Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay | |
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| Born | 31 December 1947 Leatherhead, Surrey, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Deborah Findlay (born 31 December 1947)
Early life and education
Findlay joined a theatre company while studying English at the University of Leeds.[2]
Career
Theatre
Findlay has worked primarily on stage, appearing in numerous productions, including the original
In 2008 she starred in the US premiere of Vincent River by Philip Ridley. In 2009 she appeared alongside Judi Dench in a Donmar West End revival of Madame de Sade.[citation needed]
In 2013 she starred in the Donmar Warehouse production of Coriolanus as Volumnia, a role which earned her Clarence Derwent award for best supporting actress.[5]
In 2016 she appeared on the stage of
In 2018, she appeared at the Bridge Theatre in London, playing the role of Sister Gilchrist in Alan Bennett's Allelujah![6]
Television
Findlay's TV credits include Nurse Motte 1992
She appeared in four episodes of the 2001 series of
She portrayed Home Secretary Denise Riley in Torchwood's 2009 third series Children of Earth. She was featured in separate episodes as agent Mary Carter in October 2003 and lawyer Gemma King in January 2010 of the BBC1 series Silent Witness. In 2010 she also appeared in Agatha Christie’s Poirot “Hallowe’en Party” as Rowena Drake. She also appeared in two episodes of the ITV series Midsomer Murders: as Hilary Richards in "Blue Herrings" (2000) and as Lorna Sloane in "Murder by Magic" (2015).[citation needed]
Findlay played Sarah Cushing in the television episode of "Sherlock Holmes - The Cardboard Box", which went to air on 11 April 1994.[8]
In episodes aired in 2018, 2020 and 2022 she portrayed Ruth in three series of the BBC TV legal drama The Split.[citation needed]
Radio
Findlay's radio credits include Sally in Closed to Visitors by Dawn Lowe-Watson on BBC Radio 4 in 1992 and Hermione Pink in the BBC Radio 4 Drama The Ferryhill Philosophers, starting in 2015.[9] Findlay played Miss Dredger in BBC Radio 4 Drama Mr Pye 2023.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Truly Madly Deeply | Claire | |
| 1995 | Jack & Sarah | Miss Cartwright | |
| 1999 | The End of the Affair | Miss Smythe | |
| 2001 | Me Without You | Judith | |
| A Loving Act | Dr. Emily Smith | Short film | |
| 2004 | Vanity Fair | Mrs. Sedley | |
| 2008 | Summer | Doctor Price | |
| One of Those Days | Supervisor | Short film | |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | General (voice) | |
| 2014 | National Theatre Live: Coriolanus | Volumnia | |
| Suite Française | Madame Joseph | ||
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van | Pauline | |
| The Ones Below | Tessa | ||
| 2016 | Jackie | Maud Shaw | |
| Kaleidoscope | Maureen | ||
| 2017 | Hampstead | Mary Neal | |
| 2018 | National Theatre Live: Allelujah! | Sister Gilchrist | |
| 2019 | Making Noise Quietly
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Helene Ensslin | |
| 2021 | From A Strange Land | Margaret | Short film |
| 2022 | Up on the Roof | Claire | |
| TBA | Such A Lovely Day | Granny | Pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–1980 | The English Programme | Unknown | 3 episodes |
| 1982 | Play for Today | Ingy | Episode: "Commitments" |
| 1983 | Busted | Angela | Television film |
| 1984 | Shroud for a Nightingale | Heather Pearce | 2 episodes |
| Dramarama | Nurse | Episode: "Rachel and Rosie" | |
| 1986 | Ladies in Charge | Hetty | Episode: "Zoe's Fever" |
| What If It's Raining | Marilyn | 3 episodes | |
| 1989 | First and Last | Lisa | Television film |
| 1991 | All Good Things | Doll | 5 episodes |
| Performance | Isabella / Joyce / Mrs. Kidd | Episode: "Top Girls" | |
| The House of Bernarda Alba | Martirio | Television film | |
| 1992 | Anglo Saxon Attitudes | Kay Consett | 3 episodes |
| Natural Lies | Grace | 3 episodes | |
| Downtown Lagos | Celia Dawson | 3 episodes | |
| 1993 | Maigret | Juliette Motte | Episode: "Maigret on the Defensive" |
| 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight | Cheryl Morris | Television film | |
