Lesley Baker
Born (1944-01-20) 20 January 1944
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
  • comedian
Years activeScreen 1969–present, theatre 1963-1981[1]
Known for

Lesley Baker (born 20 January 1944) is an Australian actress, singer, dancer and comedian.

Career

Baker was well known for her early appearances on In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy, after which she went on to play several roles for Crawford Productions series.

She is best known for her TV soap opera roles including hulking husband basher, Monica Ferguson, in early episodes of Prisoner in 1979, and in 1982, she returned to that series playing the character of "Tinker" Bell Peters.

She has played the itinerant role of Angie Rebecchi since January 1995, the mother of long-running character, Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) in Neighbours, who was also introduced in 1995. The character Angie was originally introduced as a guest character, however, her popularity with viewers saw writers decide to introduce her husband "Big Kev" (Don Bridges), eldest son, Shane (Greg O'Mera), and youngest son, Jared "Toadfish" Rebecchi, to the regular cast. The family moved into Ramsay Street, and joined Kevin Jr "Stonefish" Rebecchi (Anthony Engleman), who was an already established character from 1994. In 1996, Angie, Kev and Stonefish were all written out of Neighbours, however, both Angie and Stonefish made sporadic appearances over the following years, with Angie appearing in both the original "final episode" in 2022, and the first episodes of the 2023 continuation.

Filmography

Year Title Role Episode/Other Notes
1965 Graham Kennedy's Channel 9 Show Guest - Herself sings with Graham Kennedy TV series, 1 episode
1969–1976 Homicide Various Role
Gloria Slater
Sadie Thompson
Jeannie Burke
Sister Catherine
April Brown
Jocelyn Davies
Mrs. Morton
Nora Jenkins
8 Episodes
"Triple Play" (#6.19)
"An Welcomed Guest" (#6.44)
"Expectations" (#8.30)
"The Crossing (#11.1)
:The Artful Dodger
"Brotherhood of Man" (#11.31)
Short Cut (#12.32)
"The Whole of the Law" (#13.6)
1970–1975 Division 4 Various roles
Junie Mullins
Thelma Shaw
Annie Kerr
Jean Whelan
Marcie White
Cassandra
Yvonne
Kay Hudson
8 episodes
"Fizz" (#2.9)
"Mad Monaghan" (#2.31)
"Drop-Out" (#2.31)
"Live Bait" (#3.26)
"Backlash"(#6.2)
"Parable" (#6.16)
"Time Payment " (#7.5)
"Friends - Who Needs 'Em?" (#7.36)
1970 The Long Arm Const. Brenda Davis
The Nurse
2 episodes
"The Big Circle" (#1.8) as The Nurse
"The Christmas Break"(##1.13) as Const. Brenda Davis
1971–1976 Matlock Police Various roles
WPC Sue Rogers
Val Wilson
Judy Elliot
Babs Taylor
Marion Woods
Daphne
Dolly Robinson
Molly Atkins>br>Eileen Simpson
9 episodes
"Tightrope" (#1.15)
"Escape To Nowhere" (#1.25)
"Smoke Screen" (#1.32)
"Squaring Off" (#3.121)
"Walk Like A Man"(#5.180)
"Where The Trees Walk Down The Hill" (#5.184)
"Cuckoos and Peaches" (#5.202)
"No Problems" (#5.214)
"Come To Mother" (#5.226)
1974 Rush "They Faced All the Dangers, Those Bold Bushrangers" (#1.3)
1975 The Last of the Australians Ms. Ferguson "Ashes to Ashes" (#2.4)
1976 Solo One Mrs. Pickett "My Bonnie" (#1.7)
Bellbird Cheryl Turner #2
’’Alvin Purple'’ Myrte Ciao Alvin (#1.13)
1977 Bluey Leslie Stewart "Emma" (#1.15)
1978 Cop Shop Mother Episode 1.97
1979 Skyways Gladys Skinner (as Leslie Baker) "Donnys Father" (#1.142)
1979, 1983 Prisoner
(In the United Kingdom Prisoner: Cell Block H and in Canada Caged Women.)
Monica Ferguson
Belle 'Tinker' Peters
Played Monica Ferguson in 1979 in 36 episodes (15–18, 29–60)
Play Belle 'Tinker' Peters in 1983 for 3 episodes (390–392)
1980 Water Under the Bridge Nurse Vickers Miniseries
1981 I Can Jump Puddles Matron Miniseries
1984 Carson's Law Nurse "Fallen into Darkness (#
Special Squad Chamber Maid Counterfeit Lady (#1.5)
1986, 1988–1989 The Flying Doctors 2 roles
Mrs. Jackson(1 episode)
Lucy Somers (4 episodes)
5 episodes
"Sins of the Fathers" (#1.8)
"Don’t Tell Anyone" (#3.24)
"Breaking The Drought (#4.8)
"All You Need Is Luck" (#4.11)
"Rising Sundown (#5.6)
1987 Slate, Wyn & Me Molly Film
1988 The Bartons Mrs, Davis Episodes: "Half Time" (#1.3), "The Great Billycart Aid Rave (#1.6)
1992 Spotswood
aka: "The Efficiency Expert" in the U.S.
Gwen Film (as Leslie Baker)
Boney Boarding House Lady "Looks Can Kill" (#1.2)
1993 Body Melt Mack Film
Phoenix Woman Farmer "In on the Joke (#2.8) as Leslie Baker
1997, 1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys 2 roles
Rose
Ms. Pinney
2 Episodes
"Angel'’ (#1.11)
"Naughty Bits (#2.5)
1999 Stingers Maggie Robardi "Just Acting" (#2.13)
2000 SeaChange Mrs. Chatham "Pipeline" (#3.5)
2001 Shock Jock Rita "Exposure" (#1.3), "Mein Diary (#1.5), "One for the Road" (#1.6)
1994, 1997,
2001,2004
Blue Heelers Various roles
Sheila O'Shaughnessy
Mrs. Flynn
Grandma Kenny
Irene Wilkes (2 episodes)
5 episodes
"Why Give People Rights? They Only Abuse Them" -1994 (#1.3)
"Face Value – 1994 (1.38)
"The Civil Deed" -1997 (#4.41)
"A Matter of Faith" -2001 (#8.37)
"Reasonable Doubt: Live" -2004 (#11.12)
2008 "Tea and Physics" Granny (Short)
2008–2009 City Homicide Miriam Toffler 2 episodes
"Taniwha (#2.4), "In Wolf’s Clothing" (#3.17)
2009 The Librarians Christine's aunt "Romeos and Juliets" (#2.4)
"Inanimate Objects" Sam Graham Film
1995–1996
2002–2006,
2008, 2013,
2015, 2017–2019, 2022–2023
Neighbours Angie Rebecchi Current Regular Recurring

References

  1. "Lesley Baker".
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