Deborah Findlay
Born
31 December 1947 (78)
Place of Birth
Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as
Deborah Findley, Deborah Finlay
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...
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.
Filmography (39)
A Death in the Family
2025
That Christmas
2024
Such a Lovely Day
2023
Up on the Roof
2023
From A Strange Land
2021
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2021
Making Noise Quietly
2019
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
2018
Kaleidoscope
2017
Hampstead
2017
Jackie
2016
The Ones Below
2016
The Lady in the Van
2015
Coalition
2015
Suite Française
2015
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2014
Arthur Christmas
2011
Gunrush
2009
Summer
2008
One of Those Days
2008
Who Gets the Dog
2007
Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale
2007
The Yellow House
2007
This Life +10
2007
Vanity Fair
2004
Home
2003
State of Mind
2003
Me Without You
2001
The End of the Affair
1999
Jane Eyre
1997
Jack & Sarah
1995
Milner
1994
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
1993
The House of Bernarda Alba
1991
Top Girls
1991
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
First and Last
1989
Busted
1983
Commitments
1982