‘I'll always cherish the fun we had!'

The late actress’ co-star Maggie Kirkpatrick reminisces about their lifelong friendship

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Upbeat and always ready for a laugh” – that’s how Maggie Kirkpatrick remembers her late friend and Prisoner co-star Joy Westmore, who passed away at the age of 88 in Melbourne on November 5, following a lengthy battle with dementia.

Throughout her career, the actress, who played prison guard Joyce Barry in more than 200 episodes of the cult TV classic, made a name for herself appearing in comedy skits for Graham Kennedy and Ernie Sigley, before taking on more serious roles in the ’80s and ’90s.

Speaking exclusively to Woman’s Day, Maggie, 79, who starred as