Joanne Samuel
Biography
Joanne Samuel is an Australian actress best known for playing Jessie Rockatansky in Mad Max (1979). Born in Camperdown, Sydney, she studied dance and drama before making her screen debut in 1973 in the ABC series Certain Women. She then took guest roles in Matlock Police and Homicide and became a regular in the soaps Class of '74, The Sullivans, and The Young Doctors, where she played a nurse. Her television credits also include the regular part of Kelly Morgan-Young in Skyways and a role on Hey Dad..! as Jeanette Taylor. Her film work includes the supernatural horror Alison's Birthday (1981), the action film Nightmaster (1988), the family film My Pet Dinosaur (2017), and the comedy Christmas Down Under (2021). She directed the web series Stinson Creek and the features The Legend of the Five and The Red Shoes: Next Step.
69years old
Turns 70 on August 5in 267 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 42 years1979 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021Christmas Down UnderIMDb rating 4.2
- 2017My Pet DinosaurIMDb rating 4.1
- 1988NightmasterIMDb rating 3.4
- 1981Alison's BirthdayIMDb rating 5.9
- 1979Mad MaxIMDb rating 6.8
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A change of course
Samuel has taught theater to young people aged nine to 17 in the Blue Mountains through the Three Sisters Youth Theatre since 2013.
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Worked with
Joanne Samuel made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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George MillerDirector, 1 film, 1979
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Ian CoughlanDirector, 1 film, 1981
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Matt DrummondDirector, 1 film, 2017
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