Di Smith
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Di Smith, also credited as Diane Smith, is an Australian actress. She played Jenny Harper on The Restless Years for over two years[1] and Dr Alex Fraser on A Country Practice for three years.[2] For the latter she was nominated for the 1989 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress. She was a presenter on The Great Outdoors for ten years until 2006.[3][4]
Smith graduated from NIDA in 1978 and has appeared in Kingswood Country, Cop Shop, Home Sweet Home, Skyways and Emoh Ruo.[2] On stage she appeared in Trafford Tanzi[5][6] and Steaming (Comedy Theatre, 1990)[2] and was part of comedy group The Disposable Faces from 1989[7] with the group joining 2DAY-FMs breakfast lineup in 1990.[8]
Smith ran as a Labor candidate for Wentworth against Malcolm Turnbull in the 2013 national elections.[9]
