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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-12-31 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK

Deborah Findlay

Biography:

Deborah Findlay is an English actress.

Her TV credits include the recurring character Greer Thornton in 4 of the 6 episodes of State of Play, and in the episode The French Drop (2004) in Foyle's War. She also appeared in 4 episodes of the 2001 series of The Armstrong and Miller Show. In Autumn 2007 she appeared with Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton and Francesca Annis in the BBC1 costume drama series Cranford playing the role of the endless spinster Miss Augusta Tompkinson as well as in Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale. She portrayed Home Secretary Denise Riley in Torchwood's 2009 third series Children of Earth, and featured as lawyer Gemma King in one episode of the BBC1 series Silent Witness in January 2010.

In 2008 she starred in the US premiere of Vincent River by Philip Ridley. In 2009 she appeared, again alongside Judi Dench in a Donmar West End revival of Madame de Sade, and reprised her (in this case more prominent) role as Augusta Tompkinson in the two-part Christmas special Return to Cranford.

She also played Gillian in the acclaimed 1999 ITV Drama The Last Train

She won the 1997 Outer Critics' Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (sharing the award with Allison Janney and Celia Weston) as well as the Olivier Award for her formance in Stanley.

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Known For

Acting

2024

That Christmas as Mrs. Horton (voice)

2023

Up on the Roof as Claire
Such a Lovely Day as Grandmother

2021

2019

2018

The Split as Ruth Defoe

2017

Kaleidoscope as Maureen
Hampstead as Mary Neal

2016

Jackie as Maud Shaw

2015

Coalition as Harriet Harman
Suite Française as Madame Joseph
Life In Squares as Aunt Jane

2014

2012

Leaving as Vanessa

2011

Arthur Christmas as General (voice)

2009

Gunrush as Jill

2008

One of Those Days as Supervisor
Summer as Doctor Price

2007

Who Gets the Dog as Pamela Wilson
This Life +10 as Doctor
The Yellow House as Madame Roulin
Lewis as Lady Hugh
Cranford as Miss Tomkinson

2006

Torchwood as Denise Riley

2004

Vanity Fair as Mrs. Sedley

2003

Home as Margaret Ballantyne
State of Mind as D.C.I Stella Munroe

2001

Me Without You as Judith

2000

Anna Karenina as Countess Lydia

1999

1997

Jane Eyre as Mrs. Reed
Midsomer Murders as Lorna Soane
Midsomer Murders as Hilary Richards

1996

This Life as Doctor
Silent Witness as Gemma King

1995

Jack & Sarah as Miss Cartwright
Kavanagh Q.C. as Susannah Emmott

1994

Milner as Sylvia Milner

1993

1992

Anglo Saxon Attitudes as Kay Consett
Heartbeat as Eva Knight

1991

Top Girls as Isabella Bird / Joyce / Mrs Kidd
Performance as Isabella Bird

1989

1986

Casualty as Debbie Cookson

1984

Sherlock Holmes as Sarah Cushing

1983

Busted as Angela
Dalgliesh as Heather Pearce

1982

Commitments as Ingy

1971