| 1994 | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes | Sarah Cushing | Episode: "The Cardboard Box" |
| Milner | Sylvia Milner | Television film | |
| 1994–1997 | Casualty | Caroline Palmer / Debbie Cookson | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | The Vet | Anna Walker | Episode: "Out of the Past" |
| 1997 | Jane Eyre | Mrs Reed | Television film |
| 1998 | Heat of the Sun | Matilda Watcham | Episode: "Hide in Plain Sight" |
| Kavanagh QC | Susannah Emmott | Episode: "Bearing Witness" | |
| Trial and Retribution | DC Jill Ashton | 2 episodes | |
| 1999 | The Last Train | Gillian | Episode: "Episode #1.5" |
| Wives and Daughters | Miss Phoebe | 4 episodes | |
| 2000 | Anna Karenina | Countess Lydia | 4 episodes |
| The Bill | DSU Wray | Episode: "Fifty-Fifty" | |
| Comedy Lab | Roxanne Anderson | Episode: "Anderson" | |
| 2000−2015 | Midsomer Murders | Lorna Sloane / Hilary Richards | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Armstrong and Miller Show | Various | 4 episodes |
| Messiah | Clarissa Buchanan | Episode: "The First Killings" | |
| 2003 | State of Mind | D.C.I. Stella Munroe | Television film |
| State of Play | Greer Thornton | 4 episodes | |
| Home | Margaret Ballantyne | Television film | |
| 2003–2010 | Silent Witness | Gemma King / Mary Carter | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Foyle's War | Mrs Thorndyke / Evelyn Cresswell | Episode: "The French Drop" |
| 2006 | Thin Ice | Jeanette | TV miniseries |
| The Family Man | Mary | Television film | |
| 2007 | This Life + 10 | Doctor | Television film |
The Yellow House
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Madame Roulin | Television film | |
| The Good Samaritan | Eileen Mayhew | Television film | |
| Who Gets the Dog? | Pamela Wilson | Television film | |
| Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale | Susan Owen | Television film | |
| 2007–2009 | Cranford | Miss Tomkinson | 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Lewis | Lady Hugh | Episode: "Life Born of Fire" |
| Heartbeat | Eva Knight | Episode: "Out of the Long Dark Knight" | |
| 2009 | Gunrush | Jill | Television film |
| Torchwood | Denise Riley | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Poirot | Rowena Drake | Episode: "Hallowe'en Party" |
| Law & Order: UK | Kim Sharkey | Episode: "Broken" | |
| 2011 | The Trouble with Tolstoy | Sophia Tolstoy (voice) | Television film |
| New Tricks | Helen Gilder | Episode: "Setting Out Your Stall" | |
| 2012 | Holby City | Philippa Pawlowski | 2 episodes |
| Leaving | Vanessa | 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | Starlings | Sandra | Episode: "Episode #2.6" |
| 2015 | Life in Squares | Aunt Jane | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| Coalition | Harriet Harman | Television film | |
| Comedy Blaps | Harriet | Episode: "High and Dry Blap" | |
| 2016 | Lovesick | Fiona | Episode: "Jonesy?" |
| 2018 | Collateral | Eleanor Shaw | 2 episodes |
| 2018–2022 | The Split | Ruth | 18 episodes |
| 2021 | The Drowning | Lynn | 4 episodes |
| Romeo and Juliet | Nurse | Television film | |
| 2023 | Dalgliesh | Miss Willard | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
- ^ "The Women in His Life: Deborah Findlay & Anna Chancellor create the muses in "Stanley"". Backstage.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Deborah Findlay". www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Interview: Leading with self-effacement". The Independent. 3 November 1997. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Deborah Findlay and Adam James win Clarence Derwent awards". The Stage. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ Trueman, Matt (19 July 2018). "London Theater Review: 'Allelujah!' by Alan Bennett". Variety. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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- ^ "Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes - the Cardboard Box". YouTube.
- ^ "The Ferryhill Philosophers - BBC Episode Guide". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
External links
- Deborah Findlay at IMDb
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