Rosalind Speirs
Rosalind Speirs | |
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Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Sydney, Australia |
Other names | Ros Spiers |
Occupation(s) | Film and television actress |
Years active | 1974–1981 |
Awards | Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Lead Actress 1977 Power Without Glory |
Rosalind Speirs (born 1951) is an Australian former 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.
Career
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 exploitation 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 |
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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 | Maggie Carlyle | Feature film (released 1981) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1974 | This Love Affair | Guest role | 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 | TV miniseries, 25 episodes |
1977 | 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 | Celebrity Tattletales | Herself & Martin Vaughan | TV series, 2 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 | Self as actress in The Man From Hong Kong (as Ros Spiers) | Video |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1971 | Murder in the Cathedral | NIDA Theatre, Sydney | |
1978 | Spokesong | Daisy Bell | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney |
1979 | The Chairman | Veronica | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney |
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References
- ^ Armstead, Christopher (2006). "The Man from Hong Kong". FilmCriticsUnited.com. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Four decades of Aussie cop shows". TV & Radio. Sydney Morning Herald. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ Storey, Don (2008). "Silent Number". ClassicAustralianTV.com. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ Storey, Don (2008). "Silent No Episode Details". ClassicAustralianTV.com. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Prisoner (1979–1987?)". OZTV Credits. 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent. Television, 1970–1980. San Diego: A.S. Barnes, 1981. (pg. 161) ISBN 0-498-02539-X
- ^ Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots & Specials: 1974–1984. Vol. 2. New York: Zoetrope, 1985. (pg. 333) ISBN 0-918432-61-8
- ^ "1980". Prisoner: Eight Years Inside. Aussie Soap Archives. 1996. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "PCBH Characters, Section 06". WWWentworth.co.uk. 3 March 2001. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ Bourke, Terry (8 March 1998). "Chapter 7: The First Inmates". Prisoner Cell Block H: behind the scenes. WWWentworth.co.uk.
- ^ "Rosalind Speirs Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ Variety's Film Reviews: 1978–1980. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1983. ISBN 0-8352-2795-2
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film and Television Credits. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1983. (pg. 737) ISBN 0-89950-070-6
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2000. (pg. 844) ISBN 0-7864-0951-7
- ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/12083
External links
- Rosalind Speirs at IMDb