Elaine Smith (actress)

Elaine Smith (born 23 April 1962) is a former Australian actress who found fame on television series Neighbours in 1985 as original character Daphne Clarke.

For the Scottish actress, see Elaine C. Smith.

Elaine Smith
Born (1962-04-23) 23 April 1962
Ayrshire, Scotland
OccupationTelevision actress/school teacher
Notable work
Daphne Clarke in Neighbours
Spouse(s)Jonathan Biggins
Children2

Biography

Smith auditioned for a guest role in new series Neighbours in 1984.[1] However her appearance, particularly her short spiky hair, caught the attention of the casting director and she was cast as regular character Daphne Lawrence.[1] Smith continued in the role until 1988.[2] Prior to this she had a small guest role in soap opera Sons and Daughters in 1984 as a flight attendant.

Subsequent credits include The Flying Doctors, State Coroner, Always Greener, Home and Away and All Saints in 2006.[2] She returned to University to earn a degree in teaching, and as of 2017 worked as a drama and primary school teacher in an inner west Sydney public school.

Personal life

Smith is married to actor and writer, Jonathan Biggins. The couple met while performing in a Melbourne play together.[3] Smith and Biggins have twin daughters, who were born in February 2000.[3]

gollark: Consider fMRI?
gollark: Well, if it's particularly bad to not stop/start/amend the thing they are (not) doing, then it's possibly worth the social awkwardness.
gollark: As far as I know you don't have access to enough computational octahedra™ to run your own simulations, so you did not.
gollark: That isn't necessarily true, they might have just forgotten about a thing/not considered it thoroughly/not considered all angles/whatever.
gollark: The easiest method would be to make a perfect simulation of the universe, like GTech™ has.

References
  1. Oram, James (1988). Neighbours: behind the scenes. Angus & Robertson. p. 102. ISBN 0-207-16075-9.
  2. Richards, Holly (16 August 2010). "Neighbours: Where are they now?". The West Australian. West Australian Newspapers Limited. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. Freeman-Greene, Suzy (24 October 2009). "Bit parts for parents". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 March 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.