Rebecca Gilling

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

Gilling made her debut in theatre in 1972^[2]and her debut film role in the 1974 biker film Stone but came to prominence that year in the Number 96 feature film version, as the "bad girl" flight attendant Diana Moore even though she was not a member of the regular TV series cast. 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) 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.

Gilling comes from a family who were heavily active in politics. Her mother was prominent feminist Bridget Gilling,^[4] who was married to WWI Navy serviceman Douglas Chalmers. Her grandmother was suffragist Cicely Corbett Fisher, whilst her great-grandparents were politicians for the Liberal Party in England. Her great grandfather was Charles Corbett whom was married to Marie Corbett.

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