# Joy Smithers

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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1982 | Heatwave | Model | Feature film |
| 1983 | Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (aka Stanley) | Patty Norris | Feature film |
| 1984 | Lorca and the Outlaws (aka Starship / 2084) | Lena | Feature film |
| 1985 | Emoh Ruo | Terri Tunkley | Feature film |
| 1985 | Rebel | Mary - All Girl Band | Feature film |
| 1987 | Belinda | Liz | Feature film |
| 1993 | The Custodian | Helen Quinlan | Feature film |
| 1994 | The Seventh Floor | Tracey | Feature film |
| 1994 | Gino | | Feature film |
| 1995 | Sex Is a Four Letter Word | Sylvia | Feature film |
| 1995 | Lucinda, 31 | Lucinda | Film short |
| 1996 | River Street | Marcia | Feature film |
| 1997 | Little White Lies | Reb | Film short |
| 1997 | Heart Of Fire | Julie Stoler | TV movie (US) |
| 2004 | Love In The First Degree (aka Straight to You) | Leslie Barrett | Feature film |
| 2008 | Newcastle | Flora | Feature film |
| 2010 | Lest We Forget | Bell | Film short |
| 2012 | Status Update: A Facebook Fairytale | Genevieve | Film short |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | The Vuvalini | Feature film |
| 2021 | Step Into Paradise | Herself (with sister Sue Smithers) | Feature film documentary |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1983 | Alpha Street | | TV pilot |
| 1983 | Waterloo Station | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1983-85 | Class of 83, 84, 85 | Host | TV series |
| 1983 | An Open Go | Voice | Film documentary |
| 1984 | Making a Video Program | Presenter | Film documentary |
| 1985 | Out There | Host | TV series |
| 1986 | Alice to Nowhere | Betty Spencer | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1986, 1990 | The Flying Doctors | Kerry Samuelson / Claire Banks / Claire Dobson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1987 | MTV | Co-host | TV 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 Porter | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Stringer | Regular role | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1988 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Herself (with Eurogliders singing "Listen") | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Bangkok Hilton | Mandy Engels | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Bodysurfer | Lydia | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Burke's Backyard | Guest Celebrity Gardener | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1990 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1990 | Insiders | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | E Street | Helen McCarthur | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Super Saturday | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | In Sydney Today | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992, 1995 | G.P. | Carmen Plant / Sgt. Sue 'Dusty' Miller | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1992, 1997-98 | Good Morning Australia | Guest host | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | The Shorn Sheep Show | Host | TV series |
| 1993 | Cartoon Connection | Host | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1993 | Newlyweds | Amanda | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | At Home | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994, 1997, 2008 | Home and Away | Cathy / Paula Rogers / Bridget Simmons | TV series, 16 episodes |
| 1994-1995 | Heartbreak High | Karen Cooper / Cassandra | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1994 | Denton | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Live It Up | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Blue Murder | Debra Smith | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1996 | English - Have A Go | Presenter | TV series |
| 1996 | Alternatives | Voice | TV documentary |
| 1996 | Monday to Friday | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Water Rats | Gabi Cunningham | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Australia's Strangest Home Improvements | Presenter | TV series |
| 1997-98 | Good Morning Australia | Guest | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Lacemaker: An Australian In Paris | Herself | TV special |
| 1998 | Denise | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Big Sky | Grace | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Wildside | Natasha Lodans | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999-2003 | All Saints | Rose Stevens / Rose Carlton | TV series, 57 episodes |
| 2001 | The Royal Children's Hospital Variety Gala | Herself | TV special |
| 2001 | The Weakest Link | Contestant | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | Beauty and the Beast | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | The Best Of Aussie Cop Shows | Herself | TV special |
| 2004 | The Cooks | Freya Davies | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2006 | When Actors Go Bad | Herself | Short Video |
| 2008 | Mornings with Kerri-Anne | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Making of 'Newcastle' | Herself | Video |
| 2012 | The Morning Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013-14 | Wonderland | Felicity Philips | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2014, 2015 | The Daily Edition | Guest (with sister Sue Smithers) | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Amazing Grace | Maureen | TV series, 2 episodes |