Angie Rebecchi
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Lesley Baker | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1995–1996, 2002–2006, 2008, 2013, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 8 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 25 August 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Stanley Walsh (1995, 2002) Ric Pellizerri (2003–2008) Richard Jasek (2013) Jason Herbison (2015) |
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| Spin-off appearances |
Summer Stories (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | The Holy Roll owner Roadhouse manager |
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| Home | Colac | ||||||||||||||
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| Sisters | Coral Reeves |
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| Husband | Kevin Rebecchi (1972–) |
| Sons | Shane Rebecchi Stonefish Rebecchi Toadfish Rebecchi |
| Grandsons | Callum Jones (adopted) |
| Granddaughters | Nell Rebecchi |
| Nephews | Tad Reeves (adopted) |
| Nieces |
Gemma Reeves Georgia Brooks |
Angela "Angie" Rebecchi is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Lesley Baker. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 8 February 1995. Angie departed in 1996, but she returned for several weeks in 2002, then for her youngest son, Toadie's wedding to Dee Bliss in 2003. The following year, Angie made another brief visit and she made a cameo in the 20th anniversary episode, which was broadcast in July 2005. The character returned again in 2006 and 2008. Baker reprised the role in 2013 and Angie returned on 12 February. She returned again in August 2015 and made an appearance in the Summer Stories webisodes in January 2017, after Toadie returns to Colac in his attempt to find his estranged wife, Dee.
Baker was initially brought into Neighbours for a couple of episodes, but when her character proved popular with viewers, she was taken on full-time. Of her time in the Neighbours, Baker told Jason Herbison of Inside Soap "Angie lived in Ramsay Street for two and half years and I had the time of my life. Even now, a lot of people say we were the most realistic family ever to be on the show." In 2002, Baker agreed to return to Neighbours for brief stint as part of "emergency storylines", which were written to cover Madeleine West's (Dee Bliss) sudden absence. Baker reprised her role for the soap's 20th anniversary episode, which was broadcast in July 2005.
"A more caring and hospitable person you could not hope to meet – although if you didn't know her you wouldn't have believed it. Angie and Big Kev would have the most outrageous arguments – usually, for the whole street to hear."
A writer for the BBC's Neighbours website described Angie as being "salt of the earth" and a "rough diamond". They explained that she is "a devoted mother and tireless worker", though she could often be brash.Inside Soap's Jason Herbison said Angie was the source of much comic relief in Neighbours and he commented "Whether pulling sons, Toadie and Stonefish, into line or gossiping with the neighbours, she was always the centre of attention. Baker believed that above all, Angie was a good mother and always had her boys' best interests at heart. She later quipped "I just love Angie – she's feisty. But, the whole point about her is that she's also absolutely, deadset genuine. She just doesn't have a lot of subtlety in the way she goes about things." A writer for the official Neighbours website called Angie a "no nonsense character" and the "unconventional matriarch of the Rebecchi clan". In 2015, Baker admitted that Angie was "over the top but also very down to earth". She uses her common sense and is "warm-hearted".
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