Lenore Smith
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Lenore Smith is an Australian actress best known for her work in television. Internationally, she is best known for her role as Kate Wellings in the drama series The Flying Doctors
.
as Diane Archer. Smith left Australia after The Restless Years to work in London, but received a telegram asking her to return to play a role in The Flying Doctors
. Smith accepted and came back to Australia to begin work on the TV series.
in 1981.
She then married actor Matt Kay in 1985 and they divorced in 1992. They met while a bomb alarm was going off during the stage musical Cats.
Smith married former E Street
actor Warren Jones on the 19th of October 1997.
Nowadays, Smith is working as a personal assistant for Clover Moore
, the Mayor of Sydney; a post she has held since 2004.
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia....
.
Career
Smith studied economics as a teenager, but after being dissuaded by a teacher, she decided to take a course at Ensemble Studios in Sydney and become an actress. After being there for just over 2 years, Smith scored her first role in The Restless YearsThe Restless Years
The Restless Years is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and young adults. It was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for Network Ten. It debuted December 1977 and ran until late 1981. It was not renewed by the network due to declining ratings...
as Diane Archer. Smith left Australia after The Restless Years to work in London, but received a telegram asking her to return to play a role in The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia....
. Smith accepted and came back to Australia to begin work on the TV series.
Personal life
Smith was firstly married to actor Gary SweetGary Sweet
Gary Sweet is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in Alexandra's Project , Police Rescue, Cody, Big Sky, The Battlers, Bodyline and Stingers....
in 1981.
She then married actor Matt Kay in 1985 and they divorced in 1992. They met while a bomb alarm was going off during the stage musical Cats.
Smith married former E Street
E Street
E Street is an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by the Ten Network from 1989 to 1993.Whereas Neighbours is set in a middle-class suburb, Home and Away in a seaside town, and Richmond Hill a semi-rural ordinary community, E Street was set in a tough inner-city...
actor Warren Jones on the 19th of October 1997.
Nowadays, Smith is working as a personal assistant for Clover Moore
Clover Moore
Clover Moore , is an Australian politician, the Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney and an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorate of Sydney. Moore is the first publicly elected female Lord Mayor of Sydney. Prior to the 2007 NSW state election, she...
, the Mayor of Sydney; a post she has held since 2004.
Filmography
- FarscapeFarscapeFarscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
- "Into the Lion's Den: Part 2" – "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (2002) – Lt. Darinta Larell
- "Into the Lion's Den: Part 1" – "Lambs to the Slaughter" (2002) – Lt. Darinta Larell
- The Man Who Sued GodThe Man Who Sued GodThe Man Who Sued God is a 2001 Australian film, starring Billy Connolly and directed by Mark Joffe.-Plot:Advocate Steve Myers is a disillusioned lawyer who becomes fed-up with the perceived corruption within the judicial system. He quits the law business and buys a small fishing boat and takes up...
(2001) – Reporter - OutridersOutridersOutriders was an Australian children's television series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2001. It was a 26 part series produced by Southern Star Entertainment.-Synopsis:...
- "Aliens: Part 4" (2001) – Reggie's Mother
- "Aliens: Part 3" (2001) – Reggie's Mother
- "Aliens: Part 2" (2001) – Reggie's Mother
- "Paradise Lost: Part 2" (2001) – Reggie's Mother
- Somewhere in the Darkness (1998) – Shamus' Mum
- Spellbinder 2: Land of the Dragon LordSpellbinder 2: Land of the Dragon LordSpellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord is a teen, preteen and children's television series, and a sequel to Spellbinder. Both series deal with children travelling between parallel universes, although the only common characters between the two series are Ashka , and her sidekick Gryvon...
(1997) – Vicky Morgan - G.P.
- "Juice" (1996)
- "Brotherly Love" (1994) – Scott's Mother
- The Flying Doctors (1986) – Kate Wellings/Standish
- Kingswood CountryKingswood CountryKingswood Country is an Australian sitcom that screened from 1980 to 1984 on the Seven Network. The series started on 30 January 1980 and was a spin-off from a sketch on comedy program The Naked Vicar Show that had featured Ross Higgins as a blustering bigot...
- "Divorce Bullpitt Style" (1980) – Cathy
- The Restless YearsThe Restless YearsThe Restless Years is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and young adults. It was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for Network Ten. It debuted December 1977 and ran until late 1981. It was not renewed by the network due to declining ratings...
(1977) – Diane Archer (1978–1980)