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{{Short description|Australian actress and television presenter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Joy Hruby
| image         = Joy Hruby nonfree.jpg
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}
| alt           = 
| caption       = 
| birth_name    = Joy Elaine Cox
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1927|07|01|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Taree]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2017|02|21|1927|07|01|df=y}}
| death_place   = [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia
| education     = Whitehall Academy of Dramatic Art, [[J.C. Williamson]]
| occupation    = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|television presenter|producer|film-maker|author|agent}}
| notable_works = ''Joy's World''<br/>''Dubbo Dazzlers'' (book)
| family        = [[Anna Hruby]] (daughter)
}}

'''Joy Elaine Hruby''' (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.<ref name=abc>{{cite news|title=Joy Hruby|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/09/08/2358452.htm|accessdate=6 June 2012|newspaper=ABC Brisbane|date=8 September 2008}}</ref> 
 
Hruby appeared in films including ''[[Caddie (film)|Caddie]]'', ''[[The Love Letters from Teralba Road]]'', ''[[Winter of our Dreams]]'', and ''[[Kitty and the Bagman]]''.<ref name="site" />

Hruby had small roles in TV soap operas including, ''[[Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)|Sons and Daughters]]'' and ''[[Home and Away]]'', ''[[G.P.]]'' and ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' and featured the mini-series ''[[Brides of Christ]]'', she also appeared in numerous theatre productions and entered films into [[Tropfest]].

==Biography==
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]], [[ham radio]] enthusiast and maker of [[steel guitar]]s. She married Czech jazz pianist Zdenek Hruby in 1954 and the couple had three children: actress [[Anna Hruby]], Frank (a cameraman)<ref name="site" /> and Janette (a former film location caterer).<ref name="site" /><ref name=abc/> 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.<ref name="site">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/joy-hruby-launched-screen-careers-of-many-20170224-gukdig.html|title=Joy Hruby, actor who launched screen careers of many|date=March 2017 }}</ref>

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.<ref name=smh>{{cite news|last=Iaccarino|first=Clara|title=A passion she cannot do without|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/a-passion-she-cannot-do-without/2007/01/25/1169594429022.html|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=26 January 2007}}</ref> 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''.<ref name="smh"/> She won a [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award]] for ''Half in Ernest''.

Hruby was later married to Denny, a pianist.<ref name="site" /> She died, aged 89<ref name=tvtonight-obit>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Vale: Joy Hruby|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2017/02/vale-joy-hruby.html|website=tvtonight.com.au|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|accessdate=22 February 2017|date=22 February 2017}}</ref> on 21 February 2017.<ref name="deathnotice">[http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?n=joy-hruby&pid=184239083 Death Notice: Hruby, Joy Elaine], ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 25 February 2017.</ref> Her service was held at Wilde Street [[Anglican Church]] at [[Maroubra, New South Wales]] on 2 March 2017.

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Type
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Caddie (film)|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 (film)|Heatwave]]'' || Old Lady || Feature film
|-
| 1982 || ''[[The Dark Room (1982 film)|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 (film)|Rough Diamonds]]'' || Mrs Burns || Feature film
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Praise (film)|Praise]]'' || Old Woman || Feature film
|-
| 1999 || ''[[All the Way (1998 film)|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===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Type
|-
| 1976
| ''[[No Room to Run]]''
| Woman On Beach
| ABC TV movie, US/AUSTRALIA
|-
| 1977
| ''[[The Outsiders (Australian TV series)|The Outsiders]]''
| Guest role: Ella
| TV series Germany/Australia, 1 episode
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Puzzle (1978 film)|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 (miniseries)|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 (1984 TV series)|Sweet And Sour]]''
| Guest role
| ABC TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)|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
| ''[[The Phoenix (1982 TV series)|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 (TV series)|All Saints]]''
| Guest roles: Mrs Heinrich / Robin Wallace
| TV series, 3 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Above the Law (TV series)|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 (Australian TV series)|Laid]]''
| Recurring Guest role: Nan-Nan
| ABC TV series, 2 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[10 News First|Ten News]]''
| Herself - Joy Hruby Funeral Service
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]''
| Herself - Joy Hruby Funeral Service
| TV series, 1 episode
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.joysworld.biz Joy's World website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904224241/http://www.joysworld.biz/ |date=4 September 2019 }}
* {{IMDb name|0398669|Joy Hruby}}

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[[Category:20th-century Australian actresses]]
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