Deborah Findlay
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1947-12-31 (age 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: 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.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Lorna Soane / Hilary Richards
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Rowena Drake
Casualty
1986
as Debbie Cookson
Silent Witness
1996
as Gemma King
Great Performances
1971
as Nurse
Heartbeat
1992
as Eva Knight
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Sarah Cushing
Foyle's War
2002
as Mrs Thorndyke/Evelyn Cresswell
Torchwood
2006
as Denise Riley
Lewis
2007
as Lady Hugh
Performance
1991
as Isabella Bird
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Jill Ashton
Dalgliesh
2021
as Miss Willard
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Susannah Emmott
Lovesick
2014
as Fiona
Cranford
2007
as Miss Tomkinson
Dalgliesh
1983
as Heather Pearce
The Split
2018
as Ruth Defoe
Wives and Daughters
1999
as Miss Phoebe
Leaving
2012
as Vanessa
The Drowning
2021
as Lynn
Ladies in Charge
1986
as Hetty
Life In Squares
2015
as Aunt Jane
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
as Kay Consett
Anna Karenina
2000
as Countess Lydia
The Last Train
1999
All Good Things
1991
as Doll
Shroud for a Nightingale
1984
as Heather Pearce
Natural Lies
1992
as Grace
Movies (40)
Ladies First
2026
as Mrs. Sachs
Arthur Christmas
2011
as General (voice)
The Ones Below
2016
as Tessa
That Christmas
2024
as Mrs. Horton (voice)
Suite Française
2015
as Madame Joseph
Jackie
2016
as Maud Shaw
The Lady in the Van
2015
as Pauline
Hampstead
2017
as Mary Neal
The End of the Affair
1999
as Miss Smythe
Vanity Fair
2004
as Mrs. Sedley
Jack & Sarah
1995
as Miss Cartwright
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2021
as Nurse
Jane Eyre
1997
as Mrs. Reed
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
as Claire
Summer
2008
as Doctor Price
Me Without You
2001
as Judith
Milner
1994
as Sylvia Milner
Top Girls
1991
as Isabella Bird / Joyce / Mrs Kidd
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2014
as Volumnia
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
2019
as Helene
Coalition
2015
as Harriet Harman
Home
2003
as Margaret Ballantyne
Gunrush
2009
as Jill
Busted
1983
as Angela
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
2018
as Sister Gilchrist
This Life +10
2007
as Doctor
One of Those Days
2008
as Supervisor
Kaleidoscope
2017
as Maureen
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
1993
as Cheryl Morris
First and Last
1989
as Lisa
State of Mind
2003
as D.C.I Stella Munroe
The Yellow House
2007
as Madame Roulin
Up on the Roof
2023
as Claire
The House of Bernarda Alba
1991
as Martirio
Commitments
1982
as Ingy
Such a Lovely Day
2023
as Grandmother
A Death in the Family
2025
as Mother
From A Strange Land
2021
as Margaret
Who Gets the Dog
2007
as Pamela Wilson
Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale
2007
as Susan Owen
About Deborah Findlay
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… With 69 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Deborah Findlay has appeared in 40 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Deborah Findlay Movies
- Ladies First (2026) — as Mrs. Sachs
- Arthur Christmas (2011) — as General (voice)
- The Ones Below (2016) — as Tessa
- That Christmas (2024) — as Mrs. Horton (voice)
- Suite Française (2015) — as Madame Joseph
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