Researching Joy Smithers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1619 people with the Smithers surname? In that year Smithers was ranked number 2087 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joy means "Joy" and is of French origin.
Records of Joy Smithers on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joy Smithers and the Smithers Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1729 people with the Smithers surname in the UK? Smithers is now ranked number 2523 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Smithers surname in the USA? Smithers is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Joy Smithers
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.
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