Lenore Smith (born 25 October 1958 in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales) is an

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actress best known for her work in television. Internationally, she is best known for her role as Kate Wellings in the drama series ''

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''.

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 two years, Smith landed her first role in ''

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'' 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 ''

''. 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. Lenore is a member of the Australian Podiatry Association.

Personal life

Lenore dated actor Patrick Ward before firstly being married to actor

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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''. Smith married former '' E Street'' actor Warren Jones on 19 October 1997.

Filmography

FILM TELEVISION

References

External links

* 1958 births Living people Australian television actresses {{Australia-tv-actor-stub