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 cohost 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 Rockatanskys 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