Joy Smithers
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.
Acting
- 2021Amazing GraceMaureen2 ep.
- 1998All SaintsRose Carleton24 ep.
- 1997WildsideNatasha Lodans1 ep.
- 1997Big SkyGrace5 ep.
- 1995Blue MurderDebra Smith2 ep.
- 1994Heartbreak HighCassandra2 ep.
- 1989Bangkok HiltonMandy Engels3 ep.
- 1989BodysurferLydia2 ep.
- 1989E StreetHelen McCarthur2 ep.
- 1986The Flying DoctorsKerry Samuelson3 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2021Amazing GraceMaureen2 ep.
- 1999All SaintsRose Carleton, Rose Stevens24 ep.
- 1999WildsideNatasha Lodans1 ep.
- 1999Big SkyGrace5 ep.
- 1996Water RatsGabi Cunningham1 ep.
- 1994Heartbreak HighCassandra, Karen Cooper2 ep.
- 1986The Flying DoctorsClaire Banks, Claire Dobson, Kerry Samuelson3 ep.
- —E StreetHelen McCarthur2 ep.