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Her most famous role to date has been her portrayal of Penny Hughes on As the World Turns, from 1956 to 1968. Over the years, rumors surfaced that Prinz had been pushed to many nervous breakdowns due to the constant criticisms that she endured from show creator Irna Phillips. When she left the show in 1968, Prinz said she would never return to soap operas again.

She was lured back three times to serials, but only for a limited engagement each time. Her first return was to play the role of Amy Tyler on All My Children for six months in 1970. She only agreed to play the role if Amy could speak out against the Vietnam War (Prinz vehemently objected to the involvement of the United States in Southeast Asia).

This role was followed by a short-lived turn as the lead character, Dr. Julie Franklin, in How to Survive a MarriageHow to Survive a Marriage was a soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7, 1974 to April 18, 1975. It starred veteran soap actress Rosemary Prinz in the role of Dr. Julie Franklin, a staunch feminist who counseled her friends on in 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped. Much later, she became the last actress to play Sister Mary Joel on Ryan's HopeRyan's Hope RH was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. It was created, owned, and originally written by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, who had previously written Where the Heart Is and Love of Li, in 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day..