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Biography
Lenore Smith (born 25 October 1958 in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales) 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.