Joy Smithers

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Joy Smithers
Born (1963-07-15) 15 July 1963 (age 60)
Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, news presenter

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. [1]

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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 . [2]

Smithers appeared in the 2008 Australian surfing film Newcastle , [3] as well as the 2015 action film Mad Max: Fury Road . [4] 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. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1982 Heatwave ModelFeature film
1983 Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (aka Stanley)Patty NorrisFeature film
1984 Lorca and the Outlaws (aka Starship / 2084)LenaFeature film
1985 Emoh Ruo Terri TunkleyFeature film
1985 Rebel Mary - All Girl BandFeature film
1987 Belinda LizFeature film
1993 The Custodian Helen QuinlanFeature film
1994 The Seventh Floor TraceyFeature film
1994 Gino Feature film
1995 Sex Is a Four Letter Word SylviaFeature film
1995Lucinda, 31LucindaFilm short
1996 River Street MarciaFeature film
1997Little White LiesRebFilm short
1997 Heart Of Fire Julie StolerTV movie (US)
2004 Love In The First Degree (aka Straight to You)Leslie BarrettFeature film
2008 Newcastle FloraFeature film
2010Lest We ForgetBellFilm short
2012Status Update: A Facebook FairytaleGenevieveFilm short
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road The VuvaliniFeature film
2021 Step Into Paradise Herself (with sister Sue Smithers)Feature film documentary

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1983Alpha StreetTV pilot
1983 Waterloo Station Guest roleTV series, 1 episode
1983-85Class of 83, 84, 85HostTV series
1983An Open GoVoiceFilm documentary
1984Making a Video ProgramPresenterFilm documentary
1985Out ThereHostTV series
1986 Alice To Nowhere Betty SpencerTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1986, 1990 The Flying Doctors Kerry Samuelson / Claire Banks / Claire DobsonTV series, 3 episodes
1987 MTV Co-hostTV series
1987, 1988 Hey Hey It's Saturday Herself ("Red Faces" segment)TV series, 1 episode
1988, 1988 Hey Hey It's Saturday Herself (with Eurogliders singing "It Must Be Love")TV series, 1 episode
1988 All the Way Gillian PorterTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1988 Stringer Regular roleTV series, 8 episodes
1988 Hey Hey It's Saturday Herself (with Eurogliders singing "Listen")TV series, 1 episode
1989 Bangkok Hilton Mandy EngelsTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1989 Bodysurfer LydiaTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1990 Burke's Backyard Guest Celebrity GardenerTV series, 1 episode
1990 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard GuestTV series, 1 episode
1990 Insiders HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1991 E Street Helen McCarthurTV series, 2 episodes
1991Super SaturdayHerselfTV series, 1 episode
1992In Sydney TodayGuestTV series, 1 episode
1992, 1995 G.P. Carmen Plant / Sgt. Sue 'Dusty' MillerTV series, 2 episodes
1992, 1997-98 Good Morning Australia Guest hostTV series, 1 episode
1992 The Shorn Sheep Show HostTV series
1993 Cartoon Connection HostTV series, 5 episodes
1993 Newlyweds AmandaTV series, 1 episode
1994At HomeGuestTV series, 1 episode
1994, 1997, 2008 Home and Away Cathy / Paula Rogers / Bridget SimmonsTV series, 16 episodes
1994-1995 Heartbreak High Karen Cooper / CassandraTV series, 4 episodes
1994 Denton GuestTV series, 1 episode
1994 Live It Up GuestTV series, 1 episode
1995 Blue Murder Debra SmithTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1996 English - Have A Go PresenterTV series
1996AlternativesVoiceTV documentary
1996Monday to FridayGuestTV series, 1 episode
1996 Water Rats Gabi CunninghamTV series, 1 episode
1997 Australia's Strangest Home Improvements PresenterTV series
1997-98 Good Morning Australia GuestTV series, 2 episodes
1997 The Lacemaker: An Australian In Paris HerselfTV special
1998 Denise GuestTV series, 1 episode
1999 Big Sky GraceTV series, 1 episode
1999 Wildside Natasha LodansTV series, 1 episode
1999-2003 All Saints Rose Stevens / Rose CarltonTV series, 57 episodes
2001The Royal Children's Hospital Variety GalaHerselfTV special
2001 The Weakest Link ContestantTV series, 1 episode
2002 Beauty and the Beast HerselfTV series, 1 episode
2002 The Best Of Aussie Cop Shows HerselfTV special
2004 The Cooks Freya DaviesTV series, 1 episode
2006When Actors Go BadHerselfShort Video
2008 Mornings with Kerri-Anne GuestTV series, 1 episode
2009The Making of 'Newcastle'HerselfVideo
2012 The Morning Show GuestTV series, 1 episode
2013-14 Wonderland Felicity PhilipsTV series, 4 episodes
2014, 2015 The Daily Edition Guest (with sister Sue Smithers)TV series, 2 episodes
2021 Amazing Grace MaureenTV series, 2 episodes

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References

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  2. Family first for Home & Away's Joy Smithers
  3. Gay undertow to Newcastle surf film | Newcastle Herald
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