Joy Smithers
Known For
Acting
Born
1963-07-15 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Most Known For
Mad Max: Fury Road
as The Vuvalini
The Flying Doctors
as Kerry Samuelson
The Flying Doctors
as Claire Banks
The Flying Doctors
as Claire Dobson
Water Rats
as Gabi Cunningham
Heartbreak High
as Cassandra
Heartbreak High
as Karen Cooper
E Street
as Helen McCarthur
All Saints
as Rose Carleton
All Saints
as Rose Stevens
Lorca and the Outlaws
as Lena
Bangkok Hilton
as Mandy Engels
Amazing Grace
as Maureen
Wildside
as Natasha Lodans
Blue Murder
as Debra Smith
Sex Is a Four Letter Word
as Sylvia
Big Sky
as Grace
Bodysurfer
as Lydia
Heart of Fire
as Julie Stoler
The Custodian
as Helen Quinlan