Deborah Norton
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography 26
Movies (12)
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death2002Debra King
Bliss1995Dorothy Snowden
Deptford Graffiti1991Nurse
Country1981Faith
The Wildcats of St Trinian's1980Mrs Brenner
The Executioner1980Ilse Giesebrecht
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT1979Viv
Robbie1979Mum- Hitting Town1976Clare
The Peddler1976Dr Rose Dane
Children of Rage1975
Adult Fun1972Jenny
Shows (14)
- Welcome to Orty-Fou1999
Health and Efficiency1993Diana Ewerts
2Point4 Children1991Martha Christie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie1989
Hardwicke House1987Mrs Van der Git
Worlds Beyond1986Alice Seagrove
Yes, Prime Minister1986Dorothy Wainwright
Mussolini: The Untold Story1985Mrs. Thompson
Home to Roost1985Lydia Lane
Lady Killers1980Clara Hogg
Holocaust1978Marta Dorf
Plays for Britain1976Clare
Zodiac1974Penny
Omnibus1967Nance Edgeworth