Joy Westmore
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Joy Westmore is an Australian actress, best known to television viewers for her long-running role in Prisoner
as friendly but highly ineffectual officer Joyce Barry.
Initially a recurring cast member throughout the first five years of the show, the part of Officer Barry was developed into a major character in 1984, and continued until the series finale in 1986.
After Prisoner, she played Mrs. Blanche White in an Australian TV game show version of Cluedo
, and had a brief role in eighbours]], playing Dee Bliss' grandmother.
Joy has since played various small roles in one-off and long-running dramas, Waiting at the Royal
, Fergus McPhail
, and Blue Heelers
– where she made her last television appearance to date at 73 years old.
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
as friendly but highly ineffectual officer Joyce Barry.
Initially a recurring cast member throughout the first five years of the show, the part of Officer Barry was developed into a major character in 1984, and continued until the series finale in 1986.
After Prisoner, she played Mrs. Blanche White in an Australian TV game show version of Cluedo
Cluedo (Australian game show)
Cluedo was an Australian television game show based on the board game of the same name. It was presented by Ian McFadyen.-Format:The studio audience had to pick the culprit using a dial system by which they could select who they thought was guilty...
, and had a brief role in eighbours]], playing Dee Bliss' grandmother.
Joy has since played various small roles in one-off and long-running dramas, Waiting at the Royal
Waiting at the Royal
Waiting at the Royal is a 2000 Australian drama film starring Catherine McClements, Noni Hazlehurst, Josephine Byrnes and Jo Kennedy. It is about four women from very different backgrounds sharing a maternity ward.-Characters:...
, Fergus McPhail
Fergus McPhail
Fergus McPhail is an Australian children's comedy series that was released on Network Ten in 2004.-Plot summary:Fergus McPhail stumbles from crisis to crisis mostly of his own making. His irrationally optimistic alter-ego acts as his conscience...
, and Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
– where she made her last television appearance to date at 73 years old.