- Rebecca Rigg
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name = Rebecca Rigg
birthdate = birth date and age|1967|12|31|df=yes
location = Gold Coast,Queensland ,Australia
occupation =Actress
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spouse =Simon Baker
children = Stella (b: 1993), Claud (b: 1998), Harry (b: 2001)
notable role =Rebecca Rigg (b.
31 December ,1967 ) is anAustralia n actress.Australian television appearances include the Australian television series "
Rafferty's Rules " (in which she appeared as the daughter of the Magistrate, Michael Rafferty). Other television appearances include the television special "Joh's Jury " (as one of the jurors), as well as a starring role in the Australian comedy television series "Willing and Abel " (in which she appeared as "Angela Reddy"). She also appeared in the television mini-series "Emma, Queen of the South Seas ".She also made guest appearances in other Australian television series, including "
The Flying Doctors ", "G. P. ", "Blue Heelers " and "Winners — Quest beyond Time ".In the
United States , Rebecca Rigg appeared in the series "Michael Hayes", in which she had an ongoing role as United States Attorney Lindsay Straus.Rebecca Rigg also appeared in American television series "
L.A. Doctors " as "Kelly Newman", and "The Guardian", which starred her husband, actorSimon Baker .Rebecca recently appeared in a movie, "
Ellie Parker ", withNaomi Watts .Awards and nominations
1981
* Rebecca Rigg was nominated for an AFI award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film "Fatty Finn ".Personal life
Simon Baker and Rebecca Rigg have three children, and have moved back to
Sydney fromMalibu where they had been living for a number of years.Rebecca Rigg is sometimes confused with the
Farscape actress,Rebecca Riggs because of the similarity of their names, and also because both are Australian actresses.Filmography
Films
* "
Fatty Finn " — 1980
* "Doctors and Nurses " — 1981
* "Monkey Grip " — 1982
* "Fortress " — 1985
* "Raw Nerve " — 1989
* "The Lonely Ones " — 1989
* "Hunting " — 1991
* "Spotswood " — 1991
* "My Forgotten Man " — 1993Television
Australian television
* "
The Restless Years " — 1981-1982
* "The Grahame Bond TV Special " — 1982
* "A Country Practice " — 1983-1984
* "The Great Bookie Robbery " (miniseries) — 1986
* "Willing and Abel " — 1987
* "Emma, Queen of the South Seas " (miniseries) — 1988
* "Joh's Jury " (miniseries) mdash; 1993American television
* "
Michael Hayes (TV series)
* "L.A. Doctors "
* "Mercy Mission " (miniseries) — 1993References
* "The Australian Film and Television Companion" — compiled by Tony Harrison — Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994
External links
* [http://www.australiantelevision.net/acp/actors.html#rr Rebecca Rigg] - "A Country Practice" cast's actor filmographies
* [http://www.afc.gov.au/faqs/osaustralians/actors/rebecca_rigg.aspx Rebecca Rigg] - Australian Film Commission website
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