Deborah Norton

Deborah Norton is an English actress whose comedy work includes A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Yes, Prime Minister. In A Bit of Fry & Laurie, she joined Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in supporting sketch roles, supplying the other side of their verbal games, character exchanges and increasingly odd situations.

Norton played Dorothy Wainwright, the prime minister’s adviser, in Yes, Prime Minister. Her screen career also includes the miniseries Holocaust, in which she played Marta Dorf. Trained at Drama Centre London, she has worked extensively in theatre, with productions at venues including the National Theatre, Royal Court and Bristol Old Vic.