Name Joy Smithers Role Actress | Spouse Tony Haines (m. 2000) | |
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Born 15 July 1963 (age 61) ( 1963-07-15 ) Australia Children Sasha Simon, Phoebe Haines, Orlando Haines Movies and TV shows Similar People Megan Gale, Grace Knight, Richard Norton, George Miller, Rex Goh | ||
Music group Eurogliders (1988 – 1989) | ||
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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.
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Actress
2021
Amazing Grace (TV Series) as
Maureen
- Episode #1.6 (2021) - Maureen
- Episode #1.5 (2021) - Maureen
2015
Mad Max: Fury Road as
The Vuvalini
2013
Wonderland (TV Series) as
Felicity Philips
- Haunted (2014) - Felicity Philips
- Sex (2014) - Felicity Philips
- Secrets (2014) - Felicity Philips
- Hooking Up (2013) - Felicity Philips
2012
Status Update: A Facebook Fairytale (Short) as
Genevieve
2010
Lest We Forget (Short) as
Bell
1994
Home and Away (TV Series) as
Bridget Simmons / Cathy / Paula Rogers
2008
Newcastle as
Flora
2006
When Actors Go Bad (Video short)
2004
The Cooks (TV Series) as
Freya Davies
- Heart of Marshmallow (2004) - Freya Davies
2004
Love in the First Degree as
Leslie Barrett
1999
All Saints (TV Series) as
Rose Stevens / Rose Carleton
- Sins of the Past (2003) - Rose Stevens
- Night Moves (2003) - Rose Stevens
- Vale (2003) - Rose Stevens
- Destiny's Child (2003) - Rose Stevens
- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (2002) - Rose Stevens
- Twice the Fun (2002) - Rose Stevens
- Overload (2002) - Rose Stevens (uncredited)
- Chemistry (2002) - Rose Stevens
- Only Human (2002) - Rose Stevens
- Flaws in the Glass (2002) - Rose Stevens
- All Choked Up (2002) - Rose Stevens
- Private Affair (2002) - Rose Stevens
- In the Lap of the Gods (2002) - Rose Stevens
- Falling Down (2001) - Rose Stevens
- The Other Side of Perfection (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Child's Play (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Where There's Smoke (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Heartache (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Bitter Medicine (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Critical Pressure (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Look Into My Eyes (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Delicate Matters (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Empty Nest (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Private Lives (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Law of the Jungle (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Reality Bites (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Maiden's Revenge (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Chains of Love (2001) - Rose Stevens
- The Sign (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Close to Home (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Can You Hear Me? (2001) - Rose Stevens
- To Be or Not to Be (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Lost Boys (2001) - Rose Stevens
- The Heat Is On (2001) - Rose Stevens
- Stolen Moments (2000) - Rose Stevens
- Me, Myself and I (2000) - Rose Stevens
- The Best Laid Plans (2000) - Rose Stevens
- Ghosts (2000) - Rose Stevens
- Tender Loving Care (2000) - Rose Stevens
- Duty Bound (2000) - Rose Stevens
- Another Place, Another Time (2000) - Rose Stevens
- The Cost of Living (2000) - Rose Stevens
- Promise of Things to Come (2000) - Rose Carleton
- Twentieth Century Blues (2000) - Rose Carleton
- Girl of the Moment (2000) - Rose Carleton
- Rush to Judgement (2000) - Rose Carleton
