Acting · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK · Born June 8, 1944
Deborah Norton was born in Croydon, Surrey, in 1944. She attended a Quaker boarding school and later studied at the Drama Centre London. She worked in Britain until she toured America with The Beggar's Opera. She later returned to the UK. She has acted roles in many television productions, including Marta Dorf in the television miniseries Holocaust and roles in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, although she is perhaps best known for her role as the PM's advisor Dorothy Wainwright in Yes, Prime Minister.
MovieHarold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002
as Debra King
Welcome to Orty-Fou
1999
MovieBliss
1995
as Dorothy Snowden
TVHealth and Efficiency
1993
as Diana Ewerts
TV2Point4 Children
1991
as Martha Christie
MovieDeptford Graffiti
1991
as Nurse
TVA Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
TVHardwicke House
1987
as Mrs Van der Git
TVWorlds Beyond
1986
as Alice Seagrove
TVYes, Prime Minister
1986
as Dorothy Wainwright
TVMussolini: The Untold Story
1985
as Mrs. Thompson
TVHome to Roost
1985
as Lydia Lane
MovieCountry
1981
as Faith
MovieThe Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980
as Mrs Brennan
TVLady Killers
1980
as Clara Hogg
MovieThe Executioner
1980
as Ilse Giesebrecht
MovieInstant Enlightenment Including VAT
1979
as Viv
MovieRobbie
1979
as Mum
TVHolocaust
1978
as Marta Dorf
Hitting Town
1976
as Clare
TVPlays for Britain
1976
as Clare
MovieThe Peddler
1976
as Dr Rose Dane
MovieChildren of Rage
1975
TVZodiac
1974
as Penny
MovieAdult Fun
1972
as Jenny
TVOmnibus
1967
as Nance Edgeworth
