| Joanne Samuel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 54–55) Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Film and television actor |
Joanne Samuel (born 1957 in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia) is an actress who remains best known for her role as the screen wife of Mel Gibson in the 1979 film Mad Max.
Prior to her appearance in the film, 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 very suddenly – the producers kindly wrote her out of the show quickly as 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 later guest starred in Hey Dad! as Jeanette Taylor and All Saints,[1] and played the school principal in The Wiggles in their film The Wiggles Movie. Samuel was lucky enough to know early in life that her passion was the performing arts. She trained hard with dance, singing, music and drama Studing dance with Honeybrooks and drama at the Independent theatre, North Sydney
Samuel has worked with her community, in the Blue Mountains NSW encouraging the performing arts at every level
She has coached and facilitated workshops for children and young people. Developed a Speech and Theatre curriculum with Erika O’Neale Produced plays and play readings. Directs & Produces video content
2011 sees Joanne at the forefront to establish a University performing arts campus and theatre.Joanne is the visionary and vice chairman of BOOMPAA, Blue Mountains Performing Arts Association. Negotiations are well under way to secure a building through corporate funding She continues to be an integral part of igniting the performing arts industry in the Blue Mountains region