Rebekah Gibbs (17 March 1973 – 11 November 2014) was an

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television and musical theatre actress. Born in

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, Devon, Gibbs attended Cockington Primary School,

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and the

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. She appeared in West End musical productions including ''

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'', '' Grease'', and '' Fame'' before getting the part of Nina Farr, a paramedic, in the BBC medical drama ''

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'' in 2004. She played the role for more than 100 episodes (2004–6). Earlier television roles include an appearance in ''

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''. She left ''Casualty'' in 2006 to start a family, but was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. She wrote candidly about her experiences of cancer for the ''

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''. She was hospitalised after a seizure while on holiday in Devon in 2013, due to complications from the cancer. Gibbs died at a hospice in

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, Kent, on 11 November 2014 aged 41. She was married to Ashley Pitman; they had a daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbs, Rebekah 1973 births 2014 deaths Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from breast cancer English musical theatre actresses English television actresses Actors from Torquay 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Devon Alumni of Bird College