Rebecca Gibney
Biography
Rebecca Gibney, born in Levin, is an actress and TV host known for Australian television work. Modeling jobs led to commercials and small parts in the New Zealand series Pioneer Women and Inside Straight, and she later moved to Melbourne at nineteen to star in Zoo Family. She played mechanic Emma Plimpton in The Flying Doctors, then took the title role of Dr. Jane Halifax in Halifax f.p., which ran from 1994 to 2002. Her film credits include Joey (1997), In Her Skin (2009), Mental (2012) and The Dressmaker (2015). As Julie Rafter in Packed to the Rafters, she won the Gold Logie in 2009. She co-created, produced and starred in Wanted from 2016. In 2024 she received a place in the Logie Hall of Fame.
61years old
Turns 62 on December 14in 34 days
- Born Levin
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Rebecca Catherine Gibney
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 18 years1997 to 2015
Every film, newest first
- 2015The DressmakerIMDb rating 7.0
- 2012MentalIMDb rating 6.1
- 2009In Her SkinIMDb rating 6.4
- 1999Sabrina, Down UnderIMDb rating 5.8
- 1997JoeyIMDb rating 4.8
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Behind the award
At the 2024 TV WEEK Logie Awards, Gibney entered the Logie Hall of Fame. Ruth Cracknell, Noni Hazlehurst and Kerri-Anne Kennerley came before her, making her the fourth woman ever inducted.
Big break
Channel 9 was so impressed with Gibney that it had the producers of a series create the title role of Dr. Jane Halifax in Halifax f.p. especially for her.
Getting ready for a role
Gibney gained 13 kg to play Shirley Moochmore in the 2012 film Mental, a role that brought her an AACTA Award nomination.
First role
Gibney's first main role came in the TV film Among the Cinders. It skipped cinemas, and New Zealand television did not show it until 1987, four years afterward.
Beyond film
In July 2025, Gibney started performing in the Sydney Theatre Company season of the play Circle Mirror Transformation. It marked her return to theater after almost 20 years and her first work with the STC.
Behind the camera
Gibney hosted and executive produced four seasons of the New Zealand documentary series Sensing Murder, in which psychics probed unsolved murders and missing persons cases.
Rebecca Gibney movies on Netflix
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2009 | Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television | Packed to the Rafters | Won |
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