- Blessed Release (2000) - Rose Carleton
- Food for Thought (2000) - Rose Carleton
- A Fine Balance (2000) - Rose Carleton
- Command and Control (2000) - Rose Carleton
- After the Ball (2000) - Rose Carleton
- Valley of the Shadow: Part 2 (2000) - Rose Carleton
- Valley of the Shadow: Part 1 (2000) - Rose Carleton
- Ghosts of Christmas Past (1999) - Rose Carleton
- Blood and Water (1999) - Rose Carleton
- The Stuff of Dreams (1999) - Rose Carleton
- When Duty Calls (1999) - Rose Carleton
1999
Wildside (TV Series) as
Natasha Lodans
- Episode #2.18 (1999) - Natasha Lodans
1999
Big Sky (TV Series) as
Grace
- Secrets and Lies (1999) - Grace
- The Heart of the Matter (1999) - Grace
- Shadow Chasers (1999) - Grace
- Friends in High Places (1999) - Grace
- The Wrong Box (1999) - Grace
1997
Little White Lies (Short) as
Reb
1997
Heart of Fire (TV Movie) as
Julie Stoler
1996
English: Have a Go (TV Series) as
Presenter
1996
Water Rats (TV Series) as
Gabi Cunningham
- Police Issue 13519 (1996) - Gabi Cunningham
1996
River Street as
Marcia
1995
Blue Murder (TV Mini Series) as
Debra Smith
- Episode #1.2 (1995) - Debra Smith
- Episode #1.1 (1995) - Debra Smith
1995
Lucinda, 31 (Short) as
Lucinda
1995
Sex Is a Four Letter Word as
Sylvia
1994
Heartbreak High (TV Series) as
Karen Cooper / Cassandra
- Episode #2.12 (1995) - Karen Cooper
- Episode #2.11 (1995) - Karen Cooper
- Episode #2.10 (1995) - Karen Cooper
- Episode #1.15 (1994) - Cassandra
1992
G.P. (TV Series) as
Carmen Plant / Sgt. Sue 'Dusty' Miller
- Lady Be Good (1995) - Carmen Plant
- Beat It (1992) - Sgt. Sue 'Dusty' Miller
1994
The Seventh Floor (TV Movie) as
Tracey
1993
The Custodian as
Helen Quinlan
1993
Newlyweds (TV Series) as
Amanda
- The Old Girlfriend (1993) - Amanda
1991
E Street (TV Series) as
Helen McCarthur
- Episode #1.264 (1991) - Helen McCarthur
- Episode #1.263 (1991) - Helen McCarthur
1986
The Flying Doctors (TV Series) as
Kerry Samuelson / Claire Banks / Claire Dobson
- A Place to Call Home (1990) - Kerry Samuelson
- Private Lives, Public Faces (1988) - Claire Banks
- A Lost Generation (1986) - Claire Dobson
1989
Bangkok Hilton (TV Mini Series) as
Mandy Engels
- Part 3 (1989) - Mandy Engels
- Part 2 (1989) - Mandy Engels
- Part 1 (1989) - Mandy Engels
1989
Body Surfer (TV Mini Series) as
Lydia
- The Third Story (1989) - Lydia
- The First Story (1989) - Lydia
1988
Stringer (TV Series)
- Fishy Chips (1988)
- Torch Song (1988)
- Burying the Monkey (1988)
- Our Man Frank (1988)
- Commercial Break (1988)
- Tit for Tat (1988)
- Moving In (1988)
- Fastest Cab in the Southern Hemisphere (1988)
1988
Midnight Dancer as
Liz
1988
All the Way (TV Mini Series) as
Gillian Porter
- Episode #1.3 (1988) - Gillian Porter
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Gillian Porter
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Gillian Porter
1986
Alice to Nowhere (TV Mini Series) as
Betty Spencer
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - Betty Spencer
- Episode #1.1 (1986) - Betty Spencer
1985
Rebel as
Mary, All Girl Band
1985
Emoh Ruo as
Terri Tunkley
1984
Lorca and the Outlaws as
Lena
1984
Stanley: Every Home Should Have One as
Patty Norris
1982
Heatwave as
Model
Thanks
2021
Step Into Paradise (Documentary) (thanks)
Self
2009
The Making of 'Newcastle' (Video short) as
Self - Actress
2002
The Best of Aussie Cop Shows (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2001
The Weakest Link (TV Series) as
Self
- All Saints Special (2001) - Self
Archive Footage
2010
20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- 80's Good, Bad & Ugly (2010) - Self
References
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