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- Joan Sydney was born on September 5, 1936 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Country Practice (1981), Neighbours (1985) and Sisterly Love (1988). She died on December 28, 2022 in Sydney, Australia.
- ChildrenTony Braxton-Smith
- RelativesMaggie King(Sibling)
- Won the 1989 Logie Award in the Most Outstanding Actress category for her role as Matron Maggie Sloan in A Country Practice (1981).
- She grew up in Wales, and trained as an actor at the Oldham Repertory Theatre.
- She started using Sydney (her middle name) as a stage name after she was told that "Joan King" sounded too similar to "joking". Sydney was a family name dating back to the 1800s when her merchant seaman forebears visited Sydney, Australia and loved it.
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