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Rebekah Robertson

Rebekah Robertson

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Rebekah Sarah Robertson (born 4 July 1967 in Surrey, England) is an Australian actor and activist who has appeared on television and on stage. In 2012, Robertson founded the first parent led peer support group and information hub for transgender kids and their families in Australia, Transcend. She now advocates for transgender kids and has won numerous awards for her work.

Early life

Robertson was born in Surrey, England, but grew up in Hobart, Tasmania with her four sisters.

Career

1988-1995: Career beginnings and Zootango performances

Rebekah Robertson began her career with an appearance in the television show, Problem Creek as Min, in 1988. Robertson began appearing in multiple Zootango Theatre Company shows, including Alice in Wonderland as the Queen of Hearts, As You Like It as Phoebe, The Comedy of Errors as Adrianna and A Midsummer Night's Dream as Hermia, amongst others.In 1995, Robertson played Greer in the play Wilful Blue at the Victorian Arts Centre. In 1992, she appeared in theatre shows such as The Legend of the Muse and Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell.

Robertson also appeared on television shows Fridge Door and Elvis Was Greek in 1994 and 1995 respectively.

1996-2002: Move to Melbourne and theatre roles

After a move to Melbourne in 1995, Robertson began performing in MTC shows, such as Lady Windemere's Fan and Private Lives. She also made an appearance in the show Queen Kat.

2003-2009: Theatre and television appearances

In 2003, Robertson was nominated for a Green Room Award for her performance in Humble Boy. She continued appearing in MTC productions, like Boy Gets Girl as Madeleine Beck, All My Sons as Sue Bayliss, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Mae and August: Osage County as Ivy Weston.She won a Green Room Award for her performance in August: Osage County in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Rebekah Robertson also made guest appearances in multiple television shows throughout the 2000s, including Neighbours, The Librarians and City Homicide.

2010-present: Voice over work and Coles

Except for guest appearances in shows Tangle and Conspiracy 365, Robertson has focused on voice-over work, and has been the official "voice" for Coles since mid 2010.

Activism

In 2012, Robertson founded the first parent led peer support group and information hub for transgender kids and their families in Australia, Transcend. In 2014, she appeared on Four Corners in disguise (due to a legal requirement) with her daughter, Georgie (also in disguise), talking about their experiences in court and changing the law. From then on, Robertson and Stone have appeared on The Project to talk about the importance of the Safe Schools Coalition and Australian Story, telling their story. Robertson continues to advocate for transgender children and their families. In February 2016, Robertson travelled to Canberra to meet with politicians, urging them to change the law surrounding the requirement that transgender kids should have to go to court to access cross-sex hormones. Robertson was nominated for Straight Ally of the Year at the GLOBE Community Awards in 2016, but lost to Matt Finnis from St Kilda Football Club.

Personal life

"Because of the stress, anxiety and the time limit of puberty and court together... transgender people and their families are pushed to the limit,"
—Robertson on the court process

Robertson lives in Melbourne, Australia and has two children, Georgie and Harry Stone, with actor Greg Stone.

Robertson had to apply to the Family Court of Australia so to help her daughter access puberty blockers, a process she described as being "extremely stressful and a very pathologising experience." After appealing to the Family Court, the law requiring that transgender children and their families should apply to the Family Court to access treatment was eradicated in 2013.

Filmography and theatre

Short Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2002Children in FocusKarinaLaTrobe University Short Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1988Problem CreekMin
1994Fridge DoorPresenter
1995Elvis Was GreekRock-a-billy Girl
1998Queen KatLecturer
2004NeighboursRhonda del RubioGuest role; Episodes 4566 & 4567: Minefields & Coming To Terms
2009The LibrariansLaurenGuest role; Season 2, Episode 1: Just Returned
2009City HomicideSharnie PullmanGuest role; Season 4, Episode 2: Good Cop, Bad Cop
2010TangleTherapist's ReceptionistGuest role; Season 2, Episode 5
2011Conspiracy 365Janet SpencerRecurring role; Season 1, Episodes 9 & 11: September & November
2014Four CornersHerself (in disguise)Documentary, Episode: Being Me
2016The ProjectHerselfInterviewed
2016Australian StoryHerselfDocumentary, Episode: About A Girl

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Blithe SpiritZootango Theatre Company
1988Soft Targets
1988Les Liaisons Dangereuses
1988Hallelujah Lady Jane
1988Agnes of God
1992And Then It Starts To HappenPuppeteerTerrapin Puppet Theatre
1992The Legend of the MusePerformerMelbourne Fringe Festival
1992Jeffrey Bernard is UnwellAll Female RolesNed Sherrin National Tour
1993Alice in WonderlandQueen of HeartsZootango Theatre Company
1993As You Like ItPhoebe
1993QuartetMerteuil
1994Alice in WonderlandQueen of Hearts
1994The Comedy of ErrorsAdrianna
1994CosìRuth
1995A Midsummer Night's DreamHermia
1995Wilful BlueGreerVictorian Arts Centre
1995Lady Windemere's FanLady CarlisleMelbourne Theatre Company
1997Private LivesSibyl
2003Humble BoyRosie Pye
2005Boy Gets GirlMadeleine Beck
2007All My SonsSue Bayliss
2008Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMae
2009August: Osage CountyIvy Weston

Awards and achievements

YearOrganisationAwardWorkResultRef
1993Variety Club AwardBest Professional ActorQuartetteWon
2003Green Room AwardsBest Female Supporting PerformerHumble BoyNominated
2009August: Osage CountyWon
2016GLOBE Community AwardsStraight Ally of the YearRebekah RobertsonNominated
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