Joy
Smithers (Leslie Barrett)
started her career as an international model at age 17.
She segued into music, touring with the band the Eurogliders
(including a Royal command performance before Prince Charles
and Diana at the opening of Sydney Stadium before 120,000
people) and had a hit record in Sweden in the 80s; Joy
was also the first VJ on Australian MTV. As an actor, she
has appeared in 9 mini-series & 11 feature films: she
starred opposite Nicole Kidman in the AFI Award-winning
mini-series Bangkok Hilton, starred with Matt Dillon in
Rebel, and opposite Brooke Shields in The 7th Floor. Joy
has played the bipolar physio-therapist “Rose Carleton” on
Australia’s top-ranked television drama All Saints
for the past 4 years. She lives with her husband and two
adorable girls in Sydney.
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