 Speed appeared in several films during her youth, which included playing the role of Josephine Stitch in the 1987 film "Scoop" when she was eleven.She went on to secure the role of 'young Aurora' in the film "Impromptu" (1991), which was about Polish pianist Frédéric Chopin and starred Hugh Grant.Speed made an early appearance on television when she filmed at Windsor Safari Park with television presenter Johnny Morris.