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Deborah Findlay

Deborah Findlay

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 31, 1947 (77)
Birthplace Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Deborah Findlay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

That Christmas

That Christmas

2024

as Mrs. Horton (voice)

Up on the Roof

Up on the Roof

2023

as Claire

Such a Lovely Day

Such a Lovely Day

2023

as Grandmother

From A Strange Land

From A Strange Land

2021

as Margaret

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

2021

as Nurse

Making Noise Quietly

Making Noise Quietly

2019

as Helene

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!

2018

as Sister Gilchrist

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

2017

as Maureen

Hampstead

Hampstead

2017

as Mary Neal

The Ones Below

The Ones Below

2016

as Tessa

Jackie

Jackie

2016

as Maud Shaw

Coalition

Coalition

2015

as Harriet Harman

Suite Française

Suite Française

2015

as Madame Joseph

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

2015

as Pauline

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

as General (voice)

Gunrush

Gunrush

2009

as Jill

One of Those Days

One of Those Days

2008

as Supervisor

Summer

Summer

2008

as Doctor Price

The Yellow House

The Yellow House

2007

as Madame Roulin

Who Gets the Dog

Who Gets the Dog

2007

as Pamela Wilson

This Life +10

This Life +10

2007

as Doctor

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

as Mrs. Sedley

Home

Home

2003

as Margaret Ballantyne

State of Mind

State of Mind

2003

as D.C.I Stella Munroe

Me Without You

Me Without You

2001

as Judith

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1999

as Miss Smythe

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1997

as Mrs. Reed

Jack & Sarah

Jack & Sarah

1995

as Miss Cartwright

Milner

Milner

1994

as Sylvia Milner

Top Girls

Top Girls

1991

as Isabella Bird / Joyce / Mrs Kidd

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

1991

as Martirio

Truly Madly Deeply

Truly Madly Deeply

1991

as Claire

First and Last

First and Last

1989

as Lisa

Busted

Busted

1983

as Angela

Commitments

Commitments

1982

as Ingy

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Split

as Ruth Defoe

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Apr 24, 2018

Cranford

as Miss Tomkinson

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 18, 2007

Wives and Daughters

as Miss Phoebe

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 28, 1999

All Good Things

as Doll

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 14, 1991

The Drowning

as Lynn

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 01, 2021

Anna Karenina

as Countess Lydia

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 09, 2000

Leaving

as Vanessa

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 10, 2012

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

as Kay Consett

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 12, 1992

Life In Squares

as Aunt Jane

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 27, 2015

Torchwood

as Denise Riley

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 22, 2006

Sherlock Holmes

as Sarah Cushing

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

Great Performances

as Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Rowena Drake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

This Life

as Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1996

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Susannah Emmott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1995

Casualty

as Debbie Cookson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Midsomer Murders

as Lorna Soane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Silent Witness

as Gemma King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 1996

Dalgliesh

as Heather Pearce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1983

Lewis

as Lady Hugh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 18, 2007

Heartbeat

as Eva Knight

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Midsomer Murders

as Hilary Richards

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Performance

as Isabella Bird

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Lovesick

as Fiona

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2014

The Last Train

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 1999

Ladies in Charge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 1986

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2025 1 14 27 6
2025 2 5 10 1
2025 3 4 8 1
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2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 4 12 0

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