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.
In her next film, The Man from Hong Kong (1975), she had a more substantial role playing the lead female Caroline Thorne.
[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.
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).