Deborah Findlay
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Deborah Findlay is a British actress with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. If the filmography has a home genre, it is drama. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 44 years. The most visible line on the filmography is 'Jackie' (Maud Shaw). 'Arthur Christmas' is the other credit most often cited.
Deborah Findlay
28 Movies
28 Series
Deborah Findlay is a British actress with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. If the filmography has a home genre, it is drama. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 44 years. The most visible line on the filmography is 'Jackie' (Maud Shaw). 'Arthur Christmas' is the other credit most often cited.
Movies
Plays Mrs. Sachs
Ladies First
2026
Plays General (voice)
Arthur Christmas
2011
Plays Mrs. Horton (voice)
That Christmas
2024
Plays Maud Shaw
Jackie
2016
Plays Madame Joseph
Suite Française
2015
Plays Mrs. Sedley
Vanity Fair
2004
Plays Mary Neal
Hampstead
2017
Plays Pauline
The Lady in the Van
2015
Plays Miss Smythe
The End of the Affair
1999
Plays Miss Cartwright
Jack & Sarah
1995
Plays Nurse
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2021
Plays Claire
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
Plays Tessa
The Ones Below
2016
Plays Maureen
Kaleidoscope
2017
Plays Judith
Me Without You
2001
Plays Volumnia
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2014
Plays Doctor Price
Summer
2008
Plays Madame Roulin
The Yellow House
2007
Plays Claire
Up on the Roof
2023
Plays Helene
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
2019
Plays D.C.I Stella Munroe
State of Mind
2003
Plays Supervisor
One of Those Days
2008
TV Shows
Plays Ruth Defoe
The Split
2018
Plays Miss Tomkinson
Cranford
2007
Plays Doll
All Good Things
1991
Plays Lynn
The Drowning
2021
Plays Countess Lydia
Anna Karenina
2000
Plays Miss Phoebe
Wives and Daughters
1999
Plays Vanessa
Leaving
2012
Plays Aunt Jane
Life In Squares
2015
Plays Kay Consett
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
Plays Grace
Natural Lies
1992
Plays Denise Riley
Torchwood
2006
Plays Miss Willard
Dalgliesh
2021
Plays Jill Ashton
Trial & Retribution
1997
Plays Sarah Cushing
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Plays Nurse
Great Performances
1971
Plays Rowena Drake
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Plays Susannah Emmott
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
Plays Lorna Soane
Midsomer Murders
1997
Plays Gemma King
Silent Witness
1996
Plays Heather Pearce
Dalgliesh
1983
Plays Lady Hugh
Lewis
2007
Plays Eva Knight
Heartbeat
1992
Plays Isabella Bird
Performance
1991
Plays Fiona
Lovesick
2014
Plays Mrs Thorndyke/Evelyn Cresswell
Foyle's War
2002
Plays Hetty
Ladies in Charge
1986
Plays Heather Pearce
Shroud for a Nightingale
1984
Plays Sarah Cushing
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994
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Ladies First
Full Filmography
Ladies First
Mrs. Sachs
2026
Film
A Death in the Family
Mother
2025
Film
That Christmas
Mrs. Horton (voice)
2024
Film
Such a Lovely Day
Grandmother
2023
Film
Up on the Roof
Claire
2023
Film
The Drowning
Lynn · 4 episodes
2021
TV
Great Performances
Nurse · 1 episode
2020–2021
TV
Dalgliesh
Miss Willard · 2 episodes
2021–
TV
From A Strange Land
Margaret
2021
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Deborah Findlay and where are they from?
Deborah Findlay is 78 years old, born on December 31, 1947 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Deborah Findlay?
Deborah Findlay is best known for roles in Jackie, Arthur Christmas, Suite Française.
How many movies has Deborah Findlay been in?
Over a 44-year career (since 1982), Deborah Findlay has appeared in 28 movies and 27 TV shows.
What was Deborah Findlay's first movie?
The career of Deborah Findlay began with Commitments (1982).
What is Deborah Findlay's most recent movie or series?
Deborah Findlay's most recent release is Ladies First, which premiered on May 21, 2026.
What TV shows has Deborah Findlay appeared in?
On television, Deborah Findlay has appeared in Torchwood, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Midsomer Murders, Sherlock Holmes.
Deborah Findlay
1947-12-31 · Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK
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.Deborah Findlay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.