Deborah Norton

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.

Known For

Yes, Prime Minister

as Dorothy Wainwright

Yes, Prime Minister

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

Holocaust

as Marta Dorf

2Point4 Children

as Martha Christie

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

as Mrs Brennan

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

as Mrs Brenner

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

as Debra King

Adult Fun

as Jenny

Home to Roost

as Lydia Lane