Rosalind Speirs (born 1951) is an Australian retired film and television actress. She starred on several television series during the 1970s, including Silent Number, Heidi [de] and the television miniseries Power Without Glory. It was her role as Nellie Moran, wife of the main character John West (Martin Vaughan), that earned her a Logie Award for "Most Popular Australian Lead Actress" in 1977. Speirs was also a guest star in a storyline of Prisoner in 1980.
Rosalind Speirs | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 70–71) Sydney, Australia |
| Other names | Ros Spiers |
| Occupation | Film and television actress |
| Years active | 1974–1981 |
| Awards | Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Lead Actress 1977 Power Without Glory |
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.[1] That same year, Speirs played herself in the grindhouse documentary film The Love Epidemic (1975). She also began a successful career in television appearing on Silent Number[2][3][4] 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 Heidi [de], playing a recurring character Aunt Dete in the latter series. In 1980, Speirs was cast as Caroline Simpson in the series Prisoner.[5][6][7] 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[8] and becoming romantically involved with prison officer Deputy Governor Jim Fletcher (Gerard Maguire).[9] She eventually left the series to become an agent[10] appearing in her final role in the horror film Alison's Birthday (1981).[11][12][13][14]
Filmography
FILM
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1974 | Stone | Whore (as Ros Spiers) | Feature film |
| 1975 | The Love Epidemic | Various Characters (as Ros Spiers) | Feature film documentary |
| 1975 | The Man From Hong Kong | Caroline Thorne (as Ros Spiers) | Feature film |
| 1979 | Alison's Birthday released 1981 | Maggie Carlyle | Feature film |
TELEVISION
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1974 | This Love Affair | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974-1975 | Silent Number | Regular lead role: Pat Casey / Janet (as Ros Speirs) | TV series, 34 episodes |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory | Lead role: Nellie Moran / Nellie West | ABC TV miniseries, 25 episodes |
| 1977 | The 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | Herself | TV special |
| 1977 | End Of Summer | Lead role | ABC Teleplay |
| 1977-1978 | The Restless Years | Recurring role: Gillian Vaughan | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1978 | Heidi | Recurring role: Aunt Dete | TV series SWITZERLAND/WEST GERMANY/AUSTRALIA, 4 episodes |
| 1980 | Prisoner | Recurring role: Caroline Simpson (as Rosalind Spiers) | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 1980 | Cop Shop | Guest role: Jocelyn Knowles (as Ros Spiers) | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2004 | The Man From Hong Kong: Jimmy Wang Yu In Australia | Herself - Actress in 'The Man From Hong Kong' (as Ros Spiers) | Video |