Rebecca Gilling (born 3 November 1953 in Castlecrag, Sydney, Australia)^[1] is an Australian former model and actress, now environmentalist.

Gilling is the daughter of World War II Navy personnel Douglas Gilling and prominent feminist campaigner Bridget Gilling.

Career

Her first acting role was in film Stone (1974) but she came to prominence in the Number 96 feature film version in 1974, as the "bad girl" flight attendant Diana Moore even though she was not a member of the regular TV series cast.^[2] Her next acting role was in the action film The Man from Hong Kong (1975).^[3]

Gilling went on to act in several television series. She was a regular support character in Glenview High (1977)^[4] and then appeared in The Young Doctors as Liz Kennedy. Gilling later achieved international recognition in both the mini-series (1983) and subsequent series (1986) of Return to Eden as Stephanie Harper.

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 had a guest appearance on medical drama G.P. and 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. She appeared on The Project on 23 September 2019, as the Planet Ark CEO, speaking in regards to the current state of recycling.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage/theatre

• What the Butler Saw (1970)
• False Accusations (1994–95)
• The Mudlarks (1995)

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