Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 15, 1963
Place of Birth:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Joy Smithers
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | The Vuvalini |
| 2012 | Status Update - A Facebook Fairytale | Genevieve |
| 2010 | Lest We Forget | Bell |
| 2008 | Newcastle | Flora |
| 2004 | Love in the First Degree | Leslie Barrett |
| 1997 | River Street | Marcia |
| 1997 | Heart of Fire | Julie Stoler |
| 1997 | Little White Lies | Reb |
| 1995 | Sex Is a Four Letter Word | Sylvia |
| 1994 | The Custodian | Helen Quinlan |
| 1994 | The Seventh Floor | Tracey |
| 1985 | Rebel | Mary, All Girl Band |
| 1985 | Emoh Ruo | Terri Tunkley |
| 1984 | Lorca and the Outlaws | Lena |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Amazing Grace | Maureen |
| 1998 | All Saints | Rose Carleton |
| 1998 | All Saints | Rose Stevens |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Grace |
| 1997 | Wildside | Natasha Lodans |
| 1996 | Water Rats | Gabi Cunningham |
| 1995 | Blue Murder | Debra Smith |
| 1994 | Heartbreak High | Cassandra |
| 1994 | Heartbreak High | Karen Cooper |
| 1989 | Bangkok Hilton | Mandy Engels |
| 1989 | Bodysurfer | Lydia |
| 1989 | E Street | Helen McCarthur |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Kerry Samuelson |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Claire Banks |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Claire Dobson |