Deborah Norton
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.
Films (12)
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002 · Debra King
Bliss
1995 · Dorothy Snowden
Deptford Graffiti
1991 · Nurse
Country
1981 · Faith
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 · Mrs Brennan, Mrs Brenner
The Executioner
1980 · Ilse Giesebrecht
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
1979 · Viv
Robbie
1979 · Mum
Hitting Town
1976 · Clare
The Peddler
1976 · Dr Rose Dane
Children of Rage
1975
Adult Fun
1972 · Jenny
Séries (15)
Welcome to Orty-Fou
1999
Health and Efficiency
1993 · Diana Ewerts
Second Chances
1993 · Producer
2Point4 Children
1991 · Martha Christie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Hardwicke House
1987 · Mrs Van der Git
Worlds Beyond
1986 · Alice Seagrove
Yes, Prime Minister
1986 · Dorothy Wainwright
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985 · Mrs. Thompson
Home to Roost
1985 · Lydia Lane
Lady Killers
1980 · Clara Hogg
Holocaust
1978 · Marta Dorf
Plays for Britain
1976 · Clare
Zodiac
1974 · Penny
Omnibus
1967 · Nance Edgeworth