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Joy Smithers
Actor
Born July 15, 1963 (61 years)
Joy Smithers (born 15 July 1963) is an Australian actress, best known for her acting performances on television, and her role as a television news presenter, such as with MTV Australia in the late 1980s.
Her credits include: All The Way, Bangkok Hilton, The Flying Doctors, Home and Away, Lorca and the Outlaws, Wildside and All Saints. For a short time she was co-host of Good Morning Australia. In September 2008 Smithers made a return to acting, as Bridget Simmons in Home and Away.
Smithers appeared in the 2008 Australian surfing film Newcastle, as well as the 2015 action film Mad Max: Fury Road. At the age of 15, Smithers was offered the role of Max Rockatansky's wife, Jessie, in the original 1979 Mad Max, but was forced to decline after her parents would not let her travel to Adelaide for production.
Her credits include: All The Way, Bangkok Hilton, The Flying Doctors, Home and Away, Lorca and the Outlaws, Wildside and All Saints. For a short time she was co-host of Good Morning Australia. In September 2008 Smithers made a return to acting, as Bridget Simmons in Home and Away.
Smithers appeared in the 2008 Australian surfing film Newcastle, as well as the 2015 action film Mad Max: Fury Road. At the age of 15, Smithers was offered the role of Max Rockatansky's wife, Jessie, in the original 1979 Mad Max, but was forced to decline after her parents would not let her travel to Adelaide for production.
Filmography
| 2021 | Amazing Grace (TV Series) · as Maureen |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road · as The Vuvalini |
| 2013 | Wonderland (2013) (TV Series) · as Felicity Philips |
| 2008 | Newcastle · as Flora |
| 2004 | The Cooks (TV Series) · as Freya Davies |
| 1998 | All Saints (TV Series) · as Rose Carleton |
| 1997 | Wildside (AU) (TV Series) · as Natasha Lodans |
| 1997 | Big Sky (TV Series) · as Grace |
| 1997 | Heart of Fire · as Julie Stoler |
| 1996 | River Street · as Marcia |
| 1996 | Water Rats (TV Series) · as Gabi Cunningham |
| 1995 | Sex Is a Four Letter Word · as Sylvia |
| 1995 | Blue Murder (AU) (TV Series) · as Debra Smith |
| 1995 | Lucinda, 31 · as Lucinda |
| 1994 | The Seventh Floor · as Tracey |
| 1994 | Heartbreak High (TV Series) · as Karen Cooper |
| 1993 | The Custodian · as Helen Quinlan |
| 1989 | Bangkok Hilton (TV Series) · as Mandy Engels |
| 1989 | G.P. (TV Series) · as Carmen Plant |
| 1989 | E Street (TV Series) · as Helen Mccarthur |
| 1988 | Belinda · as Liz |
| 1988 | Home and Away (TV Series) · as Bridget Simmons |
| 1986 | Alice to Nowhere (TV Series) · as Betty Spencer |
| 1985 | Rebel · as Mary, All Girl Band |
| 1985 | Emoh Ruo · as Terri Tunkley |
| 1985 | The Flying Doctors (TV Series) · as Kerry Samuelson |
| 1984 | Lorca and the Outlaws · as Lena |
| 1984 | Stanley: Every Home Should Have One · as Patty Norris |
| 1982 | Heatwave · as Model |