Joy Smithers

Known for

Acting

Born

July 15, 1963 (age 63)

Birthplace

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 origi...

Best known work

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

Bangkok Hilton

1989

Heartbreak High

1994

Newcastle

2008

The Flying Doctors

1986

Lorca and the Outlaws

1984

All Saints

1998

Rebel

1985

Water Rats

1996

The Custodian

1994

Filmography

2021
Amazing GraceTV
as Maureen (2 episodes)
2015
Mad Max: Fury Road
as The Vuvalini
2012
Status Update - A Facebook Fairytale
as Genevieve
2010
Lest We Forget
as Bell
2008
Newcastle
as Flora
2004
Love in the First Degree
as Leslie Barrett
1998
All SaintsTV
as Rose Carleton (18 episodes), as Rose Stevens (6 episodes)
1997
WildsideTV
as Natasha Lodans (1 episode)
1997
River Street
as Marcia
1997
Big SkyTV
as Grace (5 episodes)
1997
Heart of Fire
as Julie Stoler
1997
Little White Lies
as Reb
1996
Water RatsTV
as Gabi Cunningham (1 episode)
1995
Sex Is a Four Letter Word
as Sylvia
1995
Blue MurderTV
as Debra Smith (2 episodes)
1994
The Seventh Floor
as Tracey
1994
The Custodian
as Helen Quinlan
1994
Heartbreak HighTV
as Cassandra (1 episode), as Karen Cooper (1 episode)
1989
Bangkok HiltonTV
as Mandy Engels (3 episodes)
1989
BodysurferTV
as Lydia (2 episodes)
1989
E StreetTV
as Helen McCarthur (2 episodes)
1986
The Flying DoctorsTV
as Kerry Samuelson (1 episode), as Claire Dobson (1 episode), as Claire Banks (1 episode)
1985
Rebel
as Mary, All Girl Band
1985
Emoh Ruo
as Terri Tunkley
1984
Lorca and the Outlaws
as Lena