Lenore Smith


Lenore Smith 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 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 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.

Personal life

Lenore dated actor Patrick Ward before firstly being married to actor Gary Sweet in 1981.
She then married actor and award-winning 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978–80'Diane ArcherTV series
1980Kingswood CountryCathy"Divorce Bullpitt Style"
1982Wilde's DomainAlex WildeTV film
1985'Kate WellingsTV miniseries
1986–92'Kate Wellings StandishRegular role
1994G.P.Liz Browning"Brotherly Love"
1997'VickyMain role
2001OutridersReggie's Mother"Paradise Lost: Part 2", "Aliens: Parts 2–4"
2002FarscapeLt. Darinta Larell"Into the Lion's Den: Parts 1 & 2"