Di Smith


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