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Home/People/Deborah Findlay
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Born
Dec 31, 1947
Age 78
Place of Birth
Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

40
Movies
28
TV Shows
Also Known As
Deborah Findley
Deborah Finlay
IMDb Profile

Deborah Findlay

Acting

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.
A Death in the Family poster

A Death in the Family

as Mother
2025
That Christmas poster

That Christmas

as Mrs. Horton (voice)
2024
Such a Lovely Day poster

Such a Lovely Day

as Grandmother
2023
Up on the Roof poster

Up on the Roof

as Claire
2023
From A Strange Land poster

From A Strange Land

as Margaret
2021
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet poster

National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

as Nurse
2021
Making Noise Quietly poster

Making Noise Quietly

as Helene
2019
National Theatre Live: Allelujah! poster

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!

as Sister Gilchrist
2018
Kaleidoscope poster

Kaleidoscope

as Maureen
2017
Hampstead poster

Hampstead

as Mary Neal
2017
Jackie poster

Jackie

as Maud Shaw
2016
The Ones Below poster

The Ones Below

as Tessa
2016
The Lady in the Van poster

The Lady in the Van

as Pauline
2015
Coalition poster

Coalition

as Harriet Harman
2015
Suite Française poster

Suite Française

as Madame Joseph
2015
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus poster

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

as Volumnia
2014
Arthur Christmas poster

Arthur Christmas

as General (voice)
2011
Gunrush poster

Gunrush

as Jill
2009
Summer poster

Summer

as Doctor Price
2008
One of Those Days poster

One of Those Days

as Supervisor
2008