Rosalind Speirs made her acting debut in the 1974 film
Stone where she had a minor role as a prostitute. In her next film,
The Man from Hong Kong (1975), she had a more substantial role playing the lead female Caroline Thorne. That same year, Speirs appeared in the
exploitation documentary film
The Love Epidemic (1975). She also began a successful career in television appearing on
Silent Number and
Power Without Glory. At the
1977 Logie Awards, she won a
Logie Award for "Most Popular Australian Lead Actress" for her portrayal of Nellie Moran in
Power Without Glory. She also appeared on
The Restless Years and ''
, playing a recurring character Aunt Dete in the latter series. In 1980, Speirs was cast as Caroline Simpson in the series Prisoner. She portrayed a young woman who, with her mother Vivienne Williams (Bernadette Gibson), were charged with the murder of her alcoholic and abusive father. Although she appeared in the series for a brief time, her character was involved in a number of significant storylines. These included their initial introduction at the original halfway house and becoming romantically involved with prison officer Deputy Governor Jim Fletcher (Gerard Maguire). She eventually left the series to become an agent appearing in her final role in the horror film Alison's Birthday'' (1981). == Filmography ==