a presenter on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
lifestyle series Our House. She later became the spokesperson for the Australian not-for-profit environmental organisation, Planet Ark
Planet Ark
Planet Ark is best known for its high profile recycling campaigns including, 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' and 'Cards 4 Planet Ark'. It is also the organiser of Australia's 'National Recycling Week' and the country's biggest annual community tree-planting event, 'National Tree Day', founded by Olivia...
.