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.
Hitting Town
(Clare)
Country
(Faith)
Robbie
(Mum)
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
(Debra King)
Adult Fun
(Jenny)
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
(Mrs Brenner)
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
(Mrs Brennan)
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
(Viv)
The Executioner
(Ilse Giesebrecht)
Deptford Graffiti
(Nurse)
The Peddler
(Dr Rose Dane)
Bliss
(Dorothy Snowden)
Yes, Prime Minister
(Dorothy Wainwright)
Yes, Prime Minister
Welcome to Orty-Fou
Health and Efficiency
(Diana Ewerts)
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
2Point4 Children
(Martha Christie)
Holocaust
(Marta Dorf)
Lady Killers
(Clara Hogg)
Home to Roost
(Lydia Lane)