Lenore Smith (born 25 October 1958) 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''
Career
Smith studied
economics
Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services.
Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
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 two years, Smith landed her first role in ''
The Restless Years
''The Restless Years'' is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and the drama and relationships faced by young adults. It was created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for N ...
'' 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.
Lenore embarked on higher education later in life after a long and successful career as an actor in television, stage and screen.
Lenore graduated with a Bachelor of
Podiatry degree, 1st Class Honours, at
Central Queensland University
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. Lenore is a member of the Australian Podiatry Association.
Personal life
Lenore dated actor
Patrick Ward before marrying actor
Gary Sweet in 1981.
She then married actor and writer Matt Kay in 1985 and they divorced in 1992. They met while a bomb alarm was going off during the stage musical ''
Cats
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''.
Smith married former ''
E Street'' actor Warren Jones on 19 October 1997.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
Australian television actresses
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