Joanne Samuel
Joanne Samuel (born 5 August 1957) is an Australian film and television actress, who is best known for her role as the screen wife of Mel Gibson's title character in the 1979 film "Mad Max". Early life. Samuel was born in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia. She studied dance with Honeybrooks and drama at the Independent Theatre. Career. Prior to her appearance in "Mad Max", Samuel had made guest appearances in police procedurals "Matlock Police" and "Homicide". She was then a regular cast member in television soap operas "Class of '74", "The Sullivans" and "The Young Doctors". She left  The Young Doctors after the producers wrote her out of the show when she was offered the "Mad Max" role after a fellow "Young Doctors" actress who had been due to take the role fell ill. Samuel later returned to television in the regular role of Kelly Morgan-Young in "Skyways". Samuel's other film appearances included roles in "Alison's Birthday" (1981), "Early Frost" (1982), "Queen of the Road" (1984), "The Long Way Home" (1985), "Nightmaster" (1987, opposite Nicole Kidman), "Gallagher's Travels" (1987), and "Spook" (1988). She later guest starred in "Hey Dad..!" as Jeanette Taylor and "All  Saints", and played Ms. Bingle in "The Wiggles Movie" (1997). Samuel is the vice chairman of BOOMPAA, Blue Mountains Performing Arts Association. She appeared as Doris Mercher in the 2017 family film "My Pet Dinosaur", directed by Matt Drummond.