Joy Dunstan

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Joy Dunstan
Born (1951-07-20) 20 July 1951 (age 72)
Occupation(s)Film and television actress
Years active1976–1985
SpouseStephen Smithyman

Joy Dunstan (born 20 July 1951) is an Australian retired film and television actress. She is best remembered as the teenage star of

The then 25-year-old former school teacher and part-time

photographic modeling prior to the film.[8]

She also had minor roles in the 1983 television film

She also had a very minor role in a 1985 episode of Neighbours, which was her last performance, with her reportedly "having grown disillusioned with the business", and she retired soon after.

According to a Film Buffs Podcast interview on 21 November 2006, Dunstan currently lives in the United Kingdom. During that interview songwriter and musician Gary Young discussed his memories of working with Dunstan on the film. Young also claimed that following the film, his band the Rockin' Emus released their sole album with one of the songs he had written, Beautiful Joy, having been about the actress.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Joy Dunstan". National Film & Sound Archive. AustralianScreen.com. 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Oz". AFC Searchable Film Database. Screen Australia. 2009. Archived from the original on 27 May 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  3. ^ Wiles, Jo. "The film man did make Joy a star". The Age. 30 July 1976
  4. ^ "A Descant For Gossips (1983)". OZTV Credits. 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  5. ^ "PCBH Characters, Section 27". WWWentworth.co.uk. 11 August 2001. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  6. ^ "PCBH Characters, Section 22". WWWentworth.co.uk. 3 March 2001. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  7. ^ Three Triple R (21 October 2006). "21 October 2006 Film Buffs Podcast". Film Buffs Podcast. Odeo.com. Retrieved 9 August 2009. [dead link]

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