Joy Hruby
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| Born | Joy Elaine Cox 1 July 1927 Taree, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 21 February 2017 (aged 89) Sydney, Australia |
| Education | Whitehall Academy of Dramatic Art, J.C. Williamson |
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| Notable work | Joy's World Dubbo Dazzlers (book) |
| Family | Anna Hruby (daughter) |
Joy Elaine Hruby OAM (1 July 1927 – 21 February 2017) was an Australian actress and entertainer, comedian, TV presenter and interviewer, producer, film-maker, author and celebrity agent with a career spanning more than 50 years.[1]
Hruby appeared in films including Caddie, The Love Letters from Teralba Road, Winter of our Dreams, and Kitty and the Bagman.[2]
Hruby had small roles in TV soap operas including, Sons and Daughters and Home and Away, G.P. and All Saints and featured the mini-series Brides of Christ, she also appeared in numerous theatre productions and entered films into Tropfest.
Biography[edit]
Hruby was born in Taree, New South Wales, the fourth of five siblings to Grace Adelaide Esther Thomas, a public speaker, union woman, community worker and suffragist and Henry "Harry" James Cox, who was a station master at Dubbo during WWII, and ham radio enthusiast and maker of steel guitars. She married Czech jazz pianist Zdenek Hruby in 1954 and the couple had three children: actress Anna Hruby, Frank (a cameraman)[2] and Janette (a former film location caterer).[2][1] Hruby studied at the Whitehall Academy of Dramatic Arts and then the J.C. Williamson theatre, and appeared in a production of Othello as Desdemona.
Hruby also had a community TV program on Channel 31 (later TVS) in Sydney and Melbourne titled Joy's World. She was known for brightly-coloured feathered costumes and feather boas, and her signature sign-off line, "...and keep smiling". After Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull cancelled community television, she launched her own website and YouTube channel.[2]
Her contribution to the arts and entertainment was recognised with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2007 Queen's New Years Honours List.[3] Published in 2003, she wrote a wartime memoir, Dubbo Dazzlers, which was also the name of a dance troupe she formed in Dubbo during WWII. Hruby had previously written notes for a biography titled The Spectacular Life of Joy Hruby.[3] She won a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Half in Ernest.
Hruby was later married to Denny, a pianist.[2] She died, aged 89[4] on 21 February 2017.[5] Her service was held at Wilde Street Anglican Church at Maroubra, New South Wales on 2 March 2017.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1976 | Caddie | Mrs. Sweeney | Feature film |
| 1977 | The Love Letters from Teralba Road | Len's Mother | Short Feature film |
| 1981 | Winter of Our Dreams | Marge | Feature film |
| 1982 | Heatwave | Old Lady | Feature film |
| 1982 | The Dark Room | Ida Henning | Feature film |
| 1985 | A Street to Die | Maureen | Feature film |
| 1987 | Confidentially Speaking | EAP Lady | Film short |
| 1993 | You and Me and Uncle Bob | Mrs. Patterson | Feature film |
| 1995 | Rough Diamonds | Mrs. Burns | Feature film |
| 1998 | Praise | Old Woman | Feature film |
| 1999 | All the Way | Mrs Kravytz | Feature film |
| 2007 | Music Box | Aunt Mary | Film short |
| 2008 | The Eighth | Story | Film short |
| 2010 | Conference of the Planets | Role unknown | Film short |
| 2010 | Donation Only | Mrs. B | Film short |
| 2010 | The Key to the Computer | Story | Film short |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1976 | No Room to Run | Woman On Beach | ABC TV movie, US/AUSTRALIA |
| 1977 | The Outsiders | Guest role: Ella | TV series GERMANY/AUSTRALIA, 1 episode |
| 1977 | Puzzle | Guest role | ABC TV movie, US/AUSTRALIA |
| 1980 | Spring & Fall | Guest role: Woman Selling House | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1982;1983 | A Country Practice | Guest role: The Waitress | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Scales of Justice | Guest role: Mrs. Simpson | ABC TV film series, 1 episode 1. "The Job" |
| 1983 | A Country Practice | Guest role: Mrs. Farrow | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Sweet And Sour | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | Sons And Daughters | Guest role: Prostitute | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | A Fortunate Life | Recurring role: Ma | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Alice to Nowhere | Recurring role: Mrs. Leary | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1987-2001 | Sunday Joyride | Herself - Presenter | TV series |
| 1988 | Mother and Son | Guest role: Woman Shopper | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Mike Willesee's Australians | Guest role: Mrs. Whittle | TV film series, 1 episode 5: "Lottie Lyell" |
| 1988;1989 | Rafferty's Rules | Guest roles: Mrs. Barnes / Dero Lady | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1990-2015 | Joy's World | Herself - Presenter | TV series |
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Recurring role: Sister Polycarp | ABC TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1992 | Phoenix | Guest role: Fat Alice | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994;1996 | G.P. | Guest roles: Mrs. Lucas / Millie | ABC TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994;1995 | Darren Gray Down Under | Herself - Guest | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1994 | TVTV | Herself & The Young Doctors cast | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995-1996 | Agatha Ramsbottom Show | Herself - Presenter | TV series |
| 1996;1998 | Home and Away | Guest roles: Mrs. Riley / Mrs Penrose | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1998;2004 | All Saints | Guest roles: Mrs. Heinrich / Robin Wallace | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Above the Law | Guest role: Mrs. Meriwether | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2004 | Double the Fist | Guest role: Edith | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | The Hamster Wheel | Additional Cast | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2011;2012 | Laid | Recurring Guest role: Nan-Nan | ABC TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Ten News | Herself - Joy Hruby Funeral Service | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Project | Herself - Joy Hruby Funeral Service | TV series, 1 episode |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Joy Hruby". ABC Brisbane. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Joy Hruby, actor who launched screen careers of many". March 2017.
- ^ a b Iaccarino, Clara (26 January 2007). "A passion she cannot do without". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Knox, David (22 February 2017). "Vale: Joy Hruby". tvtonight.com.au. TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Death Notice: Hruby, Joy Elaine, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 February 2017.
External links[edit]
- Joy's World website Archived 4 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Joy Hruby at IMDb
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