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.

Yes, Prime Minister

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

Holocaust

2point4 Children

Omnibus

Country

Adult Fun

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Home to Roost

Robbie

Health and Efficiency

Worlds Beyond

Children of Rage

Lady Killers

Zodiac

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

Hardwicke House

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

Deptford Graffiti

The Executioner

The Peddler

Bliss