Rebecca Rigg

Rebecca Rigg
Rigg in February 2013
Born	1967 (age 53–54) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–2010
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)	Simon Baker ​ ​ (m. 1998; sep. 2020)​
Children	3, including Stella Baker

Rebecca Rigg (born 1967) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles in Fatty Finn and Ellie Parker.

Early life and career[]

Rebecca Rigg was born in Sydney, New South Wales.

Her Australian television appearances include the television series Rafferty's Rules (in which she appeared as the daughter of the Magistrate, Michael Rafferty); and the ABC television movies Joh's Jury, Come In Spinner, and Naked. As well as a starring role in the Australian comedy television series Willing and Abel (in which she appeared as "Angela Reddy"). As a young girl she was also in the Australian film Fortress, which was about the kidnapping of a teacher (played by Rachel Ward) and a small class of students. She also appeared in the television miniseries Emma: Queen of the South Seas. She has made guest appearances in other Australian television series, including The Flying Doctors, G.P., Blue Heelers and and was known for her role as the rebellious teenager "Gabe" in A Country Practice during the early 1980s.

Rigg also had a role as Nurse Amy as part of the Mr Bad storyline on hugely popular Australian soap E Street, playing the girlfriend of her real-life boyfriend (and future husband) Simon Baker.

In the United States, Rigg appeared in the series Michael Hayes, in which she had an ongoing role as United States Attorney Lindsay Straus and in L.A. Doctors as Kelly Newman. She also did small roles in movies such as Jerry Maguire.

After the birth of her youngest son, Rigg retired from acting to be at home with her children. She has then returned to acting to appear in the films Ellie Parker and Fair Game with Naomi Watts. She also guest starred alongside her husband in The Mentalist episode "A Dozen Red Roses".

Personal life[]

Rigg married Simon Baker in 1998 after five years together, and they have three children, Stella, Claude, and Harry. They moved to Los Angeles in 1996, went to Sydney in 2005, but returned soon after to reside in the United States.^[1] Rigg and Baker separated in April 2020.^[2]

Rigg is a close friend of actresses Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman, who are the godmothers of Stella and Harry, respectively.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

Awards and nominations[]

• 1981: Aged 13, Rebecca Rigg was nominated for an AFI award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Fatty Finn.
• 1983: Aged 15 Rebecca Rigg was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the Logie Awards in Australia.

References[]

External links[]

• Rebecca Rigg – "A Country Practice" cast's actor filmographies
• Rebecca Rigg – Australian Film Commission website
• Rebecca Rigg at IMDb