Rebecca Rigg
Acting
Biography
Rebecca Rigg (born 31 December 1967) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in television and film. She started out as a child actor in Fatty Finn (1980), before also being featured in the films Hunting (1991), Spotswood (1992) and Ellie Parker (2005). Rigg married Simon Baker in 1998 after five years together, and they have three children, including actress Stella Baker. They separated in 2020.
Born: December 31, 1967
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Come in Spinner
This is the story of women in wartime – those left behind while the men are away fighting. It’s the story of three very different women who work in a beauty parlour attached to a luxury hotel, during the Second World War. It’s 1944 and the tide is turning against the Japanese in the Pacific, while American forces, waiting for their final push through the Pacific Islands, have made Sydney a gaudy, hectic garrison town. At the center of the action is the South Pacific Hotel, one of Sydney’s finest. It’s modeled on the Australia Hotel, demolished during the 1960s but a legend during the wartime era.
The Mentalist
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
The Sentinel
The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.
BlackJack: At the Gates
Ten years ago, a baby was killed in a house arson fire after a violent home invasion. The parents used the tragedy as a motivation to help build an evangelical community church but now the mother has comes to Jack for help. Jack agrees to look into the still unsolved crime but in looking for the truth Jack will have to fight the system and his own conscience to uncover a tangled web of lies and deception. In the end, Jack must decide if the truth should prevail over the interests of the innocent.
Joh's Jury
Dramatisation of the 1991 perjury trial of former Queensland state Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
L.A. Doctors
Four Los Angeles doctors run a practice in this drama that focuses as much on the problems in the American medical system as it does on the patients.
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.
Fortress
After being kidnapped by four masked men, a teacher and her students rebel by plotting against the criminals.
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
Fair Game
A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at risk. As her world crumbles, she must navigate the fallout of her double life.
Filmography
as Lisa
as Felicia Scott
as Lisa Lyndon
as Sam
as Sam
as Kelly Newman
as Lindsay Straus
as Former Girlfriend
as Margaret
as Helena Martinelli
as Claudia
as Kate Kenny
as Madonna
as Cheryl Ball
as Debbi McCormick
as Shirley Noonan
as Michelle
as Amy Preston
as Amy Preston (uncredited)
as Phebe Coe Parkinson
as Rebecca Browning
as Trisha Farley
as Narelle
as Michelle
as Mercia King
as Tilly