Lesley Baker
Lesley Baker | |
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| Born | 20 January 1944 Melbourne, Australia |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
Lesley Baker (born 20 January 1944) is an Australian actress, singer, dancer and comedian. She 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.
Prominent Roles
She is best known for her roles as hulking husband basher Monica Ferguson in early episodes of Prisoner and Angie Rebecchi the mother of Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) in Neighbours. It is also notable that she later returned to Prisoner, but in a smaller role and playing a different character ('Tinker' Belle Peters).
Filmography
| Year | TV show/TV movie | Role | Episode/Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- |
Neighbours | Angie Rebecchi | Current Regular Recurring |
External links
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Australian female dancers
- Australian female singers
- Australian film actresses
- Australian soap opera actresses
- Australian television actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from Melbourne
- 20th-century Australian actresses
- 20th-century Australian dancers
- 20th-century Australian singers
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- 21st-century Australian dancers
- 21st-century Australian singers
- 20th-century women singers
- 21st-century women singers