Joanne Samuel (born 5 August 1957) is an Australian actress who is
best known for her role as the screen wife of Mel Gibson's title
character in the 1979 film Mad Max.Samuel was born in Camperdown,
Sydney, Australia. Prior to her appearance in Mad Max, 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 â€" the producers wrote her out of the show when 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's other film appearances included roles in Alison's
Birthday (1981), Early Frost (1982), Queen of the Road (1984), The
Long Way Home (1985), Nightmaster (1987, opposite Nicole Kidman),
Gallagher's Travels (1987), and Spook (1988). She later guest starred
in Hey Dad..! as Jeanette Taylor and All Saints, and played Ms. Bingle
in The Wiggles Movie (1997). Samuel studied dance with Honeybrooks and
drama at the Independent theatre, North Sydney. Joanne Samuel Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter