Joanne Samuel (born 5 August 1957 in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actress who remains best known for her role as the screen wife of Mel Gibson in the 1979 film Mad Max.
Won the role of Jessie, the ill-fated wife of Mel Gibson's character Max in Mad Max (1979), by default. The actress who was originally going to play Jessie was injured in a road accident before shooting was about to start, and Joanne was quickly re-cast in the part at the last minute.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Pet Dinosaur
2017
post-production
Doris Mercher
Brock
2016
TV Mini-Series
Louise Kraft
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
2015
TV Mini-Series
Bev Moulson
Rake
2014
TV Series
Nurse
All Saints
2001
TV Series
Ingrid Clements
The Wiggles Movie
1997
Mrs. Bingle
Fallen Angels
1997
TV Series
Helen Bader
Hey Dad..!
1988-1990
TV Series
Jeanette Taylor
Spook
1988
Carole Bradly
Gallagher's Travels
1987
Sally
Nightmaster
1987
Sonia Spane
Five Times Dizzy
1986
TV Series
The Long Way Home
1985
TV Movie
Julie
Queen of the Road
1984
TV Movie
Rosy Costello
The City's Edge
1983
Video
Prostitute 1
Early Frost
1982
Chris
Alison's Birthday
1981
Alison Findlay
Ratbags
1981
TV Series
Various
Skyways
1979-1980
TV Series
Kelly Morgan
Mad Max
1979
Jessie
The Young Doctors
1976-1979
TV Series
Jill Gordon
Case for the Defence
1978
TV Series
Amy
The Sullivans
1976
TV Series
Cynthia Cavanaugh
Shannon's Mob
1975
TV Series
Felicity Maitland
Homicide
1974
TV Series
Lynn Fisher
Matlock Police
1973-1974
TV Series
Jenny / Cathy Phillips
Class of '74
1974
TV Series
Sue Taylor
The Box
1974
TV Series
Mr. Baker's daughter
Certain Women
1973
TV Series
Caroline Stone
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mad Max
1979
performer: "Jessie's Theme" - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Madness of Max
2015
Documentary
Jessie Rockatansky
Mad Max: Cast and Crew Interviews
2015
Video short
Herself
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
$16 Million
