Acting
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.

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
as Debra King

Bliss
as Dorothy Snowden

Deptford Graffiti
as Nurse

Country
as Faith

The Wildcats of St Trinian's
as Mrs Brennan

The Executioner
as Ilse Giesebrecht

Robbie
as Mum

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
as Viv
Hitting Town
as Clare

The Peddler
as Dr Rose Dane
Welcome to Orty-Fou
1 ep.

Health and Efficiency
as Diana Ewerts · 12 ep.

2Point4 Children
as Martha Christie · 1 ep.

A Bit of Fry & Laurie
6 ep.

Hardwicke House
as Mrs Van der Git · 1 ep.

Yes, Prime Minister
as Dorothy Wainwright

Worlds Beyond
as Alice Seagrove · 1 ep.

Home to Roost
as Lydia Lane · 1 ep.

Mussolini: The Untold Story
as Mrs. Thompson · 4 ep.

Lady Killers
as Clara Hogg · 1 ep.