Fawdon's first television role was an appearance in the fourth episode of the drama series, ''
You Can't See 'Round Corners, which was broadcast from July 1967. In August of that year she took the role of Deanne in the comedy play, All Things Bright and Beautiful
, at Ensemble Theatre. The Australian Jewish Times reviewer felt her performance was "outstanding" showing "certainty was matched by most of the other characters." From March to May of that year she acted in the play of the same name at the Independent Theatre. According to Patricia Morgan of The Australian Women's Weekly'', Fawdon is "a green-eyed blonde, aged 24. She is 5ft. 3in. [= ], ideally proportioned, and of pearl-cream complexion. In short, she's a stunner. She is also a singing actress who hasn't been out of work one day since she arrived from England." She was recorded for the soundtrack album,
Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Australian Cast Recording) (late 1972). Fawdon's various television roles were in
Matlock Police (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974),
The Unisexers (1975),
The Sullivans (1979),
Cop Shop (1979, 1980),
Young Ramsay (1980), and
A Country Practice (1980, 1985, 1992). At the
1979 Australian Film Institute Awards Fawdon won
Best Actress in a Leading Role for ''Cathy's Child''. Fawdon played the role of Australian 19th-century painter
Jane Sutherland in the July 1985 ABC-TV mini-series,
One Summer Again, which focusses on the
Heidelberg School of artists of the 1880s. Also in that year she starred in the feature film,
Unfinished Business as Maureen, who is trying to get pregnant by her ex-boyfriend (
John Clayton) as her husband (
Norman Kaye) is sterile. It was directed by
Bob Ellis. At the
1985 Australian Film Institute Awards she was nominated for Best Lead Actress for her role. Australian film critic,
David Stratton, who first saw the film in 2012, observed, "I don't see [Clayton] as having been quite as good as [Ellis] thinks, but [Fawdon] was worthy of her AFI nom. And that's about it..." In 1986 she portrayed Lena Ranger in the ABC-TV telemovie,
The Fish Are Safe, which was directed by
Noni Hazelhurst. For the role of Lena, Fawdon won the
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress for a Telefeature in
1987. In 1990 Fawdon appeared as Rose Peterson in the
New Zealand film,
The Rogue Stallion. She played Judge Cath in four episodes of
Marshall Law (2002). Her last screen appearance was as Lorna Shanks in three episodes of
Killing Time (2011).{{cite web | url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/killing-time/episodes.html ==Personal life==