Rebekah Elmaloglou Explained

Rebekah Elmaloglou
Birth Date:23 January 1974
Birth Name:Rebekah Sophie Elmaloglou
Birth Place:Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:Actress
Known For:Neighbours (TV series) as Terese Willis
Home and Away (TV series) as Sophie Simpson
Years Active:1984–present
Children:1
Relatives:Sebastian Elmaloglou (brother)
Judi Dench (cousin)
Jeffery Dench (cousin)

Rebekah Sophie Elmaloglou (born 23 January 1974) is an Australian actress, known for her roles as teenage tearaway Sophie Simpson on Home and Away and Terese Willis on Neighbours. She also made guest appearances in E Street, A Country Practice and Pacific Drive. Her film appearances include Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Princess Kate (1988) and The Sum of Us (1994).

Early life

Elmaloglou was born at the Royal Women's Hospital, Paddington, New South Wales, to a Greek father, Gregory, who was principal cello in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and an English mother, Theresa, who was a kindergarten teacher. Her father was born in France.[1] Elmaloglou left school at the age of 15 and trained at the Keane Kids studios in Sydney,[2] where she studied acting, singing and dancing.

Career

Elmaloglou has appeared in numerous roles in various programmes and films such as Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Five Times Dizzy (1986) and Jocelyn Moorhouse' debut film The Siege of Barton's Bathroom (1986),[3] Relatives, In Too Deep (also known as Mack the Knife) (1989) and Love in Limbo(1993) plus the 1988 telemovie Princess Kate. In 1989, she had a 2-week guest stint as asthmatic street-kid Simone in E Street and immediately followed this with a regular role in Home and Away as Sophie Simpson (1990–1993).

Following Home and Away, Elmaloglou appeared alongside Russell Crowe in the Australian film The Sum of Us (1994), and guest starred in A Country Practice as Christine Agapitos. In 1994 she appeared on the stage at the Sydney Opera House in Caravan.[4]

She relished filming The Sum of Us, saying "your best work comes out of a film and you feel that you can really show your talents as an actress". She also compared filming this to when she was on Home and Away:

In 1993, she went to the UK for a production of Aladdin.[5] Elmaloglou appeared in Pacific Drive in 1996, as a victim of incest, who dices with death when she turns to drugs. She appeared in an episode of Life Support as a "publicity whore". The actress later posed naked in a Gothic-themed set of photographs for the Australian celebrity nude art magazine Black+White. In a 1995 interview, she stated that she did not receive the offers she had anticipated after leaving Home and Away and that finding work was a struggle.

On 7 February 2013, it was announced that Elmaloglou had joined the cast of Neighbours as Terese Willis, a role she remained in until the show's final episode on 28 July 2022.[6] [7] Elmaloglou continued in the part when Neighbours rebooted in 2023.

Personal life

Dame Judi Dench is a cousin.[1] Two of Elmaloglou's brothers, Dominic and Sebastian Elmaloglou, have also appeared on Home and Away, plus she has a brother who is a crew member on the show'.[8]

When working on Home and Away (from 1990 to 1993), Elmaloglou frequently had panic attacks.[9] She was later diagnosed with obsessive–compulsive disorder and has been open about her condition.[10]

Elmaloglou has been married to Kane Baker since 2009, and together they have a son born in 2008.[11] [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1985 Lorca and the Outlaws (aka 'Starship") Little Girl Feature film
1985 Relatives Rebecca Feature film
1985 Gatherer Feature film
1986 The Siege of Barton's Bathroom Short film
1988Touch The Sun: Princess KateMay MathiesonTV film
1988HelenaTV film
1990 In Too Deep Jojo Feature film
1993 Love in Limbo Feature film
1994 The Sum of Us Jenny Johnson Feature film
1995 Back of Beyond Susan MacGregor Feature film
2007 U-Turn Car Chick 1 Short film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1986 Professor Poopsnagle's Steam ZeppelinChildTV series, 1 episode
1986Five Times DizzyMareka NikakisTV series, 12 episodes
1987; 1993A Country PracticeBelinda PerkinsTV series, 2 episodes
1988Young EmmaTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1989E StreetSimoneTV series, 4 episodes
1991Adventures on KytheraTikTV series, 13 episodes
1991–1993, 2005Home and AwaySophie SimpsonTV series, 506 episodes
1993A Country PracticeChristina AgapitosTV series, 5 episodes
1994G.P.LeanneTV series, 1 episode
1994Paradise BeachKaren WolfeTV series, 1 episode
1996Pacific DriveEliza GarlandTV series, 1 episode
1999Water RatsChristina ManganoTV series, 1 episode
2000; 2001All SaintsJustine AddisonTV series, 2 episodes
2003Life SupportPenne's publicity partnerTV series, 1 episode
2005Home and AwaySophie SimpsonTV series, 1 episode
2013–presentNeighboursTerese WillisTV series, 1386 episodes
2016Neighbours: Summer SeriesTerese WillisTV series, 1 episode
2017Neighbours: Pipe UpTerese WillisTV miniseries, 1 episode
2017Neighbours vs. Time TravelTerese WillisTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2018Endless Summer: 30 Years of Home and AwaySophie SimpsonTV movie
2023Neighbours: The Next ChapterTerese WillisTV series

Television (as self)

YearTitleRoleType
1991Celebrity Family FeudContestant (with Home And Away cast: Emily Symons, Mat Stevenson & Greg Benson)TV series, 1 episode: "Home and Away v The Four Kinsmen"
1991; 1993Tonight Live with Steve VizardGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1991Big Square EyeGuestTV series, 1 episode
1991; 1992The Main EventGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1992; 1994VidiotGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1992Home and AerobicsHerselfVideo
1992Chance and CoincidenceHerselfTV special
1992The Big BreakfastGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1993Going Live!GuestTV series, 1 episode
1993Sale of the CenturyContestantTV series, 1 episode
1993; 1994Live It UpGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1994Burke's BackyardCelebrity gardenerTV series, 1 episode
1994The Great OutdoorsGuestTV series, 1 episode
1994; 1997Good Morning AustraliaGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1994Day to DayHerselfTV series, 1 episode
1994Midday with Derryn HinchGuestTV series, 1 episode
1994At HomeGuestTV series, 1 episode
1994Level 23GuestTV series, 1 episode
1994Ten NewsHerselfTV series, 1 episode
1995Behind the WheelHerselfTV series, 1 episode
1995Funniest PeopleGuestTV series, 1 episode
1997Nude Night SurfingGuestTV special
1997A Current AffairGuestTV series, 1 episode
1997In Melbourne TonightGuestTV series, 1 episode
1997Monday to FridayGuestTV series, 1 episode
1998Midday with Kerri-AnneGuestTV series, 1 episode
1998Battle of the SexesContestantTV series, 1 episode
2002The Best of Aussie DramasHerselfTV special
2012The Morning ShowGuestTV series, 1 episode
2014The Wright StuffGuest PanelistTV series, 1 episode
2014Pointless: Celebrity SpecialContestantTV series, 1 episode
2019; 2022Loose WomenGuestTV series, 2 episodes
2022Studio 10GuestTV series, 1 episode
2022Neighbours

End of the Road

Herself (as Terese Willis)TV special
2022The ProjectGuestTV series, 1 episode
2023Studio 10Guest (with Stefan Dennis)TV series, 1 episode
202310 News FirstGuestTV series, 1 episode
2023This MorningGuest (with Stefan Dennis)TV series, 1 episode, UK
2023Studio 10Guest (with Annie Jones)TV series, 1 episode

Theatre

YearTitleRoleType
1983 The Sound of Music Marta Australian tour
1992 Cinderella Cinderella Sunderland Empire Theatre, United Kingdom
1993 Aladdin Aladdin De Montfort Hall Leicester, United Kingdom, Inverness, Scotland
1994 Theatresports
1994 Caravan Sydney Opera House
1997–98 Wogboys Enmore Theatre, Sydney, IMB Theatre, Wollongong
2001 The Vagina Monologues Sydney

Notes and References

  1. News: Rebekah Plays The Waiting. The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. Heath. Gilmore. 7 May 1994. 143. 7 June 2011. 5 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120605170914/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Rebekah+Elmaloglou&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news940507_0272_5284. dead.
  2. Web site: Home . keanekids.com.
  3. Web site: Leerentveld . Erwin . 2022-07-06 . Bartons on the Web . 2022-07-06 . Bartons on the Web.
  4. News: The Sydney Morning Herald. Theatre Directory. 29 July 1994.
  5. [TV Week]
  6. Web site: 'Neighbours' to introduce another new family. Kilkelly. Daniel. 7 February 2013. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 7 February 2013.
  7. Web site: Olympia Valance and Rebekah Elmaloglou farewell Neighbours . Greek Herald. 29 July 2022. 26 October 2022.
  8. Web site: Neighbours star on Home and Away response to show axe . . 17 July 2022 .
  9. News: Browne. Rachel. The soapie scrapheap. The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. 7 June 2011. 1 July 1995.
  10. News: The Diary. The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. Simon. Kent. 8 March 1998. 26. 7 June 2011.
  11. Web site: Rebekah's joy: I'm having a baby. Woman's Day. 21 April 2008. 23 May 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080425223916/http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=449117. 25 April 2008.
  12. Web site: Rebekah's gorgeous garden wedding. Woman's Day. 29 June 2009. 22 August 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090804184925/http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=830538. 4 August 2009.

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