Roslyn Gentle
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Roslyn Gentle is an Australian actress, best known for her role in the television series Prisoner
as librarian/prostitute Laura Gardiner/Brandy Carter – an inmate who suffers from multiple personality disorder
– in 1983.
She also played Anna Rossi, romantic interest for Jim Robinson
, in the 1985 season of Neighbours
and acted in two episodes of situation comedy Mother and Son
, as Wendy, the girlfriend of Arthur Beare (Garry McDonald
), whose mother Maggie (Ruth Cracknell
) tries to drive off.
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
as librarian/prostitute Laura Gardiner/Brandy Carter – an inmate who suffers from multiple personality disorder
Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis and describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities , each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment....
– in 1983.
She also played Anna Rossi, romantic interest for Jim Robinson
Jim Robinson (Neighbours)
James "Jim" Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Alan Dale. He made his first on-screen appearance on 18 March 1985, which was the shows first episode. Jim was the patriarch of the Robinson family. Dale departed the show in 1993 after...
, in the 1985 season of Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
and acted in two episodes of situation comedy Mother and Son
Mother and Son
Mother and Son is a Logie Award-winning Australian television sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris...
, as Wendy, the girlfriend of Arthur Beare (Garry McDonald
Garry McDonald
Garry George McDonald, AO is an Australian stage and screen actor.-Early life and career:McDonald was born in Sydney and was educated at Cranbrook School and National Institute of Dramatic Art....
), whose mother Maggie (Ruth Cracknell
Ruth Cracknell
Ruth Cracknell AM was an Australian theatre and television character actress who appeared in many comedy roles. She was known variously as "Crackers", "Dame Crackers" and "Dame Ruth" throughout a career spanning 56 years....
) tries to drive off.