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Joy Smithers

Jul 15, 1963 (61 years old) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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

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E Street
Helen McCarthur
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The Flying Doctors
Kerry Samuelson
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All Saints
Rose Carleton
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Water Rats
Gabi Cunningham
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Mad Max: Fury Road
The Vuvalini
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Heartbreak High
Cassandra
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Big Sky
Grace
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Wildside
Natasha Lodans
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The Custodian
Helen Quinlan
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The Seventh Floor
Tracey